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Reply To: | Stephen Berg (Contractor) |
Date: | Mon, 5 Mar 2012 07:37:28 -0600 |
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I'm testing a way to install/upgrade some remote systems. What I'm
doing is hand jamming a change in /boot/grub/grub.conf to point to
/boot/vmlinuz and /boot/initrd.img from the /image/pxeboot directory off
the install DVD, tried both 6.1 and 6.2. Both files have been copied to
/boot on the test server.
When I boot to this kernel/image combination I use the following boot
parameters to get a psuedo netboot/pxeboot installation started:
ks=nfs:<IPADDRESS>:<PATH to kickstart> ksdevice=link vnc vncpassword=<PW>
The problem I'm running into is that the ksdevice parameter seems to be
getting ignored. I've tried ksdevice=ethX with the appropriate network
interface name, ksdevice=link and ksdevice=<MACADDR> but the system
consistently stops at the screen asking me to choose which interface to
use.
I tried a similar method using a Fedora 15 vmlinuz/initrd.img and
ksdevice=link and it worked as expected. Is there some magic I'm
missing or is that ksdevice parameter not functioning properly from the
install DVD's copies of vmlinuz/initrd.img?
I'd really like to get this working to help with some remote system
installations.
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Stephen Berg
Systems Administrator
NRL Code: 7320
Office: 228-688-5738
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