If you press Ctrl-Alt-F2 or F3, you'll get a log console, what does it say? ----- Ryan Golhar Computational Biologist The Informatics Institute at The University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ Phone: 973-972-5034 Fax: 973-972-7412 Email: golharam@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bernard McAuley Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 10:02 AM To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Kickstart NFS fails to find a DHCP address I'm afraid that this doesn't appear to have any effect, I still get the same startup error. Regards, Bernard McAuley > -----Original Message----- > From: Asim Zuberi [mailto:Asim.Zuberi.1993@xxxxxxxx] > Sent: 16 June 2004 14:41 > To: 'Bernard McAuley' > Subject: RE: Kickstart NFS fails to find a DHCP address > > try these settings at your boot prompt.... > > ksdevice=eth0 lang=en devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=9216 > ks=nfs:135.1.45.11:/local/RedHat/ks.cfg nofb console=tty1 > > --Asim; > > > > > =] -----Original Message----- > =] From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > =] [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of =] > Bernard McAuley =] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 5:57 AM > =] To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > =] Subject: Kickstart NFS fails to find a DHCP address > =] > =] > =] Hi, > =] > =] After trawling through the e-mail archives, I've found > =] several users with a similar problem, but I haven't found a > =] 'good' solution - so I'm hoping that somebody can help me. > =] > =] I have a PC attached via a cisco switch (and yet port fast > =] is enabled!) to a DHCP server, from which I'm trying to > =] kickstart (via NFS but that isn't particularly relevant) > =] using a redhat 8.0 boot disk. When the boot starts the > =] machine looks for a DHCP address, fails to get one and so > =] the boot stops there. (PUMP returns the messages: No DHCP reply > =] received) > =] > =] However, if I boot into a full linux installation (Red Hat > =] 7.2 in this > =] case) and run pump I obtain an IP address without problems. > =] > =] Looking at the DHCP server is it responding to the > =] DHCPDISCOVER requrest and offering out an IP addres but the > =] machine refuses to pick up the IP address. > =] > =] I've put a hub between the switch and the client and used > =] Ethereal to monitor the traffic to and from the machine and > =] with an installation these are the first 2 transactions that I get:- > =] > =] Frame 12 (342 bytes on wire, 342 bytes captured) > =] Ethernet II, Src: 00:09:5b:61:38:5a, Dst: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff =] > Internet Protocol, Src Addr: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0), Dst Addr: =] > 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255) User Datagram Protocol, =] Src > Port: bootpc (68), Dst Port: bootps (67) Bootstrap Protocol =] > =] Frame 15 (357 bytes on wire, 357 bytes captured) > =] Ethernet II, Src: 00:02:55:aa:7e:3d, Dst: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > =] Internet Protocol, Src Addr: physerv1.phyworks-ic.com > =] (192.168.181.200), Dst Addr: 255.255.255.255 > =] (255.255.255.255) User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: bootps > =] (67), Dst Port: bootpc (68) Bootstrap Protocol > =] > =] Frame 17 (342 bytes on wire, 342 bytes captured) > =] Ethernet II, Src: 00:09:5b:61:38:5a, Dst: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > =] Internet Protocol, Src Addr: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0), Dst Addr: > =] 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255) User Datagram Protocol, > =] Src Port: bootpc (68), Dst Port: bootps (67) Bootstrap Protocol > =] > =] Frame 18 (357 bytes on wire, 357 bytes captured) > =] Ethernet II, Src: 00:02:55:aa:7e:3d, Dst: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > =] Internet Protocol, Src Addr: physerv1.phyworks-ic.com > =] (192.168.181.200), Dst Addr: 255.255.255.255 > =] (255.255.255.255) User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: bootps > =] (67), Dst Port: bootpc (68) Bootstrap Protocol > =] > =] The frames continue for a short while, but the PC never > =] picks up on the returning DHCPOFFER packets (which aren't > =] delayed by a long period). > =] > =] Compare this to the transaction whilst using PUMP:- > =] > =] Frame 5 (357 bytes on wire, 357 bytes captured) > =] Ethernet II, Src: 00:02:55:aa:7e:3d, Dst: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > =] Internet Protocol, Src Addr: physerv1.phyworks-ic.com > =] (192.168.181.200), Dst Addr: 255.255.255.255 > =] (255.255.255.255) User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: bootps > =] (67), Dst Port: bootpc (68) Bootstrap Protocol > =] > =] Frame 6 (590 bytes on wire, 590 bytes captured) > =] Ethernet II, Src: 00:09:5b:61:38:5a, Dst: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > =] Internet Protocol, Src Addr: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0), Dst Addr: > =] 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255) User Datagram Protocol, > =] Src Port: bootpc (68), Dst Port: bootps (67) Bootstrap Protocol > =] > =] Frame 7 (342 bytes on wire, 342 bytes captured) > =] Ethernet II, Src: 00:02:55:aa:7e:3d, Dst: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > =] Internet Protocol, Src Addr: physerv1.phyworks-ic.com > =] (192.168.181.200), Dst Addr: 255.255.255.255 > =] (255.255.255.255) User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: bootps > =] (67), Dst Port: bootpc (68) Bootstrap Protocol > =] > =] Frame 8 (590 bytes on wire, 590 bytes captured) > =] Ethernet II, Src: 00:09:5b:61:38:5a, Dst: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > =] Internet Protocol, Src Addr: 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0), Dst Addr: > =] 255.255.255.255 (255.255.255.255) User Datagram Protocol, > =] Src Port: bootpc (68), Dst Port: bootps (67) Bootstrap Protocol > =] > =] Frame 9 (342 bytes on wire, 342 bytes captured) > =] Ethernet II, Src: 00:02:55:aa:7e:3d, Dst: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > =] Internet Protocol, Src Addr: physerv1.phyworks-ic.com > =] (192.168.181.200), Dst Addr: 255.255.255.255 > =] (255.255.255.255) User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: bootps > =] (67), Dst Port: bootpc (68) Bootstrap Protocol > =] > =] Can anybody suggest whats going on here? Earlier posts > =] have suggested that the DHCP request is timed out too soon, > =] but the time stamps on the install and the pump run are > =] roughly the same (just under 1 second). I'm digging into > =] the sources now, but I really don't want to be rebuilding > =] anaconda if I can help it! > =] > =] Regards, > =] > =] > =] Bernard McAuley > =] > =] > =] > =] > =] > =] _______________________________________________ > =] Kickstart-list mailing list > =] Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > =] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > =] _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list