Hi,
I''m trying to use a kickstart file to install VMs on a Scientific Linux
5.2 (repackaged RHEL52) host, but the install process seems to ignore my
kickstart file. The command I''m using is:
virt-install -n sl4vm01 --ram=1024 --vcpus=1 --os-type=linux
--os-variant=rhel4
--extra-args="ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg"
--paravirt --nographics --file=/var/lib/xen/images/BbrSL4.img
--file-size=5
--location=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/ -d
In the output, I see that the ks=<mykickstartfile> parameter is indeed
being passed to the kernel:
...
Built 1 zonelists
Kernel command line: ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg
method=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/
Initializing CPU#0
...
but I am forced to go through all of the install options (eg. setting
the language) anyways. I don''t see any errors in the startup messages
(see below). Does anyone have any troubleshooting suggestions?
Thanks
Kyle
The output:
virt-install -n test-dev2 --ram=1024 --vcpus=1 --os-type=linux
--os-variant=rhel4
--extra-args="ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg"
--paravirt --nographics --file=/var/lib/xen/images/BbrSL4.img
--file-size=5
--location=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/ -d
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:20:55 DEBUG Disk path not found: Assuming file
disk type.
Starting install...
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:20:56 DEBUG Fetching URI
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386//.treeinfo
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:20:58 DEBUG Saved file
to /var/lib/xen/virtinst-.treeinfo.--3HFj
Retrieving file .treeinfo... 0 B
00:00
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:20:58 DEBUG Detected a Fedora distro
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:20:58 DEBUG Fetching URI
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386//images/xen/vmlinuz
Retrieving file vmlinuz.. 35% |======== | 368 kB
00:03 ETA Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:01 DEBUG Saved file
to /var/lib/xen/virtinst-vmlinuz.uyfX25
Retrieving file vmlinuz.. 100% |=========================| 1.0 MB
00:00
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:01 DEBUG Fetching URI
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386//images/xen/initrd.img
Retrieving file initrd.im 42% |========== | 360 kB
00:02 ETA Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:03 DEBUG Saved file
to /var/lib/xen/virtinst-initrd.img.6AC9qc
Retrieving file initrd.im 100% |=========================| 853 kB
00:00
Creating storage file... 100% |=========================| 5.0 GB
00:00
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:04 DEBUG Creating guest from ''<domain
type=''xen''>
<name>test-dev2</name>
<currentMemory>1048576</currentMemory>
<memory>1048576</memory>
<uuid>a76a1a37-c094-1ced-c313-e4258e12164c</uuid>
<os>
<type>linux</type>
<kernel>/var/lib/xen/virtinst-vmlinuz.uyfX25</kernel>
<initrd>/var/lib/xen/virtinst-initrd.img.6AC9qc</initrd>
<cmdline>ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg
method=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/</cmdline>
</os>
<on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
<on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot>
<on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
<vcpu>1</vcpu>
<devices>
<disk type=''file'' device=''disk''>
<driver name=''tap''/>
<source file=''/var/lib/xen/images/BbrSL4.img''/>
<target dev=''xvda''/>
</disk>
<interface type=''bridge''>
<source bridge=''xenbr0''/>
<mac address=''00:16:3e:44:d6:6b''/>
</interface>
<input type=''mouse'' bus=''xen''/>
</devices>
</domain>
''
Creating domain... 0 B
00:00
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:04 DEBUG Created guest, looking to see if it
is running
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:04 DEBUG Launching console callback
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:04 DEBUG Saving XML boot config ''<domain
type=''xen''>
<name>test-dev2</name>
<currentMemory>1048576</currentMemory>
<memory>1048576</memory>
<uuid>a76a1a37-c094-1ced-c313-e4258e12164c</uuid>
<bootloader>/usr/bin/pygrub</bootloader>
<on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
<on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
<on_crash>restart</on_crash>
<vcpu>1</vcpu>
<devices>
<disk type=''file'' device=''disk''>
<driver name=''tap''/>
<source file=''/var/lib/xen/images/BbrSL4.img''/>
<target dev=''xvda''/>
</disk>
<interface type=''bridge''>
<source bridge=''xenbr0''/>
<mac address=''00:16:3e:44:d6:6b''/>
</interface>
<input type=''mouse'' bus=''xen''/>
</devices>
</domain>
''
Linux version 2.6.9-67.0.4.ELxenU (root@yort.fnal.gov) (gcc version
3.4.5 20051201 (Red Hat 3.4.5-2)) #1 SMP Thu Jan 31 17:16:59 CST 2008
BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
Xen: 0000000000000000 - 0000000040800000 (usable)
304MB HIGHMEM available.
