I'm trying to do a network install of RH 7.3 using kickstart. I started with the bootnet.img and have added the ks.cfg file from a past install on similar hardware. Once I boot the machine, I load the network driver that is needed. At this point, I tried with DHCP first and it doesn't get a response back. I checked the DHCP server and the requests reaches it. From syslog: Jun 21 18:39:28 booty dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:09:6b:49:4f:3e via eth0 Jun 21 18:39:29 booty dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 172.16.10.8 to 00:09:6b:49:4f:3e via eth0 On the machine, in the alt-F4 window, I get something along the lines of: PUMP sending DHCPDISCOVER breq...(snip) hardware /request information... interface is down interface is up interface is half duplex 10Mbps The network card is a broadcom that uses the tg3 driver. I've tried using the CDROM to start the install and I still hit the same problem with it. I also tried giving the machine a static IP durring install. When I did this, It would still have a similar problem where it would not be able to access the network. With this though, if I had a ping going when I entered the IP address and selected OK, I got one or two pings back, followed by more silence on the network from that IP address. Is there a problem with the original 7.3 network bootdisks or specific drivers that I need to upgrade. I've been searching the web trying to find out more information and solutions and have come up empty. I've done network installs on a machine with eepro100 cards in them and had them work fine, but this broadcom card seems to be having problems. I also tried this with a tulip based card and ran into the same issues. Do I need to upgrade to a newer version of the BOOT kernel and load that onto the bootnet.img file? If I left some details out, let me know and I'll get back to you guys with them. Thanks for any thoughts or pointers about getting this running. Scott -- Scott Alexander System Administrator Musician's Friend Cell: (541) 840-0763 email: scotta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
