How to PXE boot F17 now?

[Bret Wortman]

Has anyone figured out how to PXE boot F17 from Cobbler now? Specifically,
I'm trying to figure out how to specify the "inst.repo=" line now that
it's
required.

I tried adding it via --kopts, but that hasn't appeared to work. I'll keep
experimenting, but was wondering if anyone had solved this already.


-- 
Bret Wortman
The Damascus Group
Fairfax, VA
http://bretwortman.com/
http://twitter.com/BretWortman

[Alan Crosswell]

It just worked for me. I created the distro by importing the DVD ISO.  I
did give up on SELinux and just disabled it.... This on an x86_64 FC17 VM
running under VMware Fusion and I've been able to PXE boot an older
physical x86 machine with it (bridged eth1 to the physical ethernet port on
the Mac).


[root@fc17vm alan]# cobbler distro report
Name                           : Fedora17-PAE-i386
Architecture                   : i386
TFTP Boot Files                : {}
Breed                          : redhat
Comment                        :
Fetchable Files                : {}
Initrd                         :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/Fedora17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
Kernel                         :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/Fedora17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
Kernel Options                 : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
Kickstart Metadata             : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@
@/cblr/links/Fedora17-PAE-i386'}
Management Classes             : []
OS Version                     : generic26
Owners                         : ['admin']
Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
Template Files                 : {}

Name                           : Fedora17-i386
Architecture                   : i386
TFTP Boot Files                : {}
Breed                          : redhat
Comment                        :
Fetchable Files                : {}
Initrd                         :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/Fedora17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
Kernel                         :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/Fedora17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
Kernel Options                 : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
Kickstart Metadata             : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@
@/cblr/links/Fedora17-i386'}
Management Classes             : []
OS Version                     : generic26
Owners                         : ['admin']
Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
Template Files                 : {}

[root@fc17vm alan]# cobbler profile report
Name                           : Fedora17-PAE-i386
TFTP Boot Files                : {}
Comment                        :
DHCP Tag                       : default
Distribution                   : Fedora17-PAE-i386
Enable gPXE?                   : 0
Enable PXE Menu?               : 1
Fetchable Files                : {}
Kernel Options                 : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
Kickstart                      :
Kickstart Metadata             : {}
Management Classes             : []
Management Parameters          : <<inherit>>
Name Servers                   : []
Name Servers Search Path       : []
Owners                         : ['admin']
Parent Profile                 :
Proxy                          :
Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
Repos                          : []
Server Override                : <<inherit>>
Template Files                 : {}
Virt Auto Boot                 : 1
Virt Bridge                    : xenbr0
Virt CPUs                      : 1
Virt Disk Driver Type          : raw
Virt File Size(GB)             : 5
Virt Path                      :
Virt RAM (MB)                  : 512
Virt Type                      : qemu

Name                           : Fedora17-aprsdigi-i386
TFTP Boot Files                : {}
Comment                        :
DHCP Tag                       : <<inherit>>
Distribution                   : ~
Enable gPXE?                   : False
Enable PXE Menu?               : False
Fetchable Files                : {}
Kernel Options                 : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
Kickstart                      :
/var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/aprsdigi-fc17.ks
Kickstart Metadata             : {}
Management Classes             : []
Management Parameters          : <<inherit>>
Name Servers                   : []
Name Servers Search Path       : []
Owners                         : ['admin']
Parent Profile                 : Fedora17-i386
Proxy                          :
Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
Repos                          : ['aprsdigi-FC17-i386']
Server Override                : <<inherit>>
Template Files                 : {}
Virt Auto Boot                 : 0
Virt Bridge                    : <<inherit>>
Virt CPUs                      : <<inherit>>
Virt Disk Driver Type          : <<inherit>>
Virt File Size(GB)             : <<inherit>>
Virt Path                      : <<inherit>>
Virt RAM (MB)                  : <<inherit>>
Virt Type                      : xenpv

Name                           : Fedora17-i386
TFTP Boot Files                : {}
Comment                        :
DHCP Tag                       : default
Distribution                   : Fedora17-i386
Enable gPXE?                   : 0
Enable PXE Menu?               : 1
Fetchable Files                : {}
Kernel Options                 : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
Kickstart                      : /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/fc17.ks
Kickstart Metadata             : {}
Management Classes             : []
Management Parameters          : <<inherit>>
Name Servers                   : []
Name Servers Search Path       : []
Owners                         : ['admin']
Parent Profile                 :
Proxy                          :
Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
Repos                          : []
Server Override                : <<inherit>>
Template Files                 : {}
Virt Auto Boot                 : 1
Virt Bridge                    : xenbr0
Virt CPUs                      : 1
Virt Disk Driver Type          : raw
Virt File Size(GB)             : 5
Virt Path                      :
Virt RAM (MB)                  : 512
Virt Type                      : qemu

[root@fc17vm alan]#


On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Bret Wortman <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
wrote:
>  Has anyone figured out how to PXE boot F17 from Cobbler now? 
Specifically, I'm
trying to figure out how to specify the "inst.repo=" line
now that it's required.
>  I tried adding it via --kopts, but that hasn't appeared to work. I'll 
keep
experimenting, but was wondering if anyone had solved this already.
>  --
>  Bret Wortman
>  The Damascus Group
>  Fairfax, VA
>  http://bretwortman.com/
>  http://twitter.com/BretWortman
>
>
>  _______________________________________________
>  cobbler mailing list
>  cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>  https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
>

[Bret Wortman]

Thanks, Alan. Given what you have, I'll either try to massage mine into
shape or download the DVD images and try again. I built mine by doing:

# cobbler import  --name=F17 --path=rsync://
mirror.umd.edu/fedora/linux/releases/17/Fedora/i386/os --name F17
--arch=i386

which has always worked for me in the past. F17 seems to have change the
rules, though.


