Hey Everyone, I was wondering if anyone has managed to do a network install where the kickstart file is located either on an FTP site (which is also where the packages are stored) or on a USB flash drive. I've tried starting the installer with "linux ks=/dev/sda/ks.cfg" or "linux ks=/dev/sda1/ks.cfg" or "linux ks=ftp://what.ever.Ip.address/pub/ks.cfg" but when the installer starts I just gen error (something) like "null: bad address. I've checked the RH docs and it seems that at the very least the USB method should work. Thanks in advance Regards Lee
Lee: I'm also looking for a solution to this. I need to launch a standard image installation when a box comes up, and have been looking for a good solution. Let me know what you find! J Lee W wrote:> Hey Everyone, > > I was wondering if anyone has managed to do a network install where > the kickstart file is located either on an FTP site (which is also > where the packages are stored) or on a USB flash drive. > > I've tried starting the installer with "linux ks=/dev/sda/ks.cfg" or > "linux ks=/dev/sda1/ks.cfg" or "linux > ks=ftp://what.ever.Ip.address/pub/ks.cfg" but when the installer > starts I just gen error (something) like "null: bad address. > > I've checked the RH docs and it seems that at the very least the USB > method should work. > > Thanks in advance > > Regards > > Lee > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >
On 5/27/05 1:55 PM, Lee W wrote:> Hey Everyone, > > I was wondering if anyone has managed to do a network install where the > kickstart file is located either on an FTP site (which is also where the > packages are stored) or on a USB flash drive. > > I've tried starting the installer with "linux ks=/dev/sda/ks.cfg" or > "linux ks=/dev/sda1/ks.cfg" or "linux > ks=ftp://what.ever.Ip.address/pub/ks.cfg" but when the installer starts > I just gen error (something) like "null: bad address.At the risk of not answering the question you asked, I've had no trouble at all serving kickstart configs from http servers, e.g., linux ks=http://www.bar.com/kickstart/thisprofile-ks.cfg In most cases, the web server hosting the kickstart file was *not* the repository (which tended to be a read-only NFS mount somewhere else on the network). -- Paul Heinlein <> heinlein at madboa.com <> www.madboa.com
On Fri, 27 May 2005, Lee W wrote:> I was wondering if anyone has managed to do a network install where the > kickstart file is located either on an FTP site (which is also where the > packages are stored) or on a USB flash drive.general and complete doco, which I use a variant of for Centos daily at: http://www.owlriver.com/tips/pxe-install/ para 11. s/http:/ftp:/ and you are in business -- Russ Herrold