Try adding the following dummy network to the Kickstart Network --activate --device eth0 ip=10.0.0.1 --netmask=255.255.255.0
This works for me when I have biosdevname=0 in the grub line (otherwise you will get weird device names other than ethX). -----Original Message----- From: owner-scientific-linux-us...@listserv.fnal.gov [mailto:owner-scientific-linux-us...@listserv.fnal.gov] On Behalf Of Connie Sieh Sent: 23 November, 2011 01:46 To: Konstantin Olchanski Cc: SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS@LISTSERV.fnal.gov Subject: Re: SL6.1 installer requires internet connection? On Tue, 22 Nov 2011, Konstantin Olchanski wrote: > On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 04:09:15PM -0600, Connie Sieh wrote: >> On Tue, 22 Nov 2011, Konstantin Olchanski wrote: >> >>> Hi, SL users - I have constructed an SL6 installer USB disk and it works >>> but after asking all the questions, right before starting to install >>> packages, >>> it stops and requests that there be an active network connection. The >>> installation >>> does not seem to proceed until the machine acquires an internet connection. >>> >>> Why is this? >> >> How did you make the USB image? > > > Same as any bootable USB disk. Partition the USB disk, mkfs, rsync bootable > filesystem contents, install boot loader. > > As follows: > > 1) Partition table looks like this: > > Disk /dev/sdc: 7996 MB, 7996440576 bytes > 224 heads, 56 sectors/track, 1245 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 12544 * 512 = 6422528 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdc1 * 1 1245 7808612 83 Linux > > NOTE: you need to repartition with -H224 -S56 (or whatever) because > I see some USB disks come with random heads and sectors settings. > > NOTE2: note "boot" flag > > 2) mke2fs -j /dev/sdc1 as normal, mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/dst > > 3) rsync -av /triumfcs/mirror/SL/6.1/x64_64/os /mnt/dst (same contents as > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.1/x86_64/os) > > 4) directory "Packages" is probably not needed > > 5) rsync -av .../SL-61-x86_64-2011-11-09-Everything-DVD1.iso > .../SL-61-x86_64-2011-07-27-Everything-DVD2.iso /mnt/dst > So you should have a /images directory on your usb drive. Copy the /images/updates.img and /images/product.img from .../SL-61-x86_64-2011-11-09-Everything-DVD1.iso to /images directory of the usb drive. > 6) cd /mnt/dst, setup "extlinux" (since the original uses isolinux). I use > extlinux, mbr.bin, menu.c32 from extlinux-3.86. > > 6a) cat mbr.bin > /dev/sdc, ./extlinux -i . (notice the dot) > 6b) extlinux.conf is a copy of isolinux.cfg with "vesamenu.c32" replaced by > "menu.c32" from extlinux-3.86 > > 7) umount /dev/sdc, try to boot it. > >>> I am making an SL6 installer for use on machines located where internet >>> access is physically impossible, so is there a solution or workaround? >>> >> >> There is a solution to this but I need to know the answer to the >> above question. > > > Ideally, I would like the installer run from the "Packages" directory rather > than the DVD iso images. > > > -Connie Sieh