Bret

On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Alan Crosswell <alan(a)columbia.edu&gt; wrote:

>  It just worked for me. I created the distro by importing the DVD ISO.
>  I
>  did give up on SELinux and just disabled it.... This on an x86_64 FC17 VM
>  running under VMware Fusion and I've been able to PXE boot an older
>  physical x86 machine with it (bridged eth1 to the physical ethernet port on
>  the Mac).
>
>
>  [root@fc17vm alan]# cobbler distro report
>  Name                           : Fedora17-PAE-i386
>  Architecture                   : i386
>  TFTP Boot Files                : {}
>  Breed                          : redhat
>  Comment                        :
>  Fetchable Files                : {}
>  Initrd                         :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/Fedora17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
>  Kernel                         :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/Fedora17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
>  Kernel Options                 : {}
>  Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
>  Kickstart Metadata             : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@
>  @/cblr/links/Fedora17-PAE-i386'}
>  Management Classes             : []
>  OS Version                     : generic26
>  Owners                         : ['admin']
>  Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
>  Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
>  Template Files                 : {}
>
>  Name                           : Fedora17-i386
>  Architecture                   : i386
>  TFTP Boot Files                : {}
>  Breed                          : redhat
>  Comment                        :
>  Fetchable Files                : {}
>  Initrd                         :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/Fedora17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
>  Kernel                         :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/Fedora17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
>  Kernel Options                 : {}
>  Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
>  Kickstart Metadata             : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@
>  @/cblr/links/Fedora17-i386'}
>  Management Classes             : []
>  OS Version                     : generic26
>  Owners                         : ['admin']
>  Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
>  Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
>  Template Files                 : {}
>
>  [root@fc17vm alan]# cobbler profile report
>  Name                           : Fedora17-PAE-i386
>  TFTP Boot Files                : {}
>  Comment                        :
>  DHCP Tag                       : default
>  Distribution                   : Fedora17-PAE-i386
>  Enable gPXE?                   : 0
>  Enable PXE Menu?               : 1
>  Fetchable Files                : {}
>  Kernel Options                 : {}
>  Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
>  Kickstart                      :
>  Kickstart Metadata             : {}
>  Management Classes             : []
>  Management Parameters          : <<inherit>>
>  Name Servers                   : []
>  Name Servers Search Path       : []
>  Owners                         : ['admin']
>  Parent Profile                 :
>  Proxy                          :
>  Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
>  Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
>  Repos                          : []
>  Server Override                : <<inherit>>
>  Template Files                 : {}
>  Virt Auto Boot                 : 1
>  Virt Bridge                    : xenbr0
>  Virt CPUs                      : 1
>  Virt Disk Driver Type          : raw
>  Virt File Size(GB)             : 5
>  Virt Path                      :
>  Virt RAM (MB)                  : 512
>  Virt Type                      : qemu
>
>  Name                           : Fedora17-aprsdigi-i386
>  TFTP Boot Files                : {}
>  Comment                        :
>  DHCP Tag                       : <<inherit>>
>  Distribution                   : ~
>  Enable gPXE?                   : False
>  Enable PXE Menu?               : False
>  Fetchable Files                : {}
>  Kernel Options                 : {}
>  Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
>  Kickstart                      :
>  /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/aprsdigi-fc17.ks
>  Kickstart Metadata             : {}
>  Management Classes             : []
>  Management Parameters          : <<inherit>>
>  Name Servers                   : []
>  Name Servers Search Path       : []
>  Owners                         : ['admin']
>  Parent Profile                 : Fedora17-i386
>  Proxy                          :
>  Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
>  Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
>  Repos                          : ['aprsdigi-FC17-i386']
>  Server Override                : <<inherit>>
>  Template Files                 : {}
>  Virt Auto Boot                 : 0
>  Virt Bridge                    : <<inherit>>
>  Virt CPUs                      : <<inherit>>
>  Virt Disk Driver Type          : <<inherit>>
>  Virt File Size(GB)             : <<inherit>>
>  Virt Path                      : <<inherit>>
>  Virt RAM (MB)                  : <<inherit>>
>  Virt Type                      : xenpv
>
>  Name                           : Fedora17-i386
>  TFTP Boot Files                : {}
>  Comment                        :
>  DHCP Tag                       : default
>  Distribution                   : Fedora17-i386
>  Enable gPXE?                   : 0
>  Enable PXE Menu?               : 1
>  Fetchable Files                : {}
>  Kernel Options                 : {}
>  Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
>  Kickstart                      : /var/lib/cobbler/kickstarts/fc17.ks
>  Kickstart Metadata             : {}
>  Management Classes             : []
>  Management Parameters          : <<inherit>>
>  Name Servers                   : []
>  Name Servers Search Path       : []
>  Owners                         : ['admin']
>  Parent Profile                 :
>  Proxy                          :
>  Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
>  Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
>  Repos                          : []
>  Server Override                : <<inherit>>
>  Template Files                 : {}
>  Virt Auto Boot                 : 1
>  Virt Bridge                    : xenbr0
>  Virt CPUs                      : 1
>  Virt Disk Driver Type          : raw
>  Virt File Size(GB)             : 5
>  Virt Path                      :
>  Virt RAM (MB)                  : 512
>  Virt Type                      : qemu
>
>  [root@fc17vm alan]#
>
>
>  On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Bret Wortman <
>  bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt; wrote:
>  >
>  > Has anyone figured out how to PXE boot F17 from Cobbler now?
>  Specifically, I'm trying to figure out how to specify the "inst.repo="
> line
>  now that it's required.
>  >
>  > I tried adding it via --kopts, but that hasn't appeared to work. I'll
>  keep experimenting, but was wondering if anyone had solved this already.
>  >
>  >
>  > --
>  > Bret Wortman
>  > The Damascus Group
>  > Fairfax, VA
>  > http://bretwortman.com/
>  > http://twitter.com/BretWortman
>  >
>  >
>  > _______________________________________________
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>

