Hello list I'm trying to install RedHat Enterprise LINUX V 3.0 over the network. I have no keyboard, mouse or monitor connected to the server. Instead I'm using the serial port as a console. The server itself is a SUN VX60. The following steps are performed: 1. dhcp / pxeboot 2. load ks.cfg via nfs 3. install OS via nfs Step 1 works fine. However there are complaints about missing parameters: +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 0E 0C 30 B5 E0 GUID: DDFD185E 9FB8 11D8 B9DC 00108365A7E7 CLIENT IP: 10.199.131.149 MASK: 255.255.255.224 DHCP IP: 10.199.135.107 GATEWAY IP: 10.199.131.130 10.199.131.129 PXELINUX 3.09 2005-06-17 Copyright (C) 1994-2005 H. Peter Anvin UNDI data segment at: 00090D40 UNDI data segment size: B450 UNDI code segment at: 0009C190 UNDI code segment size: 30E0 PXE entry point found (we hope) at 9C19:0106 My IP address seems to be 0AC78395 10.199.131.149 ip=10.199.131.149:10.199.131.150:10.199.131.129:255.255.255.224 TFTP prefix: /el-3.0/sun/ Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/01-00-0e-0c-30-b5-e0 Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/0AC78395 Missing parameter in config file. Missing parameter in config file. Missing parameter in config file. 0AC78395: PXE installing Enterprise Linux 3.0 in 10 seconds boot: +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the corresponding pxeboot - config file (0AC78395): serial 1 9600 default do_inst display pxelinux.cfg/bootinfo_0AC78395.txt prompt 1 timeout 100 label do_inst kernel ../images/pxeboot/vmlinuz append ksdevice=eth1 console=ttyS1,9600n8 load_ramdisk=1 initrd=install/initrd_rdh-es-v3.img ks=nfs:10.199.131.150:/tftpboot/ks_0AC78395.cfg network # After 10 seconds, the machine boots vmlinuz via network, loads the adaptec driver: +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux +--------+ Loading SCSI driver +---------+ | | | Loading aic79xx driver... | | | +----------------------------------------+ <Tab>/<Alt-Tab> between elements | <Space> selects | <F12> next screen +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- loads and configures ethernet: +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux +--------------------+ Dynamic IP +---------------------+ | | | Sending request for IP information for eth1... | | | +-------------------------------------------------------+ <Tab>/<Alt-Tab> between elements | <Space> selects | <F12> next screen +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- and finally ends in the interactive installation, instead of processing ks.cfg The file: ks_0AC78395.cfg looks like: # @(#)ks_0AC78395.cfg 1.0 # # T. K - 050610 # # # install lang en_US.UTF-8 langsupport --default en_US.UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8 keyboard de mouse none text skipx network --device eth1 --bootproto static --ip 10.199.131.149 --netmask 255.255.255.224 --gateway 10.199.131.129 --nameserver 10.199.254.15 --hostname iuts003 rootpw --iscrypted $1$o/hsDB3v$mQ8BZ7doWf4R9549EtRvH/ firewall --disabled authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5 timezone --utc Europe/Berlin # bootloader --location=mbr --append console=ttyS1,9600n8 zerombr yes clearpart --all --initlabel # #part /boot --asprimary --fstype ext3 --size 50 --ondisk sda #part / --asprimary --fstype ext3 --size 8192 --ondisk sda #part /vol1 --asprimary --fstype ext3 --size 2500 --grow --ondisk sda #part swap --recommended --ondisk sda # part raid.01 --size=2048 --ondisk=sda part raid.02 --size=2048 --ondisk=sdb # part raid.11 --size=50 --ondisk=sda part raid.12 --size=50 --ondisk=sdb # part raid.21 --size=8192 --ondisk=sda part raid.22 --size=8192 --ondisk=sdb # part raid.31 --size=1 --grow --ondisk=sda part raid.32 --size=1 --grow --ondisk=sdb # raid swap --level=1 --device=md0 raid.01 raid.02 raid /boot --level=1 --device=md1 raid.11 raid.12 raid / --level=1 --device=md2 raid.21 raid.22 raid /vol1 --level=1 --device=md3 raid.31 raid.32 # nfs --server 10.199.135.107 --dir /shark/install/RedHat_ES_v3 # %packages @ Network Servers # Other package groups may be installed by uncommenting one or more of the # following. If no packages are listed, the installation will prompt for # which packages to install #@ Everything @ Core @ Base ## @ KDE Desktop Environment @ Graphical Internet @ Text-based Internet ## @ Sound and Video ## @ Graphics ## @ Office/Productivity ## @ Mail Server @ Network Servers ## @ Legacy Network Server ## @ News Server ## @ Windows File Server @ Server Configuration Tools @ FTP Server ## @ SQL Database ## @ MySQL Database @ Web Server ## @ DNS Name Server ## @ Authoring and Publishing ## @ Engineering and Scientific @ Editors ## @ Emacs ## @ XEmacs ## @ Ruby @ System Tools @ Administration Tools ## @ Games and Entertainment ## @ ISO8859-2 Support ## @ ISO8859-9 Support ## @ ISO8859-14 Support @ ISO8859-15 Support @ Development Tools @ Development Libraries ## @ Kernel Development ## @ Legacy Software Development ## @ Compatibility Arch Support ## @ Compatibility Arch Development Support ## @ Legacy Software Support ## @ X Software Development ## @ GNOME Software Development ## @ KDE Software Development # kernel-smp kernel grub # ### Commands to be run immediately after this file has been parsed %pre echo "Kickstart-installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux `/bin/date`" ### Commands to be run post-installation %post echo "Kickstart installation" > /tmp/message # Any ideas ? Help is greatly appreciated. Thank you very much Tobias
