On Fri, 18 May 2007, Howard Peng wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Question related to this topic:
>
> I usually download and burn the boot.iso, manually test the installation 
> using the boot cd before rolling out kickstart.
>
> I downloaded and burned boot.iso from 
> ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/50/i386/images, booted a 
> machine using linux askmethod option, specify the nfs image location.
>
> Error message:
> "The Scientific Linux installation tree in that directory does not seem to 
> match your boot media."
>
> I assumed the boot.iso should work without any modification, any suggestions?

The boot.iso in the ftp tree works with the ftp tree.

The full iso image works with a copied version of the iso tree.

This is because the ftp tree and the iso images were built independently.

So only use ftp tree parts with ftp tree parts and iso tree with iso 
tree .

-Connie Sieh
> Regards,
> Howard
>
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> Howard Peng, AScT, B.Eng., EIT | Systems Administrator
> Physics and Astronomy | University of Victoria
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>
>
> Connie Sieh wrote:
>> On Fri, 18 May 2007, Devin Bougie wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> With SL4, we used the the following procedure (for example) to create
>>> a kickstart boot CD from the first SL4 installation disk.  Our
>>> kickstart file installs from our local mirror via http.
>>> mount -o loop /tmp/SL.43.050806.i386.disc1.iso /mnt/tmp
>>> mkdir /tmp/SL43
>>> cp -r /mnt/tmp/isolinux /tmp/SL43
>>> cd /tmp/SL43
>>> cp /tmp/ks.cfg isolinux/ks.cfg
>>> edit the isolinux.cfg file to automatically start the kickstart
>>> installation.
>>>     change timeout 600 to timeout 1
>>>     add ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg to the end of the "append" line of the first
>>> "label linux" section
>>> mkisofs -o /tmp/SL43.iso -b isolinux.bin -c boot.cat -no-emul-boot -
>>> boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -R -J -v -T isolinux/
>>> 
>>> When we do the same procedure with SL5, we get the following error:
>>> "The Scientific Linux installation tree in that directory does not
>>> seem to match your boot media."
>> 
>> A check is done to make sure that the boot media matches the "install 
>> files".  The check is between the file .discinfo and the .buildstamp file 
>> in the initrd.
>> 
>> I assume you are installing from a "mirror" of the ftp.scientificlinux.org 
>> site.
>> 
>> The .buildstamp(in initrd) and .discinfo (in top level dir) have to "agree"
>> 
>> So you probably need to get the .discinfo file from your "install tree" and 
>> put it on your new iso image.
>> 
>> In SL4.x I did not rebuild the "install images" for the iso's.  Since I am 
>> using a different program for SL5 they get rebuilt.
>> 
>> 
>> -Connie Sieh
>>> 
>>> We get the same error regardless of which SL mirror we use.  However,
>>> we can install from our local mirror by using "linux askmethod" and
>>> the normal SL5 installation CD.
>>> 
>>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>> 
>>> Many thanks,
>>> Devin
>>> 
>>> ------
>>> Devin Bougie
>>> Laboratory for Elementary-Particle Physics
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>> 
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