On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Tom H <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 4:31 AM, Artem Trunov <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> I also install from dvd images on USB stick and have no problem.
>>
>> Here is network config in ks file
>>
>> network --device eth0 --bootproto dhcp --onboot=yes
>>
>> (I wonder if you should have it somewhere in the beginning of the ks,
>> I wonder if order of some entries matter?)
>>
>> syslinux menu options are (to read ks from external server):
>>
>>  append ks=http://xx.xx.xx.xx/ks/ks-dev.cfg ksdevice=eth0
>> repo=hd:sda2:/ initrd=initrdnew4.img
>>
>> or can also read from the USB stick
>>
>> ks=hd:sda1:/ks.cfg
>
> Everyone seems to be top-posting in this thread!
>
> I've tried addding the following on the kernel line:
> ks=hd:sdb1:/sl6.cfg ksdevice=
> ks=hd:sdb1:/sl6.cfg ksdevice=''
> ks=hd:sdb1:/sl6.cfg ksdevice=""
> ks=hd:sdb1:/sl6.cfg ksdevice=eth0
> ks=hd:sdb1:/sl6.cfg ksdevice=eth0 ip=10.0.0.1 netmask=255.255.255.0
> gateway=10.0.0.2 dns=8.8.8.8
> (where eth0 in the above line is a disconnected NIC and the settings
> in the last line were to set up NM with them)
>
> In all of these cases, I was prompted to choose a NIC.
>
> Don't you have a DHCP server that could provide settings to ethX and just use:
> ks=hd:sdb1:/sl6.cfg ksdevice=ethX

Reading through the kickstart, I think that I may have found the
option that you need (never seen it before!): nonet!

So "ks=hd:sdb1:/sl6.cfg nonet" should work...