I previously tried using --ksdevice when fully specifying the eth0 but that is a pxelinux format that's rejected by anaconda when using media kickstart. I also just removed the kickstart firewall line in case that was somehow causing networkmanager to be invoked but no-go.

I can pxeboot install fine but we have cases where must do a media (local) install, and unattended, but networkmanager pops up no matter I try...

thanks & regards,
kent

-----Original Message-----
From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom H
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 3:14 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: SL6.1 kickstart persistent networkmanager prevents unattended install

On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Johnson, Kent A (GE Healthcare)
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Sorry to bother but I've tried to do my homework first, to no avail...
>
> I'm kickstarting the standard SL6.1 install DVD from a USB key to
> provide an unattended install.
>
> I've tried everything I can find to try to prevent the networkmanager
> popup to configure the ethernet interface during the install (occurs
> immediately after disk partitioning).
>
> I've tried many different forms of the kickstart network command to
> fully configure eth0 or  leaving the network line out completely but the
> nm popup persists. The only way that I've been able to stop the nm popup
> during the kickstart install is to disable the ethernet hardware in the
> BIOS! I've read all the RH/SL docs and searched the web far and wide...
>
> So, it seems that anaconda starts networkmanager any time that it finds
> an ethernet device (active or not)  whether the kickstart references
> network or not. I'm not adding any external repos or anything else that
> would require network. What am I missing?

Untested because I use "ks=http://...": how about "ksdevice=" or "ksdevice=''"?