[Scot Floess]

I had no issue PXE booting F17 using either i386 or x86_64... 

Does it start the install or is there some other issue? I did have problems in the the
--url=$tree was coming up wrong and my install failed (I had to tell Cobbler it was Fedora
17). But it all works for me... 

----- Original Message -----

>  From: "Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
>  To: cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>  Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:37:42 AM
>  Subject: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now? 
>  Has anyone figured out how to PXE boot F17 from Cobbler now?
>  Specifically, I'm trying to figure out how to specify the
>  "inst.repo=" line now that it's required. 
>  I tried adding it via --kopts, but that hasn't appeared to work.
> I'll
>  keep experimenting, but was wondering if anyone had solved this
>  already. 
>  -- 
>  Bret Wortman
>  The Damascus Group
>  Fairfax, VA
>  http://bretwortman.com/
>  http://twitter.com/BretWortman 
>  _______________________________________________
>  cobbler mailing list
>  cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>  https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler 
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Make It So Number One

[Bret Wortman]

Just for completeness, here's what I got after my cobbler import:

# cobbler distro report

:
Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
Architecture                   : i386
TFTP Boot Files                : {}
Breed                          : redhat
Comment                        :
Fetchable Files                : {}
Initrd                         :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
Kernel                         :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
Kernel Options                 : {'repo': 'http://
http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/17/Everything/i386/os/
'}
Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
Kickstart Metadata             : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@
@/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
Management Classes             : []
OS Version                     : generic26
Owners                         : ['admin']
Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
Template Files                 : {}
:

# cobbler profile report
:
Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
TFTP Boot Files                : {}
Comment                        :
DHCP Tag                       : default
Distribution                   : F17-PAE-i386
Enable gPXE?                   : 0
Enable PXE Menu?               : 1
Fetchable Files                : {}
Kernel Options                 : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
Kickstart                      :
Kickstart Metadata             : {}
Management Classes             : []
Management Parameters          : <<inherit>>
Name Servers                   : []
Name Servers Search Path       : []
Owners                         : ['admin']
Parent Profile                 :
Proxy                          :
Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
Repos                          : []
Server Override                : <<inherit>>
Template Files                 : {}
Virt Auto Boot                 : 1
Virt Bridge                    : xenbr0
Virt CPUs                      : 1
Virt Disk Driver Type          : raw
Virt File Size(GB)             : 5
Virt Path                      :
Virt RAM (MB)                  : 512
Virt Type                      : qemu
:

I don't use kickstart yet, mostly because each system I set up ends up
being so customized that I haven't figured out a way to leverage kickstart
well. That's why those sections are completely empty.


Bret

On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Scot Floess <sfloess(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:

>  I had no issue PXE booting F17 using either i386 or x86_64...
>
>  Does it start the install or is there some other issue?  I did have
>  problems in the the --url=$tree was coming up wrong and my install failed
>  (I had to tell Cobbler it was Fedora 17).  But it all works for me...
>
>  ------------------------------
>
>  *From: *"Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
>  *To: *cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>  *Sent: *Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:37:42 AM
>  *Subject: *[cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
>
>
>  Has anyone figured out how to PXE boot F17 from Cobbler now? Specifically,
>  I'm trying to figure out how to specify the "inst.repo=" line now that
> it's
>  required.
>
>  I tried adding it via --kopts, but that hasn't appeared to work. I'll keep
>  experimenting, but was wondering if anyone had solved this already.
>
>
>  --
>  Bret Wortman
>  The Damascus Group
>  Fairfax, VA
>  http://bretwortman.com/
>  http://twitter.com/BretWortman
>
>
>  _______________________________________________
>  cobbler mailing list
>  cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>  https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
>
>
>
>
>  --
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>
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>
>  

-- 
Bret Wortman
The Damascus Group
Fairfax, VA
http://bretwortman.com/
http://twitter.com/BretWortman

[Bret Wortman]

I just removed and re-imported my F17 distro and profiles from the mirror
(I tried using the ISO, but couldn't get it to work).  I took notes on the
error that results when booting from the F17-PAE-i386 image and here's what
I get:

[   12.846909] dracut: anaconda using disk root at /dev/sr0
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
[   12.857996] dracut Warning: no suitable images
dracut Warning: no suitable images

[   34.925756] dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
[   34.926450] dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist
dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist

Dropping to debug shell.

dracut:/#

Does anything there look familiar to anyone?


