Syslinux - Aug 2002 - How do I install RedHat via pxelinux and Kickstart

Hi,
I am trying to install RedHat via pxelinux and kickstart, but it did not
load the ks=ks.cfg file.  Here is my default file:

default linux	  
label linux
  kernel vmlinuz 
  append ks=ks.cfg initrd=initrd.img 
  IPAPPEND 1

I put ks=ks.cfg file in the \tftpboot.

Please help.

Thanks
kevinn

"Kevin Nguyen" <kevinn2cool at attbi.com> writes:
> Hi,
> I am trying to install RedHat via pxelinux and kickstart, but it did not
> load the ks=ks.cfg file.  Here is my default file:
> 
> default linux	  
> label linux
>   kernel vmlinuz 
>   append ks=ks.cfg initrd=initrd.img 
>   IPAPPEND 1
> 
> I put ks=ks.cfg file in the \tftpboot.
> 
> Please help.
The kickstart file is read by Linux, not pxelinux.  And it is read
using NFS or HTTP, not TFTP.  See:

   
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.3-Manual/custom-guide/s1-kickstart2-startinginstall.html

So you need to put your kickstart file on an NFS or HTTP server and
specify the full path to it in the ks=... option.  That should do it.

(Side note: The boot-time kernel options are available from
/proc/cmdline.  So, for example, if you would like to set the hostname
in the %pre or %post sections of ks.cfg, you can use sed or perl to
slurp out a "hostname=" option provided at boot time.  My approach is
to use a fixed hostname in the "network ..." directive, then do a
search&replace on it in the %post section.)

 - Pat

On 22 Aug 2002, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:
> > I am trying to install RedHat via pxelinux and kickstart, but it did
not
> > load the ks=ks.cfg file.  Here is my default file:
<<snip>>
We use kickstart to build new disk images for computer labs here.  We
put the ks.cfg file directly on the boot floppy (which uses syslinux to
boot) and the machine is booted with the command line: linux ks=floppy
The installer has no problem continuing after finding the file on the
floppy.

Steve Brown
sbrown7 at umbc.edu