728MB LOWMEM available.
Using x86 segment limits to approximate NX protection
IRQ lockup detection disabled
Built 1 zonelists
Kernel command line: ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg
method=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/
Initializing CPU#0
CPU 0 irqstacks, hard=c033e000 soft=c031e000
PID hash table entries: 4096 (order: 12, 65536 bytes)
Xen reported: 1799.994 MHz processor.
Console: colour dummy device 80x25
Dentry cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 7, 524288 bytes)
Inode-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
vmalloc area: ee000000-f4ffe000, maxmem 2d800000
Memory: 1024384k/1056768k available (1458k kernel code, 23728k reserved,
548k data, 132k init, 311296k highmem)
Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode...
Ok.
Security Scaffold v1.0.0 initialized
SELinux: Initializing.
There is already a security framework initialized, register_security
failed.
selinux_register_security: Registering secondary module capability
Capability LSM initialized as secondary
Mount-cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
CPU: L1 I cache: 32K, L1 D cache: 32K
CPU: L2 cache: 2048K
Enabling fast FPU save and restore... done.
Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support... done.
Checking ''hlt'' instruction... OK.
Brought up 1 CPUs
checking if image is initramfs...it isn''t (ungzip failed); looks like
an
initrd
Freeing initrd memory: 8196k freed
Grant table initialized
NET: Registered protocol family 16
Brought up 1 VCPUs
xen_mem: Initialising balloon driver.
audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
audit(1233177665.585:1): initialized
highmem bounce pool size: 64 pages
VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1
Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes)
Initializing Cryptographic API
ksign: Installing public key data
Loading keyring
- Added public key 6AE3E5354F98B3C8
- User ID: Red Hat, Inc. (Kernel Module GPG key)
rtc: IRQ 8 is not free.
i8042.c: No controller found.
RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 16384K size 1024 blocksize
Xen virtual console successfully installed as xvc0
Linux version 2.6.9-67.0.4.ELxenU (root@yort.fnal.gov) (gcc version
3.4.5 20051201 (Red Hat 3.4.5-2)) #1 SMP Thu Jan 31 17:16:59 CST 2008
BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
Xen: 0000000000000000 - 0000000040800000 (usable)
304MB HIGHMEM available.
728MB LOWMEM available.
Using x86 segment limits to approximate NX protection
IRQ lockup detection disabled
Built 1 zonelists
Kernel command line: ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg
method=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/
Initializing CPU#0
CPU 0 irqstacks, hard=c033e000 soft=c031e000
PID hash table entries: 4096 (order: 12, 65536 bytes)
Xen reported: 1799.994 MHz processor.
Console: colour dummy device 80x25
Dentry cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 7, 524288 bytes)
Inode-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
vmalloc area: ee000000-f4ffe000, maxmem 2d800000
Memory: 1024384k/1056768k available (1458k kernel code, 23728k reserved,
548k data, 132k init, 311296k highmem)
Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode...
Ok.
Security Scaffold v1.0.0 initialized
SELinux: Initializing.
There is already a security framework initialized, register_security
failed.
selinux_register_security: Registering secondary module capability
Capability LSM initialized as secondary
Mount-cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
CPU: L1 I cache: 32K, L1 D cache: 32K
CPU: L2 cache: 2048K
Enabling fast FPU save and restore... done.
Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support... done.
Checking ''hlt'' instruction... OK.
