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
>> > >
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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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