I haven't had a chance yet to do proper documentation of what I did to get this working, but here goes a quick rundown, assuming that you've never compiled the unattended linux boot disk (neither had I until this week).
My lead on doing this came from http://www.mail-archive.com/unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net/ msg07327.html but I had a few issues that weren't in that message that I had to work through. I did this on a Centos 4.4 server that I had already installed a compiler, make, etc. on. The only thing I had to add to that machine was "mkisofs" mkdir /extra ( I tend to download and compile stuff here - adjust per your preference) cd /extra wget http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/unattended/unattended -4.7.zip unzip unattended-4.7.zip cd unattended-4.7/linuxboot make download Then wait for all the source files to download. Once that is done... cd linux-2.6.23.11/drivers/net/e1000 rm -f * (delete the old E1000 driver files) wget http://downloadmirror.intel.com/9180/eng/e1000-7.6.15.4.tar.gz (new driver from Intel) tar zxvf e1000-7.6.15.4.tar.gz mv e1000-7.6.15.4/src/* cd /extra/unattended-4.7/linuxboot make iso It started the compiling process, but then crapped out when it got to the E1000 driver because it couldn't find the kernel source. Towards the beginning of "linux-2.6.23.11/drivers/net/e1000/Makefile" is a section: > # Kernel Search Path > # All the places we look for kernel source > KSP := /lib/modules/$(BUILD_KERNEL)/build \ > /lib/modules/$(BUILD_KERNEL)/source \ > /usr/src/linux-$(BUILD_KERNEL) \ > /usr/src/linux-$($(BUILD_KERNEL) | sed 's/-.*//') \ > /usr/src/kernel-headers-$(BUILD_KERNEL) \ > /usr/src/kernel-source-$(BUILD_KERNEL) \ > /usr/src/linux-$($(BUILD_KERNEL) | sed > 's/\([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\)\..*/\1/') \ > /usr/src/linux I modified the last line there and added one more: /usr/src/linux \ /extra/unattended-4.7/linuxboot/linux-2.6.23.11 After that, "make iso" ran fine until it got to to the midid part of compiling dosemu. Can't recall offhand the exact error - it was a screenful of text. Since I didn't think that having some sort of audio/MIDI related component of a disk used just to boot the computer for initial install really mattered, I simply edited "/extra/unattended-4.7/linuxboot/dosemu-1.4.0/src/arch/linux/ Makefile.main" and commented out line 23: "#MIDID=arch/linux/dosext/sound/midid". Ran "make iso" again, and it proceeded to finish compiling and make the new ISO ("/extra/unattended-4.7/linuxboot/linuxboot.iso"). One other thing that I did have to do to these OptiPlex 755's was change the BIOS setting for the SATA controller to "ATA" otherwise it hung on the install CD. Dave On Mar 7, 2008, at 4:48 AM, Regis Gras wrote: > I am trying to install a Dell Optiplex 755, but the network card > is'nt recognized. > After the boot (PXE or CDROM) the installer stops with the message > > ** Now that we have loaded the modules (maybe), let's try DHCP .... > ** eth0 not found > ** eth1 not found > ** eth2 not found > Failed to obtain DHCP lease > ** Dropping to shell > > The network card is: > Intel(R) 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection > > Could some one tell me how to do to use unattended with Dell Optiplex > 755 > > -- > ================================================================== > | Régis Gras | http://dcm.ujf-grenoble.fr | > | D.C.M. | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | 301, rue de la chimie | -------------- | > | DU BP 53 | Tel 04 76 51 41 76 | > | 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9 | Fax 04 76 51 40 89 | > ================================================================== > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > unattended-info mailing list > unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info David Wadson IT Manager The Chronicle-Journal ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