Brought up 1 CPUs
checking if image is initramfs...it isn''t (ungzip failed); looks like
an
initrd
Freeing initrd memory: 8196k freed
Grant table initialized
NET: Registered protocol family 16
Brought up 1 VCPUs
xen_mem: Initialising balloon driver.
audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
audit(1233177665.585:1): initialized
highmem bounce pool size: 64 pages
VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1
Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes)
Initializing Cryptographic API
ksign: Installing public key data
Loading keyring
- Added public key 6AE3E5354F98B3C8
- User ID: Red Hat, Inc. (Kernel Module GPG key)
rtc: IRQ 8 is not free.
i8042.c: No controller found.
RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 16384K size 1024 blocksize
Xen virtual console successfully installed as xvc0
Event-channel device installed.
mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
md: md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MD_SB_DISKS=27
NET: Registered protocol family 2
IP route cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
TCP established hash table entries: 262144 (order: 10, 4194304 bytes)
TCP bind hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 3145728 bytes)
Welcome to Scientific
Linux
+---------+ Choose a Language
+---------+
|
|
| What language would you like to use
|
| during the installation process?
|
|
|
| Catalan #
|
| Chinese(Simplified) #
|
| Chinese(Traditional) #
|
| Croatian #
|
| Czech #
|
| Danish #
|
| Dutch #
|
| English #
|
|
|
| +----+
|
| | OK |
|
| +----+
|
|
|
|
|
+---------------------------------------+
************************************
* Kyle Fransham *
* BaBar Computing Associate *
* University of Victoria *
* 250-721-7746 *
* fransham@uvic.ca *
************************************
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Hi Nuno, Yes, I tried with the GUI as well, specifying the same kickstart file and source. I was still guided through the entire installation process. Thanks for your suggestion though, any other ideas? Kyle On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 13:51 -0800, Nuno Loureiro Ferreira wrote:> Hi Kyle > > Did you tried to used the GUI version of the program (virt-manager) to > see if you get the same problem? > > Once a tried to install a domU on a dom0 SL51 x86 using the virt-manager > (from the official repository), and in the final I was not able to > connect to the network. Then I tried virt-install, using the same > mirror, ..., and tthe final domU was ok. What I''m pointing out here is > that the same program (command-line vs gui) had different outputs. > > Cheers, > Nuno > > Kyle Fransham wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I''m trying to use a kickstart file to install VMs on a Scientific > > Linux 5.2 (repackaged RHEL52) host, but the install process seems to > > ignore my kickstart file. The command I''m using is: > > > > virt-install -n sl4vm01 --ram=1024 --vcpus=1 --os-type=linux > > --os-variant=rhel4 > > --extra-args="ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg" > > --paravirt --nographics --file=/var/lib/xen/images/BbrSL4.img > > --file-size=5 > > --location=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/ -d > > > > In the output, I see that the ks=<mykickstartfile> parameter is indeed > > being passed to the kernel: > > > > ... > > Built 1 zonelists > > Kernel command line: ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg > > method=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/ > > Initializing CPU#0 > > ... > > > > but I am forced to go through all of the install options (eg. setting > > the language) anyways. I don''t see any errors in the startup messages > > (see below). Does anyone have any troubleshooting suggestions? > > > > Thanks > > > > Kyle > > > > The output: > > > > virt-install -n test-dev2 --ram=1024 --vcpus=1 --os-type=linux > > --os-variant=rhel4 > > --extra-args="ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg" > > --paravirt --nographics --file=/var/lib/xen/images/BbrSL4.img > > --file-size=5 > > --location=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/ -d > > Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:20:55 DEBUG Disk path not found: Assuming file > > disk type. > > > > > > Starting install... > > Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:20:56 DEBUG Fetching URI > > ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386//.treeinfo > > Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:20:58 DEBUG Saved file to > > /var/lib/xen/virtinst-.treeinfo.--3HFj > > Retrieving file .treeinfo... 