CentOS - Feb 2009 - kickstart won't kick-off via network

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 would like to use for installation, or the location
of the install medium. But thats not what I wanted, I want to start the
boot process, and then leave the box untill it is installed.

What I did:
First a manual install form DVD. I then used the kickstart
file /root/anaconda-ks.cfg for a network installation.
I changed the install line from cdrom to url:

install url --url http://9.0.0.1/all/repository/CentOS5.2

This url contains the whole DVD (and can be viewed in a webbrowser).
Then I generated the following entry in my pxe control file (default):

LABEL centos5.2_cluto_cnode
  MENU LABEL CentOS 5.2 cluto ^node
  kernel distro/centos5.2/vmlinuz
  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 part of a boot menue, therefor the MENU entry. The url of the
kickstart file is also valid, I can wget it.

Now since I get asked all these questions at boot time, I suspect that
the kickstart file is not there to answer these questions.

I would be greatful for any suggestions on how to further debug or solve
this.

Isaac




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>-----Original Message-----
>From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On
Behalf
Of
>Isaac Hailperin
>Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 2:46 PM
>To: centos at centos.org
>Subject: [CentOS] kickstart won't kick-off via network
>
>What I did:
>First a manual install form DVD. I then used the kickstart
>file /root/anaconda-ks.cfg for a network installation.
>
>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? You didn't modify the ks.cfg
you
mention above, did you?

You can open the ks.cfg you already have and then tweak with the wizard.

I used the kickstart wizard just yesterday to make my own ks.cfg, I suggest
you do the same to add the network part in ks.cfg as well as other stuff. Then
redo what you did before. 
	FWIW, I also did a netinstall, like you but slightly different, with
the ks.cfg on a floppy. The gotcha' here is that the netinstall iso
doesn't
acknowledge the "linux ks=floppy"-line when I boot with the
netinstall-iso.
Booting from cd1 from the regular 6cd-package and then adding "linux
ks=floppy" does. From there I chose http-install and added
mirror.centos.org
and the proper path to the v5.2 i386.

HTH.
-- 
/Sorin
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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 about doing PXE instalaltions on the 
wiki.

Kai

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