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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > cobbler mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Make It So Number One > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > cobbler mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > cobbler mailing list > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > > > -- > > > Make It So Number One > > > _______________________________________________ > > > cobbler mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > -- > Bret Wortman > The Damascus Group > Fairfax, VA > http://bretwortman.com/ > http://twitter.com/BretWortman > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler -- Make It So Number One
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