0 B > > 00:00 > > Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:20:58 DEBUG Detected a Fedora distro > > Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:20:58 DEBUG Fetching URI > > ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386//images/xen/vmlinuz > > Retrieving file vmlinuz.. 35% |======== | 368 kB > > 00:03 ETA Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:01 DEBUG Saved file to > > /var/lib/xen/virtinst-vmlinuz.uyfX25 > > Retrieving file vmlinuz.. 100% |=========================| 1.0 MB > > 00:00 > > Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:01 DEBUG Fetching URI > > ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386//images/xen/initrd.img > > Retrieving file initrd.im 42% |========== | 360 kB > > 00:02 ETA Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:03 DEBUG Saved file to > > /var/lib/xen/virtinst-initrd.img.6AC9qc > > Retrieving file initrd.im 100% |=========================| 853 kB > > 00:00 > > Creating storage file... 100% |=========================| 5.0 GB > > 00:00 > > Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:04 DEBUG Creating guest from ''<domain > > type=''xen''> > > <name>test-dev2</name> > > <currentMemory>1048576</currentMemory> > > <memory>1048576</memory> > > <uuid>a76a1a37-c094-1ced-c313-e4258e12164c</uuid> > > <os> > > <type>linux</type> > > <kernel>/var/lib/xen/virtinst-vmlinuz.uyfX25</kernel> > > <initrd>/var/lib/xen/virtinst-initrd.img.6AC9qc</initrd> > > <cmdline>ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg > > method=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/< > > <ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/%3C>/cmdline> > > </os> > > <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> > > <on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot> > > <on_crash>destroy</on_crash> > > <vcpu>1</vcpu> > > <devices> > > <disk type=''file'' device=''disk''> > > <driver name=''tap''/> > > <source file=''/var/lib/xen/images/BbrSL4.img''/> > > <target dev=''xvda''/> > > </disk> > > > > <interface type=''bridge''> > > <source bridge=''xenbr0''/> > > <mac address=''00:16:3e:44:d6:6b''/> > > </interface> > > > > <input type=''mouse'' bus=''xen''/> > > > > </devices> > > </domain> > > '' > > Creating domain... 0 B > > 00:00 > > Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:04 DEBUG Created guest, looking to see if it > > is running > > Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:04 DEBUG Launching console callback > > Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:21:04 DEBUG Saving XML boot config ''<domain > > type=''xen''> > > <name>test-dev2</name> > > <currentMemory>1048576</currentMemory> > > <memory>1048576</memory> > > <uuid>a76a1a37-c094-1ced-c313-e4258e12164c</uuid> > > <bootloader>/usr/bin/pygrub</bootloader> > > <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff> > > <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot> > > <on_crash>restart</on_crash> > > <vcpu>1</vcpu> > > <devices> > > <disk type=''file'' device=''disk''> > > <driver name=''tap''/> > > <source file=''/var/lib/xen/images/BbrSL4.img''/> > > <target dev=''xvda''/> > > </disk> > > > > <interface type=''bridge''> > > <source bridge=''xenbr0''/> > > <mac address=''00:16:3e:44:d6:6b''/> > > </interface> > > > > <input type=''mouse'' bus=''xen''/> > > > > </devices> > > </domain> > > '' > > Linux version 2.6.9-67.0.4.ELxenU (root@yort.fnal.gov) (gcc version > > 3.4.5 20051201 (Red Hat 3.4.5-2)) #1 SMP Thu Jan 31 17:16:59 CST 2008 > > BIOS-provided physical RAM map: > > Xen: 0000000000000000 - 0000000040800000 (usable) > > 304MB HIGHMEM available. > > 728MB LOWMEM available. > > Using x86 segment limits to approximate NX protection > > IRQ lockup detection disabled > > Built 1 zonelists > > Kernel command line: ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg > > method=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/ > > Initializing CPU#0 > > CPU 0 irqstacks, hard=c033e000 soft=c031e000 > > PID hash table entries: 4096 (order: 12, 65536 bytes) > > Xen reported: 1799.994 MHz processor. > > Console: colour dummy device 80x25 > > Dentry cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 7, 524288 bytes) > > Inode-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes) > > vmalloc area: ee000000-f4ffe000, maxmem 2d800000 > > Memory: 1024384k/1056768k available (1458k kernel code, 23728k > > reserved, 548k data, 132k init, 311296k highmem) > > Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor > > mode... Ok. > > Security Scaffold v1.0.0 initialized > > SELinux: Initializing. > > There is already a security framework initialized, register_security > > failed. > > selinux_register_security: Registering secondary module capability > > Capability LSM initialized