Bret

On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Bret Wortman
<bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;wrote:

>  Just for completeness, here's what I got after my cobbler
> import:
>
>  # cobbler distro report
>
>  :
>  Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
>  Architecture                   : i386
>  TFTP Boot Files                : {}
>  Breed                          : redhat
>  Comment                        :
>  Fetchable Files                : {}
>  Initrd                         :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
>  Kernel                         :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
>  Kernel Options                 : {'repo': 'http://
>  http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/17/Everything/i386/os/
>  '}
>  Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
>  Kickstart Metadata             : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@
>  @/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
>  Management Classes             : []
>  OS Version                     : generic26
>  Owners                         : ['admin']
>  Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
>  Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
>  Template Files                 : {}
>  :
>
>  # cobbler profile report
>  :
>  Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
>  TFTP Boot Files                : {}
>  Comment                        :
>  DHCP Tag                       : default
>  Distribution                   : F17-PAE-i386
>  Enable gPXE?                   : 0
>  Enable PXE Menu?               : 1
>  Fetchable Files                : {}
>  Kernel Options                 : {}
>  Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
>  Kickstart                      :
>  Kickstart Metadata             : {}
>  Management Classes             : []
>  Management Parameters          : <<inherit>>
>  Name Servers                   : []
>  Name Servers Search Path       : []
>  Owners                         : ['admin']
>  Parent Profile                 :
>  Proxy                          :
>  Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
>  Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
>  Repos                          : []
>  Server Override                : <<inherit>>
>  Template Files                 : {}
>  Virt Auto Boot                 : 1
>  Virt Bridge                    : xenbr0
>  Virt CPUs                      : 1
>  Virt Disk Driver Type          : raw
>  Virt File Size(GB)             : 5
>  Virt Path                      :
>  Virt RAM (MB)                  : 512
>  Virt Type                      : qemu
>  :
>
>  I don't use kickstart yet, mostly because each system I set up ends up
>  being so customized that I haven't figured out a way to leverage kickstart
>  well. That's why those sections are completely empty.
>
>
>  Bret
>
>  On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Scot Floess <sfloess(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:
>
> > I had no issue PXE booting F17 using either i386 or x86_64...
> >
> > Does it start the install or is there some other issue?  I did have
> > problems in the the --url=$tree was coming up wrong and my install failed
> > (I had to tell Cobbler it was Fedora 17).  But it all works for me...
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > *From: *"Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
> > *To: *cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> > *Sent: *Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:37:42 AM
> > *Subject: *[cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
> >
> >
> > Has anyone figured out how to PXE boot F17 from Cobbler now?
> > Specifically, I'm trying to figure out how to specify the "inst.repo="
> line
> > now that it's required.
> >
> > I tried adding it via --kopts, but that hasn't appeared to work. I'll
> > keep experimenting, but was wondering if anyone had solved this already.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bret Wortman
> > The Damascus Group
> > Fairfax, VA
> > http://bretwortman.com/
> > http://twitter.com/BretWortman
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > cobbler mailing list
> > cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Make It So Number One
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > cobbler mailing list
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> > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
> >
> >
>
>
>  --
>  Bret Wortman
>  The Damascus Group
>  Fairfax, VA
>  http://bretwortman.com/
>  http://twitter.com/BretWortman
>
>  

-- 
Bret Wortman
The Damascus Group
Fairfax, VA
http://bretwortman.com/
http://twitter.com/BretWortman

[Scot Floess]

Bret, 

Yep sure does :) 

Try going into Cobbler and changing the distro to be Fedora 17 (from generic) and sync (to
build up the PXE stuff)... 

I was having the same problem ;) 

I think if you look @ whatever kickstart is generated, you'll see it gives you a line
like this: 

--url = $tree 

So, "cobbler system getks --name [name of your system that is a F17 distro]" 

