Is there a way to have a look at the kickstart file? It might be easier than guessing :D ----- Original Message ----- > From: "therbur" <fxb7-ox9n@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 8:43:40 AM > Subject: Re: Kickstart hangs at dracut-initqueue (CentOS 7.2) > > Frantisek Krecmer <f.krecmer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >I had similar problem with RHEL7 recently and it was caused by > >network. I > >configured wrong NIC during installation and it dropped to dracut > >shell. > > > >Regards, > >FK > > Thanks for the response. > > I don't think it's the NIC - I don't specify anything; there's only > one > Ethernet port connected, and with CentOS 5.7 it works fine, I think > kickstart defaults to whatever link it is using to PXE boot, which is > what > is needed; I don't know why this aspect would be any different > between the > distros. At one point I did try the second of the two Ethernet ports > on > the unit being loaded, and it did not get any further. > > > > >On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 9:20 PM, therbur <fxb7-ox9n@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >wrote: > > > >> therbur <fxb7-ox9n@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> >I have a Cobbler setup that loads a CentOS 5.7 OK. I am trying > >> >to add a > >> >CentOS 7.2 load. > >> > > >> >It stops just after the line that shows: > >> > > >> >... dracut-initqueue ... Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed > >> > > >> >Actually, it doesn't stop, it just pauses a long time, then says > >> >dozens of > >> >messages like: > >> > > >> >... warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts > >> > > >> >Then it comes to a "dracut>" prompt. Doing "journalctl" as it > >> >suggests, I > >> >don't see anything obvious that would tell me the actual problem. > >> > Also > >> >tried "cat /proc/cmdline" and it worked, didn't see anything > >> >unusual. > >> > > >> >What is it looking for when it gets to the dracut-initqueue line? > >> > What > >> >are some possible causes/solutions? > >> > >> No ideas? In case it's helpful, here's the dracut rdsosreport.txt > >> for the > >> problem: > >> > >> http://pastebin.com/uyx8p9bA > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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
