I just started using the http based kickstart install. Done via the
kickstart url option. I have installed a couple of SL5.1 systems
successfully and tried today to install a SL4.6 machine. I boot the system
with the disc1 iso image and provide the kickstart file via NFS. Like so:
boot: linux ks=nfs:installserver.my.net:/SL/46/ks/myks
In my kickstart file I specify our local SL mirror as the install server.
Like so:
url --url http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/scientific-linux/46/i386
Works for 5.1 but not for 4.6. I've attached the Alt-F2 screen. Can
someone provide some pointer on how to debug this? How do I go about
isolating the problem?
I can revert back to using my old method which is an NFS based install. But
http based installs are so convenient especially since we have high-speed
access to a local SL mirror.
Thanks!
Here's the fragment of the Alt-F2 dump. It's hand copied so they are likely typos.
I'm also not sure where it begins. But it appears to be looping.
* trying to mount CD device hdc
* mntloop loop0 on /mnt/runtime as /mnt/source/SL/base/stage2.img fd is 21
* mntloop loop7 on /tmp/update-disk as /mnt/source/SL/base/updates.img fd is 21
* unmounting loopback /tmp/update-disk loop7
* transferring http://mirror.anl.gov//pub/scientific-linux/46/i386/SL/base/product.img to a fd
* transferring http://mirror.anl.gov//pub/scientific-linux/46/disc1/SL/base/product.img to a fd
* unmounting loopback /mnt/runtime loop0
* unmount loopback /tmp/product-disk loop7
* LOOP_CLR_FD failed for /tmp/product-disk loop7 (No such device or address)
* URL_STAGE_MAIN - url is http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/scientific-linux/46/i386
* url address is mirror.anl.gov
* url prefix is /pub/scientific-linux/46/i386