----- Original Message -----

>  From: "Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
>  To: "cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt;
>  Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:23:05 AM
>  Subject: Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now? 
>  I just removed and re-imported my F17 distro and profiles from the
>  mirror (I tried using the ISO, but couldn't get it to work). I took
>  notes on the error that results when booting from the F17-PAE-i386
>  image and here's what I get: 
>  [ 12.846909] dracut: anaconda using disk root at /dev/sr0
>  mount: you must specify the filesystem type
>  [ 12.857996] dracut Warning: no suitable images
>  dracut Warning: no suitable images 
>  [ 34.925756] dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
>  dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
>  [ 34.926450] dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist
>  dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist 
>  Dropping to debug shell. 
>  dracut:/# 
>  Does anything there look familiar to anyone? 
>  Bret 
>  On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Bret Wortman <
>  bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com > wrote: 
>  > Just for completeness, here's what I got after my cobbler
> import:
>   
>  > # cobbler distro report
>   
>  > :
>   
>  > Name : F17-PAE-i386
>   
>  > Architecture : i386
>  
>  > TFTP Boot Files : {}
>  
>  > Breed : redhat
>  
>  > Comment :
>  
>  > Fetchable Files : {}
>  
>  > Initrd :
>  > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
>  
>  > Kernel :
>  > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
>  
>  > Kernel Options : {'repo': 'http://
>  > http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/17/Everything/i386/os/
>  > '}
>  
>  > Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
>  
>  > Kickstart Metadata : {'tree':
>  > 'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
>   
> > Management Classes : []
> 
> > OS Version : generic26
> 
> > Owners : ['admin']
> 
> > Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
> 
> > Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
> 
> > Template Files : {}
> 
>  > :
>   
> > # cobbler profile report
> 
>  > :
>   
>  > Name : F17-PAE-i386
>   
>  > TFTP Boot Files : {}
>  
>  > Comment :
>  
>  > DHCP Tag : default
>  
>  > Distribution : F17-PAE-i386
>   
> > Enable gPXE? : 0
> 
> > Enable PXE Menu? : 1
> 
> > Fetchable Files : {}
> 
> > Kernel Options : {}
> 
> > Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
> 
> > Kickstart :
> 
> > Kickstart Metadata : {}
> 
> > Management Classes : []
> 
> > Management Parameters : <<inherit>>
> 
> > Name Servers : []
> 
> > Name Servers Search Path : []
> 
> > Owners : ['admin']
> 
> > Parent Profile :
> 
> > Proxy :
> 
> > Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
> 
> > Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
> 
> > Repos : []
> 
> > Server Override : <<inherit>>
> 
> > Template Files : {}
> 
> > Virt Auto Boot : 1
> 
> > Virt Bridge : xenbr0
> 
> > Virt CPUs : 1
> 
> > Virt Disk Driver Type : raw
> 
> > Virt File Size(GB) : 5
> 
> > Virt Path :
> 
> > Virt RAM (MB) : 512
> 
> > Virt Type : qemu
> 
>  > :
>   
>  > I don't use kickstart yet, mostly because each system I set
> up ends
>  > up being so customized that I haven't figured out a way to leverage
>  > kickstart well. That's why those sections are completely empty.
>   
>
>  Bret 
> 

>  > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Scot Floess <
> sfloess(a)redhat.com >
>  > wrote:
>   
>  > > I had no issue PXE booting F17 using either i386 or
> x86_64...
>  > 
>   
>  > > Does it start the install or is there some other issue? I
> did
>  > > have
>  > > problems in the the --url=$tree was coming up wrong and my
>  > > install
>  > > failed (I had to tell Cobbler it was Fedora 17). But it all works
>  > > for me...
>  > 
>   
>  > > > From: "Bret Wortman" <
> bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com >
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > To: cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:37:42 AM
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Subject: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > Has anyone figured out how to PXE boot F17 from
> Cobbler now?
>  > > > Specifically, I'm trying to figure out how to specify the
>  > > > "inst.repo=" line now that it's required.
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > I tried adding it via --kopts, but that hasn't
> appeared to
>  > > > work.
>  > > > I'll
>  > > > keep experimenting, but was wondering if anyone had solved this
>  > > > already.
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > >
> >  -- 
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > Bret Wortman
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > The Damascus Group
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Fairfax, VA
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > http://bretwortman.com/
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > http://twitter.com/BretWortman
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
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>  > > 
>  > 
>  
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>  > > 
>  > 
>  
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>  > > 
>  > 
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>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  >
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>   
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>  > 
>   
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>  > 
>   
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>   
>  > Bret Wortman
>  
>  > The Damascus Group
>  
>  > Fairfax, VA
>  
>  > http://bretwortman.com/
>  
>  > http://twitter.com/BretWortman
>   
>  -- 
>  Bret Wortman
>  The Damascus Group
>  Fairfax, VA
>  http://bretwortman.com/
>  http://twitter.com/BretWortman 
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Make It So Number One

[Bret Wortman]

I'm not even getting to kickstarts -- and, in fact, I'm not using them.
Here are my distro and profile for the profile I've chosen from the boot
menu:

Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
Architecture                   : i386
TFTP Boot Files                : {}
Breed                          : redhat
Comment                        :
Fetchable Files                : {}
Initrd                         :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
Kernel                         :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
Kernel Options                 : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
Kickstart Metadata             : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@
@/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
Management Classes             : []
OS Version                     : generic26
Owners                         : ['admin']
Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
Template Files                 : {}

Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
TFTP Boot Files                : {}
Comment                        :
DHCP Tag                       : default
Distribution                   : F17-PAE-i386
Enable gPXE?                   : 0
Enable PXE Menu?               : 1
Fetchable Files                : {}
Kernel Options                 : {}
Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
Kickstart                      :
Kickstart Metadata             : {}
Management Classes             : []
Management Parameters          : <<inherit>>
Name Servers                   : []
Name Servers Search Path       : []
Owners                         : ['admin']
Parent Profile                 :
Proxy                          :
Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
Repos                          : []
Server Override                : <<inherit>>
Template Files                 : {}
Virt Auto Boot                 : 1
Virt Bridge                    : xenbr0
Virt CPUs                      : 1
Virt Disk Driver Type          : raw
Virt File Size(GB)             : 5
Virt Path                      :
Virt RAM (MB)                  : 512
Virt Type                      : qemu

Do I need to point it at the default, do-nothing kickstart for this to work?


