On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 15:37, Bodle, Donald E wrote: > I believe you'll find that there is no e1000 driver in the > bootnet.img/initrd.img/modules.cgz. > Booting off of disc 1 so the image is there. As stated in my mail, I have installed quite a few identical boxes using the process I'm using on this box. The variable is a different switch. Working on resolving that now. - andrew > Assuming by "normal install" you mean via CDROM, the e1000 driver is > probably in the stage2.img. However, you need the e1000 module long before > that to do an NFS install. > > You'll need to wedge the e1000 into the modules.cgz, appropriately modify > modules-conf and pcitable, all in the initrd.img. I had to pull out a few > drivers to make room. > > Donald E. Bodle, Jr. > Sr. Systems Integration Engineer > Platform Development > The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. > (937) 485-1954 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Ipsen [mailto:Brian.Ipsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 3:31 PM > To: andrew.williams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Problem with RH8.0 + kickstart + dhcp + E1000 ethernet card > > Hi! > > > I have an E1000 ethernet card attached to a cisco 2950t switch. When I > > do a normal install and reboot DHCP picks up fine. When trying to do a > > nfs kickstart I never get the DHCP response. The switch port > > shows orange (which I belive indicates a negotiation error) during the > > kickstart but shows green after a normal install. > > > > I have installed these machines on a different switch without issue > > (using the same ks config file) > > If only one PC is connected you might want to "spantree portfast enable " on > that specific port - the normal way the switch works it sees the link comes > up, and then waits 30 seconds before any traffic is allowed. You can avoid > that by setting portfast on the specific port. > > Regards, > > /Brian > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list >