as secondary > > Mount-cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes) > > CPU: L1 I cache: 32K, L1 D cache: 32K > > CPU: L2 cache: 2048K > > Enabling fast FPU save and restore... done. > > Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support... done. > > Checking ''hlt'' instruction... OK. > > Brought up 1 CPUs > > checking if image is initramfs...it isn''t (ungzip failed); looks like > > an initrd > > Freeing initrd memory: 8196k freed > > Grant table initialized > > NET: Registered protocol family 16 > > Brought up 1 VCPUs > > xen_mem: Initialising balloon driver. > > audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled) > > audit(1233177665.585:1): initialized > > highmem bounce pool size: 64 pages > > VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1 > > Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes) > > Initializing Cryptographic API > > ksign: Installing public key data > > Loading keyring > > - Added public key 6AE3E5354F98B3C8 > > - User ID: Red Hat, Inc. (Kernel Module GPG key) > > rtc: IRQ 8 is not free. > > i8042.c: No controller found. > > RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 16384K size 1024 blocksize > > Xen virtual console successfully installed as xvc0 > > Linux version 2.6.9-67.0.4.ELxenU (root@yort.fnal.gov) (gcc version > > 3.4.5 20051201 (Red Hat 3.4.5-2)) #1 SMP Thu Jan 31 17:16:59 CST 2008 > > BIOS-provided physical RAM map: > > Xen: 0000000000000000 - 0000000040800000 (usable) > > 304MB HIGHMEM available. > > 728MB LOWMEM available. > > Using x86 segment limits to approximate NX protection > > IRQ lockup detection disabled > > Built 1 zonelists > > Kernel command line: ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg > > method=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/ > > Initializing CPU#0 > > CPU 0 irqstacks, hard=c033e000 soft=c031e000 > > PID hash table entries: 4096 (order: 12, 65536 bytes) > > Xen reported: 1799.994 MHz processor. > > Console: colour dummy device 80x25 > > Dentry cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 7, 524288 bytes) > > Inode-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes) > > vmalloc area: ee000000-f4ffe000, maxmem 2d800000 > > Memory: 1024384k/1056768k available (1458k kernel code, 23728k > > reserved, 548k data, 132k init, 311296k highmem) > > Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor > > mode... Ok. > > Security Scaffold v1.0.0 initialized > > SELinux: Initializing. > > There is already a security framework initialized, register_security > > failed. > > selinux_register_security: Registering secondary module capability > > Capability LSM initialized as secondary > > Mount-cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes) > > CPU: L1 I cache: 32K, L1 D cache: 32K > > CPU: L2 cache: 2048K > > Enabling fast FPU save and restore... done. > > Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support... done. > > Checking ''hlt'' instruction... OK. > > Brought up 1 CPUs > > checking if image is initramfs...it isn''t (ungzip failed); looks like > > an initrd > > Freeing initrd memory: 8196k freed > > Grant table initialized > > NET: Registered protocol family 16 > > Brought up 1 VCPUs > > xen_mem: Initialising balloon driver. > > audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled) > > audit(1233177665.585:1): initialized > > highmem bounce pool size: 64 pages > > VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1 > > Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes) > > Initializing Cryptographic API > > ksign: Installing public key data > > Loading keyring > > - Added public key 6AE3E5354F98B3C8 > > - User ID: Red Hat, Inc. (Kernel Module GPG key) > > rtc: IRQ 8 is not free. > > i8042.c: No controller found. > > RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 16384K size 1024 blocksize > > Xen virtual console successfully installed as xvc0 > > Event-channel device installed. > > mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice > > md: md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MD_SB_DISKS=27 > > NET: Registered protocol family 2 > > IP route cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes) > > TCP established hash table entries: 262144 (order: 10, 4194304 bytes) > > TCP bind hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 3145728 bytes) > > Welcome to Scientific > > Linux > > > > > > +---------+ Choose a Language > > +---------+ > > | > > | > > | What language would you like to use > > | > > | during the installation process? > > | > > | > > | > > | Catalan # > > | > > | Chinese(Simplified) # > > | > > | Chinese(Traditional) # > > | > > | Croatian # > > | > > | Czech # > > | > > | Danish # > > | > > | Dutch # > > | > > | English # > > | > > | > > | > > | +----+ > > | > > | | OK | > > | > > | +----+ > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > +---------------------------------------+ > > > > ************************************ > > * Kyle Fransham * > > * BaBar Computing Associate * > > * University of Victoria * > > * 250-721-7746 * > > * fransham@uvic.ca * > > ************************************ > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 13:26 -0800, Kyle Fransham wrote:> Hi, > > I''m trying to use a kickstart file to install VMs on a Scientific > Linux 5.2 (repackaged RHEL52) host, but the install process seems to > ignore my kickstart file. The command I''m using is: > > virt-install -n sl4vm01 --ram=1024 --vcpus=1 --os-type=linux > --os-variant=rhel4 > --extra-args="ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg" > --paravirt --nographics --file=/var/lib/xen/images/BbrSL4.img > --file-size=5 > --location=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/ -d > > In the output, I see that the ks=<mykickstartfile> parameter is indeed > being passed to the kernel: > > ... > Built 1 zonelists > Kernel command line: ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg > method=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/ > Initializing CPU#0 > ... > > but I am forced to go through all of the install options (eg. setting > the language) anyways. I don''t see any errors in the startup messages > (see below). Does anyone have any troubleshooting suggestions?Your command looks correct, wonder if its the actual syntax in your config causing issues. In https://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg I see network --bootpro dchp --hostname vm01 where it should be network --bootproto dhcp --hostname vm01 If you haven''t tried already you may have better luck initiating the install with --vnc so you can use the different ttys (Alt-F2, etc) to debug the install. Also if you haven''t already you may want to do a manual install and take the resulting /root/anaconda-ks.cfg that the installer spits out as a clean base for a working kickstart file. -- Matthew Kent \ SA \ bravenet.com _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Hi, Thanks for the suggestion about booting with --vnc and looking at the output on the different ttys. I found that the installer couldn''t find my kickstart file because the address of the server I''d provided: http://particle.phys.uvic.ca actually resolves to: https://particle.phys.uvic.ca and the anaconda installer doesn''t understand SSL. When I moved the kickstart file to a different server it ran perfectly. Thanks for the help, xen-community. Another problem solved! Kyle On Thu, 2009-01-29 at 15:46 -0800, Matthew Kent wrote:> On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 13:26 -0800, Kyle Fransham wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I''m trying to use a kickstart file to install VMs on a Scientific > > Linux 5.2 (repackaged RHEL52) host, but the install process seems to > > ignore my kickstart file. The command I''m using is: > > > > virt-install -n sl4vm01 --ram=1024 --vcpus=1 --os-type=linux > > --os-variant=rhel4 > > --extra-args="ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg" > > --paravirt --nographics --file=/var/lib/xen/images/BbrSL4.img > > --file-size=5 > > --location=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/ -d > > > > In the output, I see that the ks=<mykickstartfile> parameter is indeed > > being passed to the kernel: > > > > ... > > Built 1 zonelists > > Kernel command line: ks=http://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg > > method=ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/46/i386/ > > Initializing CPU#0 > > ... > > > > but I am forced to go through all of the install options (eg. setting > > the language) anyways. I don''t see any errors in the startup messages > > (see below). Does anyone have any troubleshooting suggestions? > > Your command looks correct, wonder if its the actual syntax in your > config causing issues. > > In https://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~fransham/ks.cfg I see > > network --bootpro dchp --hostname vm01 > > where it should be > > network --bootproto dhcp --hostname vm01 > > If you haven''t tried already you may have better luck initiating the > install with --vnc so you can use the different ttys (Alt-F2, etc) to > debug the install. > > Also if you haven''t already you may want to do a manual install and take > the resulting /root/anaconda-ks.cfg that the installer spits out as a > clean base for a working kickstart file._______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users