On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Scot Floess <sfloess(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:

>  Bret,
>
>  Yep sure does :)
>
>  Try going into Cobbler and changing the distro to be Fedora 17 (from
>  generic) and sync (to build up the PXE stuff)...
>
>  I was having the same problem ;)
>
>  I think if you look @ whatever kickstart is generated, you'll see it gives
>  you a line like this:
>
>  --url = $tree
>
>  So, "cobbler system getks --name [name of your system that is a F17
>  distro]"
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
>  *From: *"Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
>  *To: *"cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt;
>  *Sent: *Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:23:05 AM
>  *Subject: *Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
>
>
>  I just removed and re-imported my F17 distro and profiles from the mirror
>  (I tried using the ISO, but couldn't get it to work).  I took notes on the
>  error that results when booting from the F17-PAE-i386 image and here's what
>  I get:
>
>  [   12.846909] dracut: anaconda using disk root at /dev/sr0
>  mount: you must specify the filesystem type
>  [   12.857996] dracut Warning: no suitable images
>  dracut Warning: no suitable images
>
>  [   34.925756] dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
>  dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
>  [   34.926450] dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist
>  dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist
>
>  Dropping to debug shell.
>
>  dracut:/#
>
>  Does anything there look familiar to anyone?
>
>
>  Bret
>
>  On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Bret Wortman <
>  bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt; wrote:
>
> > Just for completeness, here's what I got after my cobbler import:
> >
> > # cobbler distro report
> >
> > :
> > Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
> > Architecture                   : i386
> > TFTP Boot Files                : {}
> > Breed                          : redhat
> > Comment                        :
> > Fetchable Files                : {}
> > Initrd                         :
> > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
> > Kernel                         :
> > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
> > Kernel Options                 : {'repo': 'http://
> > http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/17/Everything/i386/os/
> > '}
> > Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
> > Kickstart Metadata             : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@
> > @/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
> >  Management Classes             : []
> > OS Version                     : generic26
> > Owners                         : ['admin']
> > Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
> > Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
> >  Template Files                 : {}
> > :
> >
> > # cobbler profile report
> > :
> > Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
> > TFTP Boot Files                : {}
> > Comment                        :
> > DHCP Tag                       : default
> > Distribution                   : F17-PAE-i386
> > Enable gPXE?                   : 0
> > Enable PXE Menu?               : 1
> > Fetchable Files                : {}
> > Kernel Options                 : {}
> > Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
> > Kickstart                      :
> > Kickstart Metadata             : {}
> > Management Classes             : []
> > Management Parameters          : <<inherit>>
> > Name Servers                   : []
> > Name Servers Search Path       : []
> > Owners                         : ['admin']
> >  Parent Profile                 :
> > Proxy                          :
> > Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
> > Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
> > Repos                          : []
> > Server Override                : <<inherit>>
> > Template Files                 : {}
> > Virt Auto Boot                 : 1
> > Virt Bridge                    : xenbr0
> > Virt CPUs                      : 1
> > Virt Disk Driver Type          : raw
> > Virt File Size(GB)             : 5
> > Virt Path                      :
> > Virt RAM (MB)                  : 512
> > Virt Type                      : qemu
> > :
> >
> > I don't use kickstart yet, mostly because each system I set up ends up
> > being so customized that I haven't figured out a way to leverage kickstart
> > well. That's why those sections are completely empty.
> >
> >
> > Bret
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Scot Floess <sfloess(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:
> >
> >> I had no issue PXE booting F17 using either i386 or x86_64...
> >>
> >> Does it start the install or is there some other issue?  I did have
> >> problems in the the --url=$tree was coming up wrong and my install failed
> >> (I had to tell Cobbler it was Fedora 17).  But it all works for me...
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> *From: *"Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
> >> *To: *cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> >> *Sent: *Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:37:42 AM
> >> *Subject: *[cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
> >>
> >>
> >> Has anyone figured out how to PXE boot F17 from Cobbler now?
> >> Specifically, I'm trying to figure out how to specify the
> "inst.repo=" line
> >> now that it's required.
> >>
> >> I tried adding it via --kopts, but that hasn't appeared to work. I'll
> >> keep experimenting, but was wondering if anyone had solved this already.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bret Wortman
> >> The Damascus Group
> >> Fairfax, VA
> >> http://bretwortman.com/
> >> http://twitter.com/BretWortman
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> cobbler mailing list
> >> cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> >> https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Make It So Number One
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> cobbler mailing list
> >> cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> >> https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bret Wortman
> > The Damascus Group
> > Fairfax, VA
> > http://bretwortman.com/
> > http://twitter.com/BretWortman
> >
> >
>
>
>  --
>  Bret Wortman
>  The Damascus Group
>  Fairfax, VA
>  http://bretwortman.com/
>  http://twitter.com/BretWortman
>
>
>  _______________________________________________
>  cobbler mailing list
>  cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>  https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
>
>
>
>
>  --
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>
>  _______________________________________________
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>  

-- 
Bret Wortman
The Damascus Group
Fairfax, VA
http://bretwortman.com/
http://twitter.com/BretWortman

[Scot Floess]

Bret, 

I'm not sure about that... I do know, I had to change my OS version to be Fedora 17
(in your case the i386 version). I think the problem is, generic26 isn't pointing to a
distro you can import (I believe that anyway)... 

