Oops. My face is red. This was a stupid pilot error - I wasn't really using the ks.cfg file I thought I was. For the record, my attempt to say bootloader --useLilo --location=mbr didn't work too well, especially since I was explicitly excluding the Lilo package! The fact that this causes an unhandled python exception might be a bug in anaconda, but it's minor one, as getting rid of --useLilo caused things to work a lot better. Thanks to those who responded! -- Peter Fales Lucent Technologies, Room 1C-436 N9IYJ 2000 N Naperville Rd PO Box 3033 internet: psfales@xxxxxxxxxx Naperville, IL 60566-7033 work: (630) 979-8031 On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 09:51:05AM -0500, Peter Fales wrote: > Thanks for your help. > > My ks.cfg file includes: > > ########################################################## > #System bootloader configuration > bootloader --location=mbr > > # This line removes any existing linux partitions > clearpart --linux > ########################################################## > > The working system has a small VFAT hda1 partition, and the failing > system has a small NTFS hda1 partition. I want the kickstart to wipe > out any previous linux installs but keep the non-linux partition. > This is unchanged from what worked on both systems in RH9. > > -- > Peter Fales Lucent Technologies, Room 1C-436 > N9IYJ 2000 N Naperville Rd PO Box 3033 > internet: psfales@xxxxxxxxxx Naperville, IL 60566-7033 > work: (630) 979-8031 > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 07:54:47PM +0530, johnpaul wrote: > > hi > > > > in the kickstart file what information have you gave about the boot loader > > > > regards > > john paul > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter Fales" <psfales@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "Discussion list about Kickstart" <kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 7:40 PM > > Subject: Kickstart hang at "Installing Bootloader" > > > > > > > We've been using the RedHat 9 kickstart for a while. Now, I'm trying to > > > set up a kickstart of Fedora Core 2. So far, I've tested it on two > > > machines. On the first machine (VMware Virtual PC) it works fine. On > > > the second machine (Dell Optiplex GX110), it mostly works, but it > > > consistently stalls at the "Installing Bootloader" screen. There > > > are no obvious errors on any of the Alt-F screens, and if you hit > > > "Enter" while it is sitting on that screen, the kickstart continues (but > > > the bootloader is not installed). > > > > > > Any ideas on where to look next? > > > > > > -- > > > Peter Fales Lucent Technologies, Room 1C-436 > > > N9IYJ 2000 N Naperville Rd PO Box 3033 > > > internet: psfales@xxxxxxxxxx Naperville, IL 60566-7033 > > > work: (630) 979-8031 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
