Xavi, try adding ksdevice=eth0 or equivalent to the kernel options list. and.. > ..... in.tftpd[9095]: tftp: client does not accept options this is normal. Yours, Daniel. -------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Dan Kidger, Quadrics Ltd. daniel.kidger@xxxxxxxxxxxx One Bridewell St., Bristol, BS1 2AA, UK 0117 915 5505 ----------------------- www.quadrics.com -------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Xavier Fustero [mailto:xavi@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 23 October 2003 17:08 > To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: tftp problem > > > Hi, > > I am trying to use kickstart on IBM e-servers (blades hs20, > type 8678) > with GigaEthernet broadcom bcm5700. I readed all documentation to > install this with PXE-kickstart. Actually I started to play > on that but > I don't success. I got it working from a floppy but when I try to run > automatically on network it fails. > > ** dhcp: > I have a dhcp server running on an alpha server. It works and provide > the ip to any of our machines. > dhcp.conf for the blades: > ----------------- > group { > use-host-decl-names on; > %%CLASS_ENTRY_BEGIN web-blades > host %HOSTNAME% { > hardware ethernet %HW-ADDRESS%; > fixed-address %HOSTNAME%; > next-server my_SERVER; > filename "pxelinux.0"; > > Actually, if I change the sort of the last two lines it > doesn't boot(?). > > ** PXE > /tftpboot: > default.netboot-7.3 initrd.img pxelinux.0 pxelinux.cfg > vmlinuz X86PC > > /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg: > CB1EG... (hexadec. link to default.netboot-7.3) default > default.netboot-7.3 > > default.netboot-7.3 contains: > label ks > kernel vmlinuz > append ksdevice=eth1 > ks=nfs:my_nfs_server:/whatever/ip_number-kickstart initrd=initrd.img > lang= devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=8192 > > ** tftp: > tftp-server-0.29-3 > server_args = -s /tftpboot > or > server_args = -c -s /tftpboot > > ** ks.cfg > ... > url --url http://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.3/en/iso/i386 > ... > > When I boot the blade, it gets the ip from my dhcp, the PXE message > appears on the screen and it starts to boot the vmlinuz and > the initr. > However, the ks doesn't seems to be read because it starts the > installation asking: Choose a language,...... so I have to > make all the > installation process manually. I look on my > /var/log/messages from the > master machine (pxe, tftp and nfs server) and I got the > following message: > > ..... in.tftpd[9095]: tftp: client does not accept options > > Can someone help me on this issue? > Thanks a lot, > Xavi > > > > -- > Xavier Fustero Benavent > > Work:+44(0)1223 494664 > Fax: +44(0)1223 494468 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list >
