Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Sorin Srbu
-Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Isaac Hailperin Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:13 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network Especially since FDD aren't that common

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Tru Huynh
On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 11:48:29AM +0100, Isaac Hailperin wrote: ... I don't have problems either. In fact, ksdevice=bootif does not work for me. please trim your footer/disclaimer when sending to a public mailing list or send from another email adress. Thanks, Tru -- Tru Huynh (mirrors,

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Isaac Hailperin
I don't have problems either. In fact, ksdevice=bootif does not work for me. How many NICs and connections do you have? Two. Both are connected, but on one network there is nothing happening at that stage, meaning no servers offering any services. Isaac

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Tru Huynh
Hi On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 11:48:29AM +0100, Isaac Hailperin wrote: I don't have problems either. In fact, ksdevice=bootif does not work for me. try ksdevice=link if you only have one interface plugged Tru -- Tru Huynh (mirrors, CentOS-3 i386/x86_64 Package Maintenance)

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Isaac Hailperin
On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 18:39 +0100, Ian Forde wrote: In order to avoid this, you can use the ksdevice=bootif to use the interface from which the system booted... good to know, thank you. Isaac _ Vorstand: Ertu Uysal, Axel Queck

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Isaac Hailperin
On Wed, 2009-02-04 at 11:31 +0100, Kai Schaetzl wrote: Les Mikesell wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:17:15 -0600: The order of NIC detection/naming at bootup seems to be more or less random as of Centos 5.x. How do you know which name to choose here? I find that I don't have any problems

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Les Mikesell
Isaac Hailperin wrote: The order of NIC detection/naming at bootup seems to be more or less random as of Centos 5.x. How do you know which name to choose here? I find that I don't have any problems with this. I usually disable dhcp on eth1 and have no cable in it during installation. eth0

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Isaac Hailperin
Especially since FDD aren't that common anymore... I'll see if I can't adapt my SOP:s to boot and install from network. The set up is actually not too complicated. I really recommend it, you just plug in the computer and let it install. There are various variants, you can either define what

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Les Mikesell
Isaac Hailperin wrote: I don't have problems either. In fact, ksdevice=bootif does not work for me. How many NICs and connections do you have? Two. Both are connected, but on one network there is nothing happening at that stage, meaning no servers offering any services. Mine usually flip

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Kai Schaetzl
Les Mikesell wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:17:15 -0600: The order of NIC detection/naming at bootup seems to be more or less random as of Centos 5.x. How do you know which name to choose here? I find that I don't have any problems with this. I usually disable dhcp on eth1 and have no cable

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Sorin Srbu
-Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Isaac Hailperin Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 2:46 PM To: centos@centos.org Subject: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network What I did: First a manual install form DVD. I then used

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Isaac Hailperin
Now since I get asked all these questions at boot time, I suspect that the kickstart file is not there to answer these questions. It does use it, it just doesn't find the network-block in ks.cfg. Does your ks.cfg contain some lines for the networking? Yes: # Kickstart file automatically

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Isaac Hailperin
On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 15:42 +0100, Kai Schaetzl wrote: Isaac Hailperin wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:45:44 +0100: append initrd=distro/centos5.2/initrd.img ramdisk_size=7494 ks=http://9.0.0.1/all/profiles/cluto_centos5.2/cnode/ks.cfg this is not enough, you have to tell PXE about the

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Kai Schaetzl
Isaac Hailperin wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:45:44 +0100: append initrd=distro/centos5.2/initrd.img ramdisk_size=7494 ks=http://9.0.0.1/all/profiles/cluto_centos5.2/cnode/ks.cfg this is not enough, you have to tell PXE about the network, which nic to use etc. I think there is a tutorial about

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Les Mikesell
Isaac Hailperin wrote: On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 15:42 +0100, Kai Schaetzl wrote: Isaac Hailperin wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:45:44 +0100: append initrd=distro/centos5.2/initrd.img ramdisk_size=7494 ks=http://9.0.0.1/all/profiles/cluto_centos5.2/cnode/ks.cfg this is not enough, you have to tell

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Ian Forde
On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 11:17 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote: Isaac Hailperin wrote: On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 15:42 +0100, Kai Schaetzl wrote: Isaac Hailperin wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:45:44 +0100: append initrd=distro/centos5.2/initrd.img ramdisk_size=7494

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Bill Campbell
On Tue, Feb 03, 2009, Les Mikesell wrote: Isaac Hailperin wrote: On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 15:42 +0100, Kai Schaetzl wrote: Isaac Hailperin wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:45:44 +0100: append initrd=distro/centos5.2/initrd.img ramdisk_size=7494

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Sorin Srbu
-Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Isaac Hailperin Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 4:56 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network Now in conjunction with the kernel parameter