Hi Tim, Thanks for your reply. I thought it was network trouble too at first. So I checked connectivity to the resources I was attempting to use like so:
I can wget the url I am attempting to use: [root@LCENT02:~] #wget http://mirror.trouble-free.net/centos/5.6/os/x86_64/images/ --2011-06-15 08:00:48-- http://mirror.trouble-free.net/centos/5.6/os/x86_64/images/ Resolving mirror.trouble-free.net... 66.45.230.130 Connecting to mirror.trouble-free.net|66.45.230.130|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: unspecified [text/html] Saving to: `index.html' [ <=> ] 3,050 --.-K/s in 0s 2011-06-15 08:00:49 (97.0 MB/s) - `index.html' saved [3050] And I can mount and list the NFS directory: [root@LCENT02:~] #mount 192.168.1.250:/mnt/DVD /mnt/DVD [root@LCENT02:~] #ls /mnt/DVD CentOS RELEASE-NOTES-cs RELEASE-NOTES-en_US RELEASE-NOTES-ja RELEASE-NOTES-ro EULA RELEASE-NOTES-cs.html RELEASE-NOTES-en_US.html RELEASE-NOTES-ja.html RELEASE-NOTES-ro.html GPL RELEASE-NOTES-de RELEASE-NOTES-es RELEASE-NOTES-nl repodata images RELEASE-NOTES-de.html RELEASE-NOTES-es.html RELEASE-NOTES-nl.html RPM-GPG-KEY-beta isolinux RELEASE-NOTES-en RELEASE-NOTES-fr RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5 NOTES RELEASE-NOTES-en.html RELEASE-NOTES-fr.html RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR.html TRANS.TBL So what I've done is edit the profile to use a different kickstart that I remember having success with in the past. It works! So the problem is definitely with the ks file. However I don't fully get the snippet idea yet that the working answer file uses (working on it!) and I would prefer to use my original ks until I do. Here is the working answer file: #platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T # System authorization information auth --useshadow --enablemd5 # System bootloader configuration bootloader --location=mbr # Partition clearing information clearpart --all --initlabel # Use text mode install text # Firewall configuration firewall --enabled # Run the Setup Agent on first boot firstboot --disable # System keyboard keyboard us # System language lang en_US # Use network installation url --url=$tree # If any cobbler repo definitions were referenced in the kickstart profile, include them here. $yum_repo_stanza # Network information $SNIPPET('network_config') # Reboot after installation reboot #Root password rootpw --iscrypted $default_password_crypted # SELinux configuration selinux --disabled # Do not configure the X Window System skipx # System timezone timezone America/New_York # Install OS instead of upgrade install # Clear the Master Boot Record zerombr # Allow anaconda to partition the system as needed autopart %pre $SNIPPET('log_ks_pre') $kickstart_start $SNIPPET('pre_install_network_config') # Enable installation monitoring $SNIPPET('pre_anamon') %packages $SNIPPET('func_install_if_enabled') %post $SNIPPET('log_ks_post') # Start yum configuration $yum_config_stanza # End yum configuration $SNIPPET('post_install_kernel_options') $SNIPPET('post_install_network_config') $SNIPPET('func_register_if_enabled') $SNIPPET('download_config_files') $SNIPPET('koan_environment') $SNIPPET('redhat_register') $SNIPPET('cobbler_register') # Enable post-install boot notification $SNIPPET('post_anamon') # Start final steps $kickstart_done # End final steps And here is the one I would like to get working: # Kickstart file automatically generated by anaconda. install keyboard us ## use mirror to install #url --url http://mirror.trouble-free.net/centos/5.6/os/x86_64/images/ # Use NFS installation media nfs --server=192.168.1.250 --dir=/mnt/DVD ## system language lang en_US.UTF-8 ## network configuration network --device eth0 --bootproto dhcp --hostname snjhnew ## root password rootpw --iscrypted $default_password_crypted ## firewall firewall --enabled --port=22:tcp,80:tcp authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5 selinux --disabled timezone America/New_York ## include yum repos $yum_repo_stanza ## partitioning experiment clearpart --all ## auto-partitioning #autopart bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=xvda --append="console=xvc0" part /boot --fstype ext3 --ondisk=xvda --size 300 part / --fstype ext3 --ondisk=xvda --size 25000 part swap --size 2048 --ondisk=xvda part /var --fstype ext3 --ondisk=xvda --size 2000 part /tmp --fstype ext3 --ondisk=xvda --size 2000 part /scratch --fstype ext3 --ondisk=xvda --size 1 --grow %post %packages @base @core @editors @legacy-network-server @mail-server @network-server @server-cfg @text-internet @web-server @Virtualization koan puppet keyutils trousers fipscheck device-mapper-multipath One thing I don't understand with the working kickstart file is where it is getting the url --url=$tree value where it is apparently getting the install files from. Thanks in advance for your help! Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Tassinari" <[email protected]> To: "cobbler mailing list" <[email protected]> Cc: "cobbler mailing list" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 7:28:01 AM Subject: Re: install url trouble Tim, When I've seen this in the past it is usually because the network for the machine being kickstarted is either not setup or incorrect. I'd verify that the network information is correct and utilizing it without any routes that you can get to these media locations. -tim On Jun 14, 2011, at 11:33 PM, Tim Dunphy <[email protected]> wrote: > hello list! > > I am having trouble with the install url portion of the kickstart file. The > ks was working in the recent past and honestly I'm not sure what may have > changed to break the darn thing. > > First is the mirror url I am attempting to use: > > ## use mirror to install > url --url http://mirror.trouble-free.net/centos/5.6/os/x86_64/ > > Now if you pump that url into your browser you should see a viable installer > location. But this is what happens in the installer: > > Welcome to CentOS > > > > +-----------------+ HTTP Setup +------------------+ > > | | > > | Please enter the following information: | > > | | > > | o the name or IP number of your Web server | > > | o the directory on that server containing | > > | CentOS for your architecture | > > | | > > | Web site name: mirror.trouble-free.net_ | > > | CentOS directory: /centos/5.6/os/x86_64/__ | > > | | > > | +----+ +------+ | > > | | OK | | Back | | > > | +----+ +------+ | > > | | > > | | > > +-------------------------------------------------+ > > > > > <Tab>/<Alt-Tab> between elements | <Space> selects | <F12> next screen > > > Next I tried the NFS media I have used in the past without kickstart. > > # Use NFS installation media > nfs --server=192.168.1.250 --dir=/mnt/DVD > > > Now with this I can type the appropriate command on the command line and have > it mount: > > [root@LCENT03:~] #mount 192.168.1.250:/mnt/DVD /mnt/DVD > [root@LCENT03:~] #cd /mnt/DVD > [root@LCENT03:/mnt/DVD] #ls > CentOS RELEASE-NOTES-cs RELEASE-NOTES-en_US RELEASE-NOTES-ja > RELEASE-NOTES-ro > EULA RELEASE-NOTES-cs.html RELEASE-NOTES-en_US.html > RELEASE-NOTES-ja.html RELEASE-NOTES-ro.html > GPL RELEASE-NOTES-de RELEASE-NOTES-es RELEASE-NOTES-nl > repodata > images RELEASE-NOTES-de.html RELEASE-NOTES-es.html > RELEASE-NOTES-nl.html RPM-GPG-KEY-beta > isolinux RELEASE-NOTES-en RELEASE-NOTES-fr > RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5 > NOTES RELEASE-NOTES-en.html RELEASE-NOTES-fr.html > RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR.html TRANS.TBL > > > But in the installer this is what happens: > > Welcome to CentOS > > > +----------------------+ NFS Setup +----------------------+ > > | | > > | Please enter the following information: | > > | | > > | o the name or IP number of your NFS server | > > | o the directory on that server containing | > > | CentOS for your architecture | > > | o optionally, parameters for the NFS mount | > > | | > > | NFS server name: 192.168.1.250___________ | > > | CentOS directory: /mnt/DVD________________ | > > | NFS mount options (optional): ________________________ | > > | | > > | +----+ +------+ | > > | | OK | | Back | | > > | +----+ +------+ | > > | | > > | | > > +---------------------------------------------------------+ > > > > <Tab>/<Alt-Tab> between elements | <Space> selects | <F12> next screen > > I'd really appreciate it if a fresh set of eyes could help spot the problem > and possibly posit a solution. > > Thanks! > tim > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list [email protected] https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list [email protected] https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
