Re: Kickstart problem

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Hello Gents:
                    I just successfully install 4.5 using kickstart.  What
could have changed on 5.2 that it is not allow me access to the keyboard
while doing the kickstart.  I couldn't do a Alt-F[1234] with 5.2.  Do you
guys know what's up with 5.2?

On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Ezra Taylor <ezra.taylor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello Maarten:
>                        For some reason, I can't do a Alt-F[123].  My
> keyboard is locked.  I don't understand this.  Also, I used http and the
> same error message appearred.  Note, I logged into another box and was able
> to use wget to pull down the file.  Lastly, I'm using a cheap Linksys switch
> to connect the machines.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Broekman, Maarten <
> Maarten.Broekman@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> >  -----Original Message-----
>> >  From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >  [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ezra Taylor
>> >  Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 1:26 PM
>> >  To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
>> >  Subject: Re: Kickstart problem
>> >
>> >  Hello Broekman:
>> >
>> >  I'm serving dhcp requests on eth1.  The client host is getting its
>> >  connection from eth0.  I can see from tcpdump and syslog
>> >  that the client is
>> >  getting a ipaddress from dhcpd.  I switched the cables from
>> >  the client and
>> >  the the client boots from harddrive.  My nfs setup is as follows.
>> >
>> >  */etc/exports*
>> >  /opt/apps    *(ro,async)
>> >
>> >
>> >  *Output from showmount command*
>> >
>> >  [etaylor@hellraiser ~]$ showmount -a
>> >  All mount points on hellraiser:
>> >  192.168.0.130:/apps/install
>> >  192.168.0.130:/opt/apps/install
>> >
>> >  On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Broekman, Maarten
>> >  <Maarten.Broekman@xxxxxxx
>> >  > wrote:
>> >
>> >  > See below...
>> >  >
>> >  > >  -----Original Message-----
>> >  > >  From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
>> >  > >  [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ezra Taylor
>> >  > >  Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 1:10 PM
>> >  > >  To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
>> >  > >  Subject: Re: Kickstart problem
>> >  > >
>> >  > >  Hello all:
>> >  > >                     I followed all of your suggestions and
>> >  > >  I'm still not able
>> >  > >  to download the kickstart file.  Just to let you know, while
>> >  > >  receiving the
>> >  > >  above messages, the keyboard is disabled.  I'm not even able
>> >  > >  to modify the
>> >  > >  the line that shows the the location of the ks.cfg file.
>> >  > >  Also, I tried
>> >  > >  downloading the file using http.  Using http still
>> >  produces the error
>> >  > >  message "Error downloading kickstart file".  I'm starting to
>> >  > >  think this is a
>> >  > >  network issue.
>> >  > >
>> >  > >  >
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > -----Original Message-----
>> >  > >  > > From: "Ezra Taylor" <ezra.taylor@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 22:19:40
>> >  > >  > > To: <chaim.rieger@xxxxxxxxx>; General Red Hat Linux
>> >  discussion
>> >  > >  > > list<redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >  > >  > > Subject: Re: Kickstart problem
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > Thanks for your quick response.