----- Original Message -----

>  From: "Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
>  To: "cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt;
>  Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:33:57 AM
>  Subject: Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now? 
>  I'm not even getting to kickstarts -- and, in fact, I'm not
> using
>  them. Here are my distro and profile for the profile I've chosen
>  from the boot menu: 
>  Name : F17-PAE-i386
>  Architecture : i386
>  TFTP Boot Files : {}
>  Breed : redhat
>  Comment :
>  Fetchable Files : {}
>  Initrd :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
>  Kernel :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
>  Kernel Options : {}
>  Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
>  Kickstart Metadata : {'tree':
>  'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
>  Management Classes : []
>  OS Version : generic26
>  Owners : ['admin']
>  Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
>  Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
>  Template Files : {} 
>  Name : F17-PAE-i386
>  TFTP Boot Files : {}
>  Comment :
>  DHCP Tag : default
>  Distribution : F17-PAE-i386
>  Enable gPXE? : 0
>  Enable PXE Menu? : 1
>  Fetchable Files : {}
>  Kernel Options : {}
>  Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
>  Kickstart :
>  Kickstart Metadata : {}
>  Management Classes : []
>  Management Parameters : <<inherit>>
>  Name Servers : []
>  Name Servers Search Path : []
>  Owners : ['admin']
>  Parent Profile :
>  Proxy :
>  Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
>  Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
>  Repos : []
>  Server Override : <<inherit>>
>  Template Files : {}
>  Virt Auto Boot : 1
>  Virt Bridge : xenbr0
>  Virt CPUs : 1
>  Virt Disk Driver Type : raw
>  Virt File Size(GB) : 5
>  Virt Path :
>  Virt RAM (MB) : 512
>  Virt Type : qemu 
>  Do I need to point it at the default, do-nothing kickstart for this
>  to work? 
>  On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Scot Floess < sfloess(a)redhat.com
> >
>  wrote: 
>  > Bret,
>   
>  > Yep sure does :)
>   
>  > Try going into Cobbler and changing the distro to be Fedora 17
>  > (from
>  > generic) and sync (to build up the PXE stuff)...
>   
>  > I was having the same problem ;)
>   
>  > I think if you look @ whatever kickstart is generated,
> you'll see
>  > it
>  > gives you a line like this:
>   
>  > --url = $tree
>   
>  > So, "cobbler system getks --name [name of your system that
> is a F17
>  > distro]"
>   
>  > > From: "Bret Wortman" <
> bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com >
>  > 
>  
>  > > To: "cobbler mailing list" < cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org >
>  > 
>  
>  > > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:23:05 AM
>  > 
>  
>  > > Subject: Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
>  > 
>   
>  > > I just removed and re-imported my F17 distro and profiles
> from
>  > > the
>  > > mirror (I tried using the ISO, but couldn't get it to work). I
>  > > took
>  > > notes on the error that results when booting from the
>  > > F17-PAE-i386
>  > > image and here's what I get:
>  > 
>   
>  > > [ 12.846909] dracut: anaconda using disk root at /dev/sr0
>  > 
>  
>  > > mount: you must specify the filesystem type
>  > 
>  
>  > > [ 12.857996] dracut Warning: no suitable images
>  > 
>  
>  > > dracut Warning: no suitable images
>  > 
>   
>  > > [ 34.925756] dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
>  > 
>  
>  > > dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
>  > 
>  
>  > > [ 34.926450] dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist
>  > 
>  
>  > > dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist
>  > 
>   
>  > > Dropping to debug shell.
>  > 
>   
>  > > dracut:/#
>  > 
>   
>  > > Does anything there look familiar to anyone?
>  > 
>   
>  > > Bret
>  > 
>   
>  > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Bret Wortman <
>  > > bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com > wrote:
>  > 
>   
>  > > > Just for completeness, here's what I got after my
> cobbler
>  > > > import:
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > # cobbler distro report
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > :
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > Name : F17-PAE-i386
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > Architecture : i386
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > TFTP Boot Files : {}
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Breed : redhat
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Comment :
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Fetchable Files : {}
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Initrd :
>  > > > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Kernel :
>  > > > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Kernel Options : {'repo': 'http://
>  > > >
> http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/17/Everything/i386/os/
>  > > > '}
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Kickstart Metadata : {'tree':
>  > > > 'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
> > > > Management Classes : []
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > OS Version : generic26
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Owners : ['admin']
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Template Files : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
>  > > > :
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
> > > > # cobbler profile report
> > > 
> > 
> 
>  > > > :
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > Name : F17-PAE-i386
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > TFTP Boot Files : {}
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Comment :
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > DHCP Tag : default
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Distribution : F17-PAE-i386
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
> > > > Enable gPXE? : 0
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Enable PXE Menu? : 1
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Fetchable Files : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Kernel Options : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Kickstart :
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Kickstart Metadata : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Management Classes : []
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Management Parameters : <<inherit>>
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Name Servers : []
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Name Servers Search Path : []
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Owners : ['admin']
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Parent Profile :
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Proxy :
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Repos : []
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Server Override : <<inherit>>
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Template Files : {}
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt Auto Boot : 1
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt Bridge : xenbr0
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt CPUs : 1
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt Disk Driver Type : raw
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt File Size(GB) : 5
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt Path :
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt RAM (MB) : 512
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Virt Type : qemu
> > > 
> > 
> 
>  > > > :
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > I don't use kickstart yet, mostly because each
> system I set up
>  > > > ends
>  > > > up being so customized that I haven't figured out a way to
>  > > > leverage
>  > > > kickstart well. That's why those sections are completely empty.
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > Bret
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Scot Floess <
>  > > > sfloess(a)redhat.com
>  > > > >
>  > > > wrote:
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > > I had no issue PXE booting F17 using either i386
> or x86_64...
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > > Does it start the install or is there some other
> issue? I did
>  > > > > have
>  > > > > problems in the the --url=$tree was coming up wrong and my
>  > > > > install
>  > > > > failed (I had to tell Cobbler it was Fedora 17). But it all
>  > > > > works
>  > > > > for me...
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > > > From: "Bret Wortman" <
> bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com >
>  > > > > 
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > > > To: cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>  > > > > 
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:37:42 AM
>  > > > > 
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > > > Subject: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
>  > > > > 
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > > > Has anyone figured out how to PXE boot F17
> from Cobbler
>  > > > > > now?
>  > > > > > Specifically, I'm trying to figure out how to specify the
>  > > > > > "inst.repo=" line now that it's required.
>  > > > > 
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > > > I tried adding it via --kopts, but that
> hasn't appeared to
>  > > > > > work.
>  > > > > > I'll
>  > > > > > keep experimenting, but was wondering if anyone had solved
>  > > > > > this
>  > > > > > already.
>  > > > > 
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > >
> >  -- 
>  >
> > > > 
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > > > Bret Wortman
>  > > > > 
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > > > The Damascus Group
>  > > > > 
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > > > Fairfax, VA
>  > > > > 
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > > > http://bretwortman.com/
>  > > > > 
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > > > http://twitter.com/BretWortman
>  > > > > 
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > > >
> _______________________________________________
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>  > > 
>  > 
>  
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>  > > > > 
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > >
> >  -- 
>  >
> > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > > Make It So Number One
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
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>  > > > > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > >
> >  -- 
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > Bret Wortman
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > The Damascus Group
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Fairfax, VA
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > http://bretwortman.com/
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > http://twitter.com/BretWortman
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  >
> >  -- 
>  > 
>   
>  > > Bret Wortman
>  > 
>  
>  > > The Damascus Group
>  > 
>  
>  > > Fairfax, VA
>  > 
>  
>  > > http://bretwortman.com/
>  > 
>  
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>  > 
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[Bret Wortman]

