Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Tru Huynh
Hi On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 11:48:29AM +0100, Isaac Hailperin wrote: > I don't have problems either. In fact, ksdevice=bootif does not work for > me. try ksdevice=link if you only have one interface plugged Tru -- Tru Huynh (mirrors, CentOS-3 i386/x86_64 Package Maintenance) http://pgp.mit.edu:1

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Les Mikesell
Isaac Hailperin wrote: >>> I don't have problems either. In fact, ksdevice=bootif does not work for >>> me. >> How many NICs and connections do you have? > Two. Both are connected, but on one network there is nothing happening > at that stage, meaning no servers offering any services. > Mine us

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Isaac Hailperin
> > I don't have problems either. In fact, ksdevice=bootif does not work for > > me. > > How many NICs and connections do you have? Two. Both are connected, but on one network there is nothing happening at that stage, meaning no servers offering any services. Isaac ___

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Les Mikesell
Isaac Hailperin wrote: > >> >>> The order of NIC detection/naming at bootup seems to be more or less >>> random as of Centos 5.x. How do you know which name to choose here? >> I find that I don't have any problems with this. I usually disable dhcp on >> eth1 and have no cable in it during instal

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Tru Huynh
On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 11:48:29AM +0100, Isaac Hailperin wrote: ... > I don't have problems either. In fact, ksdevice=bootif does not work for > me. please trim your footer/disclaimer when sending to a public mailing list or send from another email adress. Thanks, Tru -- Tru Huynh (mirrors, Ce

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Isaac Hailperin
On Wed, 2009-02-04 at 11:31 +0100, Kai Schaetzl wrote: > Les Mikesell wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:17:15 -0600: > > > The order of NIC detection/naming at bootup seems to be more or less > > random as of Centos 5.x. How do you know which name to choose here? > > I find that I don't have any pro

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Isaac Hailperin
On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 18:39 +0100, Ian Forde wrote: > In order to avoid this, you can use the "ksdevice=bootif" to use the > interface from which the system booted... good to know, thank you. Isaac _ Vorstand: Ertu Uysal, Axel Qu

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Kai Schaetzl
Les Mikesell wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:17:15 -0600: > The order of NIC detection/naming at bootup seems to be more or less > random as of Centos 5.x. How do you know which name to choose here? I find that I don't have any problems with this. I usually disable dhcp on eth1 and have no cable

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Sorin Srbu
>-Original Message- >From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of >Isaac Hailperin >Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:13 AM >To: CentOS mailing list >Subject: Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network > > >&g

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-04 Thread Isaac Hailperin
> Especially since FDD aren't that common anymore... I'll see if I can't adapt > my SOP:s to boot and install from network. The set up is actually not too complicated. I really recommend it, you just plug in the computer and let it install. There are various variants, you can either define what w

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Sorin Srbu
>-Original Message- >From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of >Isaac Hailperin >Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 4:56 PM >To: CentOS mailing list >Subject: Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network > >Now i

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Les Mikesell
Ian Forde wrote: > > append initrd=distro/centos5.2/initrd.img ramdisk_size=7494 > ks=http://9.0.0.1/all/profiles/cluto_centos5.2/cnode/ks.cfg this is not enough, you have to tell PXE about the network, which nic to use etc. I think there is a tutorial about doing PXE in

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Bill Campbell
On Tue, Feb 03, 2009, Les Mikesell wrote: >Isaac Hailperin wrote: >> On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 15:42 +0100, Kai Schaetzl wrote: >>> Isaac Hailperin wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:45:44 +0100: >>> append initrd=distro/centos5.2/initrd.img ramdisk_size=7494 ks=http://9.0.0.1/all/profiles/cluto_ce

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Ian Forde
On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 11:17 -0600, Les Mikesell wrote: > Isaac Hailperin wrote: > > On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 15:42 +0100, Kai Schaetzl wrote: > >> Isaac Hailperin wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:45:44 +0100: > >> > >>> append initrd=distro/centos5.2/initrd.img ramdisk_size=7494 > >>> ks=http://9.0.0.1/al

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Les Mikesell
Isaac Hailperin wrote: > On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 15:42 +0100, Kai Schaetzl wrote: >> Isaac Hailperin wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:45:44 +0100: >> >>> append initrd=distro/centos5.2/initrd.img ramdisk_size=7494 >>> ks=http://9.0.0.1/all/profiles/cluto_centos5.2/cnode/ks.cfg >> this is not enough, you

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Isaac Hailperin
On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 15:42 +0100, Kai Schaetzl wrote: > Isaac Hailperin wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:45:44 +0100: > > > append initrd=distro/centos5.2/initrd.img ramdisk_size=7494 > > ks=http://9.0.0.1/all/profiles/cluto_centos5.2/cnode/ks.cfg > > this is not enough, you have to tell PXE about t

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Isaac Hailperin
> >Now since I get asked all these questions at boot time, I suspect that > >the kickstart file is not there to answer these questions. > > It does use it, it just doesn't find the network-block in ks.cfg. Does your > ks.cfg contain some lines for the networking? Yes: # Kickstart file automatic

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Kai Schaetzl
Isaac Hailperin wrote on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:45:44 +0100: > append initrd=distro/centos5.2/initrd.img ramdisk_size=7494 > ks=http://9.0.0.1/all/profiles/cluto_centos5.2/cnode/ks.cfg this is not enough, you have to tell PXE about the network, which nic to use etc. I think there is a tutorial abou

Re: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Sorin Srbu
>-Original Message- >From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of >Isaac Hailperin >Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 2:46 PM >To: centos@centos.org >Subject: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network > >What I did: >Fi

[CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network

2009-02-03 Thread Isaac Hailperin
Hello list, I try to do an automated network installation of centos 5.2, following the redat documentation at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/pt-install-info.html However, when installing I get promptet for various things, like which network interface I w