hello there,
I wonder if you could help me:
I am trying to install 50 diskless servers using PXE / kickstart, it all starts
well, DHCP server issues a dynamic address, tftp issues the kickstart file, the
client starts reading the KS file but at some point anaconda brings up an
unhandled exception related to Python when reading Comps.xml??
What is really unsettling is the fact that if I plug a IDE cdrom to the server
(it has an IDE port inside) and boot from cd/dvd, then I can issue a: linux
ks=nfs:198.162.0.0.:/export/moonshine/ks.rnode.cfg and it will work perfectly,
not breaking at all the network installation.
Please note that the clients have two network cards eth0 and eth1
These are samples of the files I am using:
the default file for PXE booting is:
default linux
label linux
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.img load_ramdisk=1 text linux
ks=nfs:192.168.0.0:/export/moonshine/ks.rnode.cfg ksdevice=eth0 ip=dhcp
================================================================================
the kicstart file is:
# Kickstart file automatically generated by anaconda.
install
#reboot
#cdrom
text
lang en_US.UTF-8
keyboard uk
#xconfig --driver "vesa" --resolution 800x600 --depth 8 --startxonboot
xconfig --resolution 800x600 --depth 8 --startxonboot
network --device eth1 --bootproto dhcp
nfs --server 192.168.0.0 --dir /export/moonshine/
rootpw --iscrypted $1$71fLV/wH$V4OQNd6WZ32srMY60axN//
firewall --disabled
authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5
selinux --disabled
timezone --utc Europe/London
bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=hda --append="rhgb quiet"
--md5pass=$1$oPmnmKSW$M2RyKA9xPM33Ml7i7o3EL.
# The following is the partition information you requested
# Note that any partitions you deleted are not expressed
# here so unless you clear all partitions first, this is
# not guaranteed to work
clearpart --all --drives=sda
part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 --ondisk=sda
part pv.8 --size=1 --grow --ondisk=sda
volgroup RootVolumeGroup pv.8
#volgroup SwapVolumeGroup pv.9
logvol swap --fstype swap --name=SwapVolume --vgname=RootVolumeGroup --size=4064
logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=rootVolume --vgname=RootVolumeGroup --size=1
--grow
%packages
@admin-tools
@base
@core
@development-libs
@development-tools
@editors
@system-tools
kernel-devel
%post --nochroot
cat /mnt/source/rnodestage2 >> /mnt/sysimage/etc/rc.d/rc.local
cp /mnt/source/inittab.3 /mnt/sysimage/etc/inittab
=================================================================================
Well.... can anyone give me an idea about solving this ???
Thank you all very much.
Mauricio Villamil
Mauricio Villamil
Technician Demonstrator -Linux studio-
Arts Institute at Bournemouth
MA Digital Effects
BA(Hons)Computer Visualization & Animation
BA(Hons)Fine Art -Painting-
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Maybe: ksdevice=*eth0* network --device *eth1* --bootproto dhcp ***************************************** Mauricio Villamil a ?crit :> hello there, > > I wonder if you could help me: > > I am trying to install 50 diskless servers using PXE / kickstart, it all starts well, DHCP server issues a dynamic address, tftp issues the kickstart file, the client starts reading the KS file but at some point anaconda brings up an unhandled exception related to Python when reading Comps.xml?? > > What is really unsettling is the fact that if I plug a IDE cdrom to the server (it has an IDE port inside) and boot from cd/dvd, then I can issue a: linux ks=nfs:198.162.0.0.:/export/moonshine/ks.rnode.cfg and it will work perfectly, not breaking at all the network installation. > > Please note that the clients have two network cards eth0 and eth1 > > These are samples of the files I am using: > > the default file for PXE booting is: > > default linux > > label linux > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img load_ramdisk=1 text linux ks=nfs:192.168.0.0:/export/moonshine/ks.rnode.cfg ksdevice=eth0 ip=dhcp > > ================================================================================> > the kicstart file is: > > # Kickstart file automatically generated by anaconda. > > install > #reboot > #cdrom > text > lang en_US.UTF-8 > keyboard uk > #xconfig --driver "vesa" --resolution 800x600 --depth 8 --startxonboot > xconfig --resolution 800x600 --depth 8 --startxonboot > network --device eth1 --bootproto dhcp > nfs --server 192.168.0.0 --dir /export/moonshine/ > rootpw --iscrypted $1$71fLV/wH$V4OQNd6WZ32srMY60axN// > firewall --disabled > authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5 > selinux --disabled > timezone --utc Europe/London > bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=hda --append="rhgb quiet" --md5pass=$1$oPmnmKSW$M2RyKA9xPM33Ml7i7o3EL. > # The following is the partition information you requested > # Note that any partitions you deleted are not expressed > # here so unless you clear all partitions first, this is > # not guaranteed to work > clearpart --all --drives=sda > part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 --ondisk=sda > part pv.8 --size=1 --grow --ondisk=sda > volgroup RootVolumeGroup pv.8 > #volgroup SwapVolumeGroup pv.9 > logvol swap --fstype swap --name=SwapVolume --vgname=RootVolumeGroup --size=4064 > logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=rootVolume --vgname=RootVolumeGroup --size=1 --grow > > %packages > @admin-tools > @base > @core > @development-libs > @development-tools > @editors > @system-tools > kernel-devel > > %post --nochroot > > cat /mnt/source/rnodestage2 >> /mnt/sysimage/etc/rc.d/rc.local > cp /mnt/source/inittab.3 /mnt/sysimage/etc/inittab > > =================================================================================> > > Well.... can anyone give me an idea about solving this ??? > > Thank you all very much. > > Mauricio Villamil > > > Mauricio Villamil > Technician Demonstrator -Linux studio- > Arts Institute at Bournemouth > > MA Digital Effects > BA(Hons)Computer Visualization & Animation > BA(Hons)Fine Art -Painting- > > ********************************************************************************************************* > > The contents of this communication are confidential and intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s). If you have received this email in error please delete it and do not disseminate, distribute, copy or alter it. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Arts Institute at Bournemouth. > > Although the Arts Institute at Bournemouth has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email, the Institute cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this email or attachments. > > ********************************************************************************************************* > > > _______________________________________________ > SYSLINUX mailing list > Submissions to SYSLINUX at zytor.com > Unsubscribe or set options at: > http://www.zytor.com/mailman/listinfo/syslinux > Please do not send private replies to mailing list traffic. > >
Mauricio Villamil wrote:> hello there, > > I wonder if you could help me: > > I am trying to install 50 diskless servers using PXE / kickstart, it all starts well, DHCP server issues a dynamic address, tftp issues the kickstart file, the client starts reading the KS file but at some point anaconda brings up an unhandled exception related to Python when reading Comps.xml?? >Please contact the distribution you're using, this error is well past the point where syslinux is involved in any way. -hpa