Bernard, if I remember well the local.cfg works only if it's in a floppy or in the LAST_ROOT device (usually an old partition in disk). Moreover the last option needs to setup a LAST_ROOT parameter in the boot options, so it's the same than setting the IMAGESERVER param directly to syslinux.cfg...
Cheers, -Andrea Bernard Li wrote: > Can't you just re-master your ISO by sticking the local.cfg file there? > > Most people actually use the network boot feature - is there any > particular reason you're not network booting your machines? > > Cheers, > > Bernard > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of scott gamble >> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 19:13 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Sisuite-users] livecd problems >> >> I mean no disrespect - thank you all for your suggestions and >> pointers... >> >> scott gamble wrote: >>> Hi um, that sounds insane. Reconfigure your DHCP server or >> add kernel >>> boot arguments. Or have an additional floppy. Theres no >> way to put a >>> simple local.cfg text file in a location that the livecd >> iso tool will >>> include when building the iso? >>> >>> I mean Boot CD's are by far the most common medium to >> address this kind >>> of issue. Nobodys run across this and found a real fix? >> All three of >>> those suggestions sound like an akward hack (no offense) to >> what should >>> be in my minds eye a simple and fundamental function of SI. >> Do you not >>> agree? >>> >>> S >>> >>> Andrea Righi wrote: >>>> scott gamble wrote: >>>>> When booting from the livecd it runs through its checks >> fine and locates >>>>> the DHCP server and pulls an address like its suppose to >> (DHCP is being >>>>> handled by my IPCOP router) but then (me looking at the >> logs) it appears >>>>> the LiveCD assumes the DHCP server is also the image >> server. In the >>>>> instructions it recommends putting your image server on >> the same box as >>>>> your dhcp server but it does not say its required to do >> so. The LiveCD >>>>> does a ping verification against the dhcp server, says >> congrats you have >>>>> network connectivity to the image server and tries to >> establish an rsync >>>>> connection and - psht, craps out (because its trying to >> pull an image >>>>> from the router/dhcp server and not the image server). >>>>> DHCP is on .1 and the image server is on like .225 on a >> /24 so nowhere >>>>> near each other. >>>> If you can configure your dhcp server, simply add these options to >>>> dhcpd.conf: >>>> >>>> # Imageserver >>>> option option-140 code 140 = text; >>>> # option-140 is the IP address of your SystemImager image server >>>> option option-140 "<IP_of_your_image_server>"; >>>> >>>> Otherwise you can override the ip of the image server adding >>>> IMAGESERVER=<ip_of_you_image_server> to the kernel boot parameters, >>>> usually changing the >> /etc/systemimager/pxelinux.cfg/syslinux.cfg and run >>>> si_mkautoinstallcd again... >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> -Andrea >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking >> scripting language >>> that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend >> the live >>> webcast >>> and join the prime developer group breaking into this new >> coding territory! >> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&; >> dat=121642 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Sisuite-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking >> scripting language >> that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend >> the live webcast >> and join the prime developer group breaking into this new >> coding territory! >> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&; >> dat=121642 >> _______________________________________________ >> Sisuite-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=k&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 > _______________________________________________ > Sisuite-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Sisuite-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users
