Dear Friends, I have centos 6.2 64 bit os in my dell server. When I try to install centos or scientific linux using NFS so it is not working and getting me error "unable to download kickstart file". My kickstart file configuration is : #platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T #version=DEVEL # Firewall configuration firewall --disabled # Install OS instead of upgrade install # Use NFS installation media nfs --server=10.112.16.33 --dir=/nfs/os/ks.cfg # Root password rootpw --iscrypted $1$3T0pmlXY$G/jNJD/2eWwNJhEraJIrl0 # System authorization information auth --useshadow --passalgo=sha512 # Use graphical install graphical # Run the Setup Agent on first boot firstboot --enable # System keyboard keyboard us # System language lang en_US # SELinux configuration selinux --disabled # Installation logging level logging --level=info # Reboot after installation reboot # System timezone timezone Asia/Kolkata # Network information network --bootproto=dhcp --device=eth0 --onboot=on # System bootloader configuration bootloader --location=mbr # Clear the Master Boot Record zerombr # Partition clearing information clearpart --all # Disk partitioning information part /boot --fstype="ext4" --size=200 part swap --fstype="swap" --size=4096 part / --fstype="ext4" --grow --size=1 network installation using NFS kickstart following setps i am using - system-config-kickstart - system-config-nfs - /etc/init.d/nfs restart - mkdir -p /nfs/os/ - mkdir /mnt/iso/ - mount -t iso9660 /root/Desktop/Centos-64-DVD.iso /mnt/iso/ -o loop - cp -Rp /mnt/iso/* /nfs/os/ - vim /etc/exports/ - /nsf/os/ 10.112.0.0/8(ro,sync) - exportfs -a - exportfs -v - /etc/init.d/nfs restart . - When I boot my pc using centos and in a boot option I put " ks=nfs:serverIP/nfs/ks/ks.cfg" So it is giving my error could not find kernel image ks=nfs:serverIP/nfs/ks/ks.cfg When I put ks.cfg file in /nfs/os/ks.cfg Then it is giving me error " Unable to download kickstart file" I have check all configuration . Even I search on google but not getting any good idea or solution. Please help me . Regards Jitendra Jha
> I have centos 6.2 64 bit os in my dell server. When I try to install centos > or scientific linux using NFS so it is not working and getting me error > "unable to download kickstart file". > My kickstart file configuration is :<snip>> - When I boot my pc using centos and in a boot option I put " > ks=nfs:serverIP/nfs/ks/ks.cfg"<snip>> So it is giving my error could not find kernel image > ks=nfs:serverIP/nfs/ks/ks.cfgI believe you are missing a : after the server IP address .. it should be nfs:host:/path/to/whatever Barry
jiten jha wrote:> Dear Friends, > > I have centos 6.2 64 bit os in my dell server. When I try to install centos > or scientific linux using NFS so it is not working and getting me error > "unable to download kickstart file". > My kickstart file configuration is : > > > #platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T > #version=DEVEL > # Firewall configuration > firewall --disabled > # Install OS instead of upgrade > install > # Use NFS installation media > nfs --server=10.112.16.33 --dir=/nfs/os/ks.cfgThe '--dir=' argument is the path to the distro directory, not the path to the kickstart file - i.e. it should be: nfs --server=10.112.16.33 --dir=/nfs/os> network installation using NFS kickstart following setps i am using > > - system-config-kickstart > - system-config-nfs > - /etc/init.d/nfs restart > - mkdir -p /nfs/os/ > - mkdir /mnt/iso/ > - mount -t iso9660 /root/Desktop/Centos-64-DVD.iso /mnt/iso/ -o loop > - cp -Rp /mnt/iso/* /nfs/os/ > - vim /etc/exports/ > - /nsf/os/ 10.112.0.0/8(ro,sync) > - exportfs -a > - exportfs -v > - /etc/init.d/nfs restart . > - When I boot my pc using centos and in a boot option I put " > ks=nfs:serverIP/nfs/ks/ks.cfg" > > So it is giving my error could not find kernel image > ks=nfs:serverIP/nfs/ks/ks.cfg > > When I put ks.cfg file in /nfs/os/ks.cfg Then it is giving me error " > Unable to download kickstart file"I don't know if the contents of your /etc/exports file above is a typo - but it should be "/nfs/os" not "/nsf/os" If your kickstart file is under /nfs/os/ on the same server, then the boot command line syntax should be: ks=nfs:10.112.16.33:/nfs/os/ks.cfg James Pearson
On 7/10/12, jiten jha <jitenjha11 at googlemail.com> wrote:> Dear Friends, > > I have centos 6.2 64 bit os in my dell server. When I try to install centos > or scientific linux using NFS so it is not working and getting me error > "unable to download kickstart file". > My kickstart file configuration is :I had a somewhat similar problem with network install although I am not sure if the same applies to you. In my case, I had to pass additional kernel parameters to start the network interface with the correct IP address and netmask, otherwise, it basically didn't have networking and so couldn't download the kickstart file.