Re: Kickstart problem

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Hello Ezra Taylor,
Was it successful? Waiting for hearing the result. Best of luck. By the way,
you are always welcome.

Regards,
Ahmed Sharif

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 3:03 AM, Ezra Taylor <ezra.taylor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm going to try 5.1 now.  I hope all goes well.  Thank you all for your
> help.
>
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Ezra Taylor <ezra.taylor@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > 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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> >>
> >
> >
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> >
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