I previously tried using --ksdevice when fully specifying the eth0 but that is a pxelinux format that's rejected by anaconda when using media kickstart. I also just removed the kickstart firewall line in case that was somehow causing networkmanager to be invoked but no-go.
I can pxeboot install fine but we have cases where must do a media (local) install, and unattended, but networkmanager pops up no matter I try... thanks & regards, kent -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom H Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 3:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: SL6.1 kickstart persistent networkmanager prevents unattended install On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Johnson, Kent A (GE Healthcare) <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sorry to bother but I've tried to do my homework first, to no avail... > > I'm kickstarting the standard SL6.1 install DVD from a USB key to > provide an unattended install. > > I've tried everything I can find to try to prevent the networkmanager > popup to configure the ethernet interface during the install (occurs > immediately after disk partitioning). > > I've tried many different forms of the kickstart network command to > fully configure eth0 or leaving the network line out completely but the > nm popup persists. The only way that I've been able to stop the nm popup > during the kickstart install is to disable the ethernet hardware in the > BIOS! I've read all the RH/SL docs and searched the web far and wide... > > So, it seems that anaconda starts networkmanager any time that it finds > an ethernet device (active or not) whether the kickstart references > network or not. I'm not adding any external repos or anything else that > would require network. What am I missing? Untested because I use "ks=http://...": how about "ksdevice=" or "ksdevice=''"?
