Bret, 

I'm not sure about that... I do know, I had to change my OS version to be 
Fedora 17 (in your case the i386 version). I think the problem is, generic26 
isn't pointing to a distro you can import (I believe that anyway)... 

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Bret Wortman" <[email protected]>
> To: "cobbler mailing list" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:33:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?

> I'm not even getting to kickstarts -- and, in fact, I'm not using
> them. Here are my distro and profile for the profile I've chosen
> from the boot menu:

> Name : F17-PAE-i386
> Architecture : i386
> TFTP Boot Files : {}
> Breed : redhat
> Comment :
> Fetchable Files : {}
> Initrd :
> /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
> Kernel :
> /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
> Kernel Options : {}
> Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
> Kickstart Metadata : {'tree':
> 'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
> Management Classes : []
> OS Version : generic26
> Owners : ['admin']
> Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
> Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
> Template Files : {}

> Name : F17-PAE-i386
> TFTP Boot Files : {}
> Comment :
> DHCP Tag : default
> Distribution : F17-PAE-i386
> Enable gPXE? : 0
> Enable PXE Menu? : 1
> Fetchable Files : {}
> Kernel Options : {}
> Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
> Kickstart :
> Kickstart Metadata : {}
> Management Classes : []
> Management Parameters : <<inherit>>
> Name Servers : []
> Name Servers Search Path : []
> Owners : ['admin']
> Parent Profile :
> Proxy :
> Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
> Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
> Repos : []
> Server Override : <<inherit>>
> Template Files : {}
> Virt Auto Boot : 1
> Virt Bridge : xenbr0
> Virt CPUs : 1
> Virt Disk Driver Type : raw
> Virt File Size(GB) : 5
> Virt Path :
> Virt RAM (MB) : 512
> Virt Type : qemu

> Do I need to point it at the default, do-nothing kickstart for this
> to work?

> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Scot Floess < [email protected] >
> wrote:

> > Bret,
> 

> > Yep sure does :)
> 

> > Try going into Cobbler and changing the distro to be Fedora 17
> > (from
> > generic) and sync (to build up the PXE stuff)...
> 

> > I was having the same problem ;)
> 

> > I think if you look @ whatever kickstart is generated, you'll see
> > it
> > gives you a line like this:
> 

> > --url = $tree
> 

> > So, "cobbler system getks --name [name of your system that is a F17
> > distro]"
> 

> > > From: "Bret Wortman" < [email protected] >
> > 
> 
> > > To: "cobbler mailing list" < [email protected] >
> > 
> 
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:23:05 AM
> > 
> 
> > > Subject: Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
> > 
> 

> > > I just removed and re-imported my F17 distro and profiles from
> > > the
> > > mirror (I tried using the ISO, but couldn't get it to work). I
> > > took
> > > notes on the error that results when booting from the
> > > F17-PAE-i386
> > > image and here's what I get:
> > 
> 

> > > [ 12.846909] dracut: anaconda using disk root at /dev/sr0
> > 
> 
> > > mount: you must specify the filesystem type
> > 
> 
> > > [ 12.857996] dracut Warning: no suitable images
> > 
> 
> > > dracut Warning: no suitable images
> > 
> 

> > > [ 34.925756] dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
> > 
> 
> > > dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
> > 
> 
> > > [ 34.926450] dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist
> > 
> 
> > > dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist
> > 
> 

> > > Dropping to debug shell.
> > 
> 

> > > dracut:/#
> > 
> 

> > > Does anything there look familiar to anyone?
> > 
> 

> > > Bret
> > 
> 

> > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Bret Wortman <
> > > [email protected] > wrote:
> > 
> 

> > > > Just for completeness, here's what I got after my cobbler
> > > > import:
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > # cobbler distro report
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > :
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > Name : F17-PAE-i386
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > Architecture : i386
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > TFTP Boot Files : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Breed : redhat
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Comment :
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Fetchable Files : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Initrd :
> > > > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Kernel :
> > > > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Kernel Options : {'repo': 'http://
> > > > http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/17/Everything/i386/os/
> > > > '}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Kickstart Metadata : {'tree':
> > > > 'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > Management Classes : []
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > OS Version : generic26
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Owners : ['admin']
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Template Files : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > :
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > # cobbler profile report
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > :
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > Name : F17-PAE-i386
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > TFTP Boot Files : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Comment :
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > DHCP Tag : default
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Distribution : F17-PAE-i386
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > Enable gPXE? : 0
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Enable PXE Menu? : 1
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Fetchable Files : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Kernel Options : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Kickstart :
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Kickstart Metadata : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Management Classes : []
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Management Parameters : <<inherit>>
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Name Servers : []
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Name Servers Search Path : []
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Owners : ['admin']
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Parent Profile :
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Proxy :
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Repos : []
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Server Override : <<inherit>>
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Template Files : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt Auto Boot : 1
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt Bridge : xenbr0
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt CPUs : 1
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt Disk Driver Type : raw
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt File Size(GB) : 5
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt Path :
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt RAM (MB) : 512
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt Type : qemu
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > :
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > I don't use kickstart yet, mostly because each system I set up
> > > > ends
> > > > up being so customized that I haven't figured out a way to
> > > > leverage
> > > > kickstart well. That's why those sections are completely empty.
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > Bret
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Scot Floess <
> > > > [email protected]
> > > > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > > I had no issue PXE booting F17 using either i386 or x86_64...
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > > Does it start the install or is there some other issue? I did
> > > > > have
> > > > > problems in the the --url=$tree was coming up wrong and my
> > > > > install
> > > > > failed (I had to tell Cobbler it was Fedora 17). But it all
> > > > > works
> > > > > for me...
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > > > From: "Bret Wortman" < [email protected] >
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:37:42 AM
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > > > Subject: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > > > Has anyone figured out how to PXE boot F17 from Cobbler
> > > > > > now?
> > > > > > Specifically, I'm trying to figure out how to specify the
> > > > > > "inst.repo=" line now that it's required.
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > > > I tried adding it via --kopts, but that hasn't appeared to
> > > > > > work.
> > > > > > I'll
> > > > > > keep experimenting, but was wondering if anyone had solved
> > > > > > this
> > > > > > already.
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > > > --
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > > > Bret Wortman
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > > > The Damascus Group
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > > > Fairfax, VA
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > > > http://bretwortman.com/
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > > > http://twitter.com/BretWortman
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 

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> > > > Bret Wortman
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > The Damascus Group
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Fairfax, VA
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > http://bretwortman.com/
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > http://twitter.com/BretWortman
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > --
> > 
> 

> > > Bret Wortman
> > 
> 
> > > The Damascus Group
> > 
> 
> > > Fairfax, VA
> > 
> 
> > > http://bretwortman.com/
> > 
> 
> > > http://twitter.com/BretWortman
> > 
> 

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