As I mentioned at the end of my day yesterday. The install via cobbler PXE boot did complete, if I have the netinst disk in the drive.
The /dists/jessie/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz /dists/jessie/main/i18n/Translation-en.gz were supplied by the cobbler server. I am going to try Ubuntu using my same set up; just to compare; but my goal remains Debian. On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 6:38 AM, Thomas Hager <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm installing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS servers with Cobbler, which is > basically also using the Debian installer. > > My boot parameters are similar to yours, but I'm missing the interface > parameter for network config (e.g. interface=eth0). Can you add the > parameter and retry? > > And what does your mirror setup look like in your preseed file? > > Cheers, > Tom. > > > On Thu, 2016-05-26 at 15:40 -0400, Tony Schreiner wrote: > > I just tried putting the netinst CD in the drive, and PXE booting, > > and the installation does proceed further. > > > > I still have things to resolve with my preseed. > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Tony Schreiner <anthony.schreiner@bc > > .edu> wrote: > > > I see no access from this client in the cobbler servers apache log. > > > > > > On the failing client, after I get the missing CD-ROM message, I > > > open another virtual console, and the ip link command shows only > > > lo: > > > I don't appear to be getting a network. I can look at > > > /var/log/syslog in the console, and do not see any mention of > > > network setup, > > > > > > However I see in the syslog > > > main-menu[204] : INFO: Menu item 'cdrom-detect' selected. > > > > > > which I guess just reflects that the pop up menu came up. > > > Looks like a clue, but I don't know how to disable that. > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Libin Chen <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > Hi Tony: > > > > Can you check the apache log to see if the Debian-installer try > > > > to get seed file from cobbler server? > > > > slgray > > > > On May 26, 2016 04:50, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Ah yes i remember you. > > > > > > > > > > Personally i would stick with something more mainstream like > > > > > Ubuntu LTS something. Enterprise Linux still makes the best > > > > > servers imho. > > > > > > > > > > We pxe build ubuntu 12.04 but the developers have now seen the > > > > > benefit of using centos. we have ubuntu 14.04 pxe booting too > > > > > but its not used much at our site. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Alastair Munro > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Locane <[email protected]> > > > > > To: cobbler mailing list <[email protected]> > > > > > Cc: [email protected] > > > > > Sent: Wed, 25 May 2016 21:36 > > > > > Subject: [cobbler] Re: cobbler managing debian install no CD- > > > > > ROM detected > > > > > > > > > > Hey that's me! > > > > > > > > > > I can't remember where I ended up with this, but I got farther > > > > > with that guy's suggestion. I ended up abandoning it for other > > > > > more pressing projects. > > > > > > > > > > I do remember it still not working totally. > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 1:33 PM, <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > http://serverfault.com/questions/754360/debian-8-3-0-pxe-inst > > > > > > aller-asking-for-cdrom > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Alastair Munro > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Tony Schreiner <[email protected]> > > > > > > To: cobbler mailing list <[email protected]> > > > > > > Sent: Wed, 25 May 2016 21:23 > > > > > > Subject: [cobbler] Re: cobbler managing debian install no CD- > > > > > > ROM detected > > > > > > > > > > > > Failed to reply to the list, resend. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 4:20 PM, Tony Schreiner <anthony.schr > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > PXE boot with whatever the cobbler profile provides > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 4:17 PM, <[email protected] > > > > > > > om> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How did u boot? pxe boot or via iso image? if iso image > > > > > > > > how was this presented? usb stick? if so how was the iso > > > > > > > > written to usb? dd works best in my experience. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Alastair Munro > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > From: Tony Schreiner <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > To: cobbler mailing list <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > Sent: Wed, 25 May 2016 20:45 > > > > > > > > Subject: [cobbler] cobbler managing debian install no CD- > > > > > > > > ROM detected > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have been managing CentOS system with cobbler for a > > > > > > > > while, and decided to try to add Debian to the mix. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I loop mounted the firmware-8.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso > > > > > > > > image, which is current Jessie netinst + non-free > > > > > > > > firmware, and ran import as > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > # cobbler import --name=jessie --breed=debian --os- > > > > > > > > version=jessie --path=/mnt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > task started: 2016-05-25_144840_import > > > > > > > > task started (id=Media import, time=Wed May 25 14:48:40 > > > > > > > > 2016) > > > > > > > > Found a candidate signature: breed=debian, version=jessie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > running: /usr/bin/file > > > > > > > > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/jessie/dists/jessie/Release > > > > > > > > received on stdout: > > > > > > > > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/jessie/dists/jessie/Release: > > > > > > > > ASCII text > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > received on stderr: > > > > > > > > Found a matching signature: breed=debian, version=jessie > > > > > > > > Adding distros from path > > > > > > > > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/jessie: > > > > > > > > creating new distro: jessie-x86_64 > > > > > > > > trying symlink: /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/jessie -> > > > > > > > > /var/www/cobbler/links/jessie-x86_64 > > > > > > > > creating new profile: jessie-x86_64 > > > > > > > > creating new distro: jessie-gtk-x86_64 > > > > > > > > trying symlink: /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/jessie -> > > > > > > > > /var/www/cobbler/links/jessie-gtk-x86_64 > > > > > > > > creating new profile: jessie-gtk-x86_64 > > > > > > > > creating new distro: jessie-xen-x86_64 > > > > > > > > trying symlink: /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/jessie -> > > > > > > > > /var/www/cobbler/links/jessie-xen-x86_64 > > > > > > > > creating new profile: jessie-xen-x86_64 > > > > > > > > associating repos > > > > > > > > checking for apt repo(s) > > > > > > > > adding apt repo for jessie-x86_64 > > > > > > > > Added repos for jessie-x86_64 > > > > > > > > adding apt repo for jessie-gtk-x86_64 > > > > > > > > Added repos for jessie-gtk-x86_64 > > > > > > > > adding apt repo for jessie-xen-x86_64 > > > > > > > > Added repos for jessie-xen-x86_64 > > > > > > > > *** TASK COMPLETE *** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > looks pretty normal. > > > > > > > > I have created a sub-profile based on jessie-x86_64 > > > > > > > > called jessie-precision670 (old dell workstation), but > > > > > > > > the only difference is the assignment of preseed file > > > > > > > > slightly modified from sample.seed as the kickstart. Then > > > > > > > > I assigned this profile to a system. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When the system installs, during the hardware discovery, > > > > > > > > it shows: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No common CD-ROM drive was detected. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and I cannot proceed. This seems to be before network > > > > > > > > detection takes place. > > > > > > > > I first tried with the regular debian-8.4.0-amd64.iso > > > > > > > > image; the network driver is e1000. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tony S > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > cobbler mailing list > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/admin/lists/[email protected] > > > > > > rahosted.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > cobbler mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/admin/lists/[email protected] > > > > > hosted.org > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > cobbler mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/admin/lists/[email protected] > > .org > -- > Thomas "Duke" Hager [email protected] > GPG: 2048R/791C5EB1 http://www.sigsegv.at/gpg/duke.gpg > ================================================================= > "Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups." > > > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/admin/lists/[email protected] > >
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