>> >  > >  > > *
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > ks.cfg*
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > text
>> >  > >  > > install
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > nfs --server=192.168.0.2
>> >  --dir=/opt/apps/install/centos/5-2/i386
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > lang en_US.UTF-8
>> >  > >  > > keyboard us
>> >  > >  > > mouse none
>> >  > >  > > timezone America/New_York
>> >  > >  > > rootpw --iscrypted $1$UD.SyMgz$PFb6a0vs2lCJxWWtEO.sE1
>> >  > >  > > network --device eth0 --bootproto dhcp --noipv6
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > firewall --disabled
>> >  > >  > > selinux --disabled
>> >  > >  > > authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > bootloader --location=mbr
>> >  > >  > > clearpart --all
>> >  > >  > > zerombr yes
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > part /boot --fstype ext3 --asprimary --size 500
>> >  > >  > > part swap --fstype swap --asprimary --size 2048
>> >  > >  > > part /    --fstype reiserfs --asprimary --size 4096 --grow
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > skipx
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > %packages
>> >  > >  > > @base
>> >  > >  > > @development-libs
>> >  > >  > > @editors
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  >
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > /tftpboot/boot/pxelinux.cfg/default
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > default a
>> >  > >  > > timeout 500
>> >  > >  > > prompt 1
>> >  > >  > > display pxelinux.msg
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > label a #Centos 5.2 - 32 bit(reiserfs)
>> >  > >  > >         kernel vmlinuz-centos-5.2-32bit
>> >  > >  > >         append text ksdevice=eth0
>> >  > >  eth0_ethtool="autoneg=off speed=100
>> >  > >  > > duplex=half" console=tty0 load_ramdisk=1 ramdisk_size=8192
>> >  > >  > > initrd=initrd.img  ks=nfs:192.168.0.2:
>> >  > >  > > /opt/apps/install/centos/5-2/i386/ks/ks.cfg
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  >
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > */etc/exports*
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > /opt/apps/install       *(ro,no_root_squash)
>> >  > >  >
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > */etc/dhcpd.conf*
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > ddns-update-style interim;
>> >  > >  > > next-server 192.168.0.2;
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > >         subnet 192.168.0.0       netmask 255.255.255.0 {
>> >  > >  > > #       option routers           192.168.0.1;
>> >  > >  > >         option subnet-mask       255.255.255.0;
>> >  > >  > >         option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255;
>> >  > >  > >         range                    192.168.0.3 192.168.0.130;
>> >  > >  > >         default-lease-time       51000;
>> >  > >  > >         max-lease-time           51000;
>> >  > >  > >         filename                 "/boot/pxelinux.0";
>> >  > >  > >         allow booting;
>> >  > >  > >         allow bootp;
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > }
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 9:47 PM,
>> >  <chaim.rieger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >  > >  > >
>> >  > >  > >> Please post ks.cfg
>> >  > >  > >>
>> >  > >  > >>
>> >  > >  > >> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>> >  > >  > >>
>> >  > >  > >> -----Original Message-----
>> >  > >  > >> From: "Ezra Taylor" <ezra.taylor@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >  > >  > >>
>> >  > >  > >> Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 21:42:37
>> >  > >  > >> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >  > >  > >> Subject: Kickstart problem
>> >  > >  > >>
>> >  > >  > >>
>> >  > >  > >> Hello all:
>> >  > >  > >>
>> >  > >  > >>                 I'm getting the error below when trying
>> >  > >  to kickstart my
>> >  > >  > >> box.  The kickstart server is running RHEL 5.2 and the
>> >  > >  client is 5.2.
>> >  > >  > >> Any
>> >  > >  > >> suggestions?
>> >  > >  > >>
>> >  > >  > >>
>> >  > >  > >> Error downloading kickstart file
>> >  > >  > >>
>> >  > >  > >>
>> >  > >  > >> --
>> >  > >  > >> Ezra Taylor
>> >  > >  > >> --
>> >  > >  > > --
>> >  > >  > > Ezra Taylor
>> >  > >  > --
>> >  > >  --
>> >  > >  Ezra Taylor
>> >  > >
>> >  >
>> >  > Several questions:
>> >  >        - Are you sure that the OS is seeing eth0 as the
>> >  interface you
>> >  > expect?  I know that on RHEL4 and RHEL5 certain hardware
>> >  is probed PCI
>> >  > slots first and then motherboard so the first onboard interface is
>> >  > something other than eth0.
>> >  >
>> >  >        - Can you see the server connecting to the dhcp
>> >  server to get
>> >  > it's network information?
>> >  >
>> >  >        - Are the NFS exports set up correctly to allow
>> >  your server to
>> >  > mount and read the directory?
>> >  >
>> >  > Maarten Broekman
>> >  > Email: maarten.broekman@xxxxxxx
>> >  >
>> >  --
>> >  Ezra Taylor
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>>
>> Are all the options in your append line correct?  The "Error getting
>> kickstart file" means that it can't find the ks.cfg in the path you
>> specified (/opt/apps/install/centos/5-2/i386/ks/ks.cfg).  If that is the
>> correct location, one of your ethtool options may need to be adjusted
>> (are you really connected to a network that requires 100Mb _half_
>> duplex?)
>>
>> Do you get any other messages on the alternate consoles (Alt-F2, Alt-F3,
>> Alt-F4) that indicate a problem (possibly a link error)?
>>
>> Just trying to figure out all the potential problems.
>>
>> --Maarten
>>
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