On 19/09/07 15:39, Honest Guvnor wrote:
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Any other thoughts or pointers gratefully received.
(not related to SL5, but hope it helps nevertheless)
* check the alternative console screens (assuming you have a physical
console), Alt-F3, Alt-F4. These may have error messages about the
network interface (not) being brought up, and mode information wherefrom
the Kickstart file is supposed to be retrieved.
* Suggest to add the following kernel command line options to your mknbi:
text debug ksdevice=link ks=whereveryourksfilelives
ksdevice=link tells it to use whatever device currently has a link, this
includes waiting for such a link to come up. Some drivers take a while
to (re-)establish network connectivity, even if the machine just booted
successfully over the net.
ks=URL should remove the guesswork based on DHCP bootfile parameters.
I'd actually start with http:// (just plunk the KS file on some web
server in the vicinity)
regards
Jan
