On Fri, 13 Jul 2007, Stijn De Weirdt wrote:

> hi all,
>
> i'm trying to use pxeboot for a new machine with x86_64 sl50.
>
> i've encountered 2 issues so far:
> a. our kickstart file looks like
>
> ...
> text            # Use text mode
> reboot          # Reboot at the end
>         skipx		# Do not configure XWindow (default)
>
> # System language
> ...
>
> during the ks step, it stops with message:
> "skipx doesn't take any arguments".

I would check that there are only spaces after the skipx.

>
> b. we are missing a scsi driver (for 3ware 9650) in the pxe initrd, so
> i'm trying to add it (done this before.)
>
> but know i get stuck in the very first step:
> afterdownloading initrd.img, gunzipping it, i try to mount it and i get

It is now a cpio archive.

> the following error:
> mount: you must specify the filesystem type
>
> explicitly trying ext2 (and even ext3) it still fails.
> i tried it with and sl45 initrd.img file and there it worked without any
> problem.
>
> any hints on how to get it working?
>
> stijn
>

-Connie Sieh