On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 08:44:34AM -0500, Ken Teh wrote: > I had the same problem until I switched to using DNS names for the server > both at the syslinux boot prompt, that is, for example, > linux ks=nfs:fcserver.mynet:/disks/fc2/ks/bugs > The symptoms were exactly as you described. The DCHP part goes off > without problems, but the installee never contacts the NFS server. Hope > this helps. I'm guessing they changed anaconda. Live and learn. Hmm. I've just looked at the alt-f3 and see this: * url is 192.168.8.2:/kickstart/ * file location: nfs://192.168.8.2:/kickstart/192.168.8.10-kickstart * failed to mount nfs source I tried modifying dhcpd.conf to specify a name but it just turns it back into an IP address there and then. So I specified ks=nfs://pxenfs.sbrk.co.uk:/kickstart/ on the boot command line instead of just ks. On alt-f3 I see: * url is pxenfs.sbrk.co.uk:/kickstart/ * file location: nfs://pxenfs.sbrk.co.uk:/kickstart/192.168.8.10-kickstart Bingo! It works! Thank you Ken. Paul