Aha. I see what you're saying now. I'll make a change and try again. Thanks
for your patient assistance, Scot.


On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Scot Floess <sfloess(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:

>  Bret,
>
>  I'm not sure about that...  I do know, I had to change my OS version to be
>  Fedora 17 (in your case the i386 version).  I think the problem is,
>  generic26 isn't pointing to a distro you can import (I believe that
>  anyway)...
>
>  ------------------------------
>
>  *From: *"Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
>  *To: *"cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt;
>  *Sent: *Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:33:57 AM
>
>  *Subject: *Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
>
>  I'm not even getting to kickstarts -- and, in fact, I'm not using them.
>  Here are my distro and profile for the profile I've chosen from the boot
>  menu:
>
>  Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
>  Architecture                   : i386
>  TFTP Boot Files                : {}
>  Breed                          : redhat
>  Comment                        :
>  Fetchable Files                : {}
>  Initrd                         :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
>  Kernel                         :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
>  Kernel Options                 : {}
>  Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
>  Kickstart Metadata             : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@
>  @/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
>  Management Classes             : []
>  OS Version                     : generic26
>  Owners                         : ['admin']
>  Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
>  Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
>  Template Files                 : {}
>
>  Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
>  TFTP Boot Files                : {}
>  Comment                        :
>  DHCP Tag                       : default
>  Distribution                   : F17-PAE-i386
>  Enable gPXE?                   : 0
>  Enable PXE Menu?               : 1
>  Fetchable Files                : {}
>  Kernel Options                 : {}
>  Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
>  Kickstart                      :
>  Kickstart Metadata             : {}
>  Management Classes             : []
>  Management Parameters          : <<inherit>>
>  Name Servers                   : []
>  Name Servers Search Path       : []
>  Owners                         : ['admin']
>  Parent Profile                 :
>  Proxy                          :
>  Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
>  Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
>  Repos                          : []
>  Server Override                : <<inherit>>
>  Template Files                 : {}
>  Virt Auto Boot                 : 1
>  Virt Bridge                    : xenbr0
>  Virt CPUs                      : 1
>  Virt Disk Driver Type          : raw
>  Virt File Size(GB)             : 5
>  Virt Path                      :
>  Virt RAM (MB)                  : 512
>  Virt Type                      : qemu
>
>  Do I need to point it at the default, do-nothing kickstart for this to
>  work?
>
>
>  On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Scot Floess <sfloess(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:
>
> > Bret,
> >
> > Yep sure does :)
> >
> > Try going into Cobbler and changing the distro to be Fedora 17 (from
> > generic) and sync (to build up the PXE stuff)...
> >
> > I was having the same problem ;)
> >
> > I think if you look @ whatever kickstart is generated, you'll see it
> > gives you a line like this:
> >
> > --url = $tree
> >
> > So, "cobbler system getks --name [name of your system that is a F17
> > distro]"
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > *From: *"Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
> > *To: *"cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt