[CentOS] kickstart installation problem
Dear Friends, I have centos 6.2 64 bit os in my dell server. When I try to install centos or scientific linux using NFS so it is not working and getting me error = unable to download kickstart file. My kickstart file configuration is : #platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T #version=DEVEL # Firewall configuration firewall --disabled # Install OS instead of upgrade install # Use NFS installation media nfs --server=10.112.16.33 --dir=/nfs/os/ks.cfg # Root password rootpw --iscrypted $1$3T0pmlXY$G/jNJD/2eWwNJhEraJIrl0 # System authorization information auth --useshadow --passalgo=sha512 # Use graphical install graphical # Run the Setup Agent on first boot firstboot --enable # System keyboard keyboard us # System language lang en_US # SELinux configuration selinux --disabled # Installation logging level logging --level=info # Reboot after installation reboot # System timezone timezone Asia/Kolkata # Network information network --bootproto=dhcp --device=eth0 --onboot=on # System bootloader configuration bootloader --location=mbr # Clear the Master Boot Record zerombr # Partition clearing information clearpart --all # Disk partitioning information part /boot --fstype=ext4 --size=200 part swap --fstype=swap --size=4096 part / --fstype=ext4 --grow --size=1 network installation using NFS kickstart following setps i am using - system-config-kickstart - system-config-nfs - /etc/init.d/nfs restart - mkdir -p /nfs/os/ - mkdir /mnt/iso/ - mount -t iso9660 /root/Desktop/Centos-64-DVD.iso /mnt/iso/ -o loop - cp -Rp /mnt/iso/* /nfs/os/ - vim /etc/exports/ - /nsf/os/10.112.0.0/8(ro,sync) - exportfs -a - exportfs -v - /etc/init.d/nfs restart . - When I boot my pc using centos and in a boot option I put ks=nfs:serverIP/nfs/ks/ks.cfg So it is giving my error could not find kernel image ks=nfs:serverIP/nfs/ks/ks.cfg When I put ks.cfg file in /nfs/os/ks.cfg Then it is giving me error Unable to download kickstart file I have check all configuration . Even I search on google but not getting any good idea or solution. Please help me . Regards Jitendra Jha ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart installation problem
I have centos 6.2 64 bit os in my dell server. When I try to install centos or scientific linux using NFS so it is not working and getting me error = unable to download kickstart file. My kickstart file configuration is : snip - When I boot my pc using centos and in a boot option I put ks=nfs:serverIP/nfs/ks/ks.cfg snip So it is giving my error could not find kernel image ks=nfs:serverIP/nfs/ks/ks.cfg I believe you are missing a : after the server IP address .. it should be nfs:host:/path/to/whatever Barry ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart installation problem
It is just spelling mistake in path the original is ks=nfs:10.112.16.33:/nfs/os/ks.cfg If you have any link that help me so please send me . On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 2:41 PM, James Pearson jame...@moving-picture.comwrote: jiten jha wrote: Dear Friends, I have centos 6.2 64 bit os in my dell server. When I try to install centos or scientific linux using NFS so it is not working and getting me error = unable to download kickstart file. My kickstart file configuration is : #platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T #version=DEVEL # Firewall configuration firewall --disabled # Install OS instead of upgrade install # Use NFS installation media nfs --server=10.112.16.33 --dir=/nfs/os/ks.cfg The '--dir=' argument is the path to the distro directory, not the path to the kickstart file - i.e. it should be: nfs --server=10.112.16.33 --dir=/nfs/os network installation using NFS kickstart following setps i am using - system-config-kickstart - system-config-nfs - /etc/init.d/nfs restart - mkdir -p /nfs/os/ - mkdir /mnt/iso/ - mount -t iso9660 /root/Desktop/Centos-64-DVD.iso /mnt/iso/ -o loop - cp -Rp /mnt/iso/* /nfs/os/ - vim /etc/exports/ - /nsf/os/10.112.0.0/8(ro,sync)http://10.112.0.0/8%28ro,sync%29 - exportfs -a - exportfs -v - /etc/init.d/nfs restart . - When I boot my pc using centos and in a boot option I put ks=nfs:serverIP/nfs/ks/ks.cfg So it is giving my error could not find kernel image ks=nfs:serverIP/nfs/ks/ks.cfg When I put ks.cfg file in /nfs/os/ks.cfg Then it is giving me error Unable to download kickstart file I don't know if the contents of your /etc/exports file above is a typo - but it should be /nfs/os not /nsf/os If your kickstart file is under /nfs/os/ on the same server, then the boot command line syntax should be: ks=nfs:10.112.16.33:/nfs/os/ks.cfg James Pearson ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- Regards Jitendra Jha ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart installation problem
jiten jha wrote: It is just spelling mistake in path the original is ks=nfs:10.112.16.33:/nfs/os/ks.cfg When you use the above in the command line, what is the error? If you have any link that help me so please send me . I guess this gives all the info you should need: http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Installation_Guide/index.html Including: http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Installation_Guide/ch-kickstart2.html James Pearson ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart installation problem
On 7/10/12, jiten jha jitenjh...@googlemail.com wrote: Dear Friends, I have centos 6.2 64 bit os in my dell server. When I try to install centos or scientific linux using NFS so it is not working and getting me error = unable to download kickstart file. My kickstart file configuration is : I had a somewhat similar problem with network install although I am not sure if the same applies to you. In my case, I had to pass additional kernel parameters to start the network interface with the correct IP address and netmask, otherwise, it basically didn't have networking and so couldn't download the kickstart file. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart installation problem
can you send me the command i will try it. On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Emmanuel Noobadmin centos.ad...@gmail.comwrote: On 7/10/12, jiten jha jitenjh...@googlemail.com wrote: Dear Friends, I have centos 6.2 64 bit os in my dell server. When I try to install centos or scientific linux using NFS so it is not working and getting me error = unable to download kickstart file. My kickstart file configuration is : I had a somewhat similar problem with network install although I am not sure if the same applies to you. In my case, I had to pass additional kernel parameters to start the network interface with the correct IP address and netmask, otherwise, it basically didn't have networking and so couldn't download the kickstart file. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- Regards Jitendra Jha ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart installation problem
jiten jha wrote: Dear james, When I use centos 6.2 cd for boot after that it is ask for linux text or gui installation there is put this command : ks=nfs:10.112.16.33:/nfs/os/ks.cfg What is the full boot command line you are using? Do you have a DHCP server set up somewhere on the subnet? - as your kickstart file is expecting to set up the host's network interface via DHCP James Pearson ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart installation problem
On 7/10/12, jiten jha jitenjh...@googlemail.com wrote: can you send me the command i will try it. If I'm not wrong, these are the relevant kernel parameters you have to add during grub/boot time. Of course please replace the n.n.n.n and X with the correct values ip=n.n.n.n netmask=n.n.n.n gateway=n.n.n.n dns=n.n.n.n hostname=X ksdevice=ethX ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] kickstart installation problem
I am not getting what are you saying can you explain me. If you did that so can you send me link so i will follow it. On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 8:19 PM, Emmanuel Noobadmin centos.ad...@gmail.comwrote: On 7/10/12, jiten jha jitenjh...@googlemail.com wrote: can you send me the command i will try it. If I'm not wrong, these are the relevant kernel parameters you have to add during grub/boot time. Of course please replace the n.n.n.n and X with the correct values ip=n.n.n.n netmask=n.n.n.n gateway=n.n.n.n dns=n.n.n.n hostname=X ksdevice=ethX ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- Regards Jitendra Jha ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
