I don't believe there is a need to wait 30 or 45 seconds for spanning tree calculations on the switch. There is something much more subtle going on here. As I mentioned before, we've tried capturing traffic with a passive analyzer between the box being built and the switch, and just this change to the network connections allow the install to proceed normally (as does inserting a small 10/100 hub inline, or replacing the gig switch with a 100Mb switch.) It isn't about spanning tree calculations on the switch, I think there is some sub-second change in the characteristics of the negotiation or anaconda's network setup, when spanning tree is on or off, that make a difference. -Ed On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 07:51, James_Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I agree. The less hacking the better. Red Hat could easily put a sleep > variable in the init.c that is set at the syslinux command line. Have you > type something like: > > linux network_wait=30 > > That parameter would then be passed to init which would then wait the > specified amount of time. Changing your network configuration to > accommodate a operating system install is ridiculous. > > Jeremy/Paul, opinions? > > > James > > > James S. Martin, RHCE > Contractor > Administrative Office of the United States Courts > Washington, DC > (202) 502-2394 > > kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx wrote on 03/21/2005 07:42:13 PM: > > > On Mon, 2005-03-21 at 15:29, James_Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > This is an age old problem going back to my RH 7.2 days. > > > > Yes, this is old news, hashed over on several lists, in many threads. > > James solution may help the original post-er to this thread, who was > > doing remote installs, with no access to the switches. > > > > The point, or mine anyway, is that hacking the code or having to modify > > switch configurations to be able to install the OS, are poor > > alternatives to be faced with. How is this not a problem with anaconda, > > and why hasn't RedHat owned it / fixed it? > > > > -Ed > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
