Re: Using FAI to install a "root Server"

2007-05-14 Thread Torsten Schlabach
Little update in case anyone is following this tread: Pitfall #1: On the FAI server, double-check that /srv/fai/nfsroot/etc/hosts has a proper name and IP address for the FAI server. When the FAI install kernel on the install client boots and mounts the root FS via NFS, it does not have any D

Re: FAI kernel won't boot on certain boxes

2007-05-14 Thread Frank Doepper
Am 09.05.2007 21:31 schrieb Thomas Lange: > Yes, it could be the pxelinux loader. Try the old pxelinux.0 file from > sarge. Maybe this version works with your hardware. Tried it with no success. > Also try to do a memtest. Maybe defect RAM. Memory ist ok, Memtest worked overnight with 0 Errors.

Re: Using FAI to install a "root Server"

2007-05-14 Thread Torsten Schlabach
Holger, I had been thinking a bit about your suggestion over the weekend. In my special situation (rented dedicated server, aka "root Server") it would of course cover 3/4 of the potential benefits to "just" use the so called "soft update" for configuring and installing software automatically