>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Di Domenico <mdidomenico4@xxxxxxxxx> writes: Michael> Hopefully someone here can either help or point me in the Michael> right direction. I've gotten an IA64 system (hp rx2600) to Michael> boot via PXE(elilo) and install RedHat v5.3, but I've run Michael> into a few issues: Michael> 1. When i try to use a kickstart line with an ampersand in Michael> it, for some reason the ampersand's don't seem to make it Michael> through to the HTTP server, for example Not sure on this one, but I think that ampsersands are special in HTML, and need to be protected: try using & instead. Michael> 2. I'd like to setup the machines to boot from network Michael> everytime, via DHCP Michael> 2a. first issue, after i do a kickstart install it resets Michael> the systems EFI firmware to boot from the hard disk by Michael> default rather then the network card, is there a way to force Michael> it to always boot from the nic first regardless or prevent Michael> something from changing the settings Once you've done the installation, you can adjust the boot order from the console. There may be a way of adjusting this in your golden image too. Michael> 2b. i can't seem to get the system to boot off the HDD after Michael> booting from the network. i want the system to boot off the Michael> network first and then if no commands are entered, i want it Michael> to boot from the hard drive. with PXE, it has a 'localboot' Michael> option which falls through if no input is entered Again, this should be possible by adjusting the boot order and priority in the console before invoking EFI. I'm not in front of a machine at present, so can't check what the options are (sorry). -- Dr Peter Chubb http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au peterc AT gelato.unsw.edu.au http://www.ertos.nicta.com.au ERTOS within National ICT Australia -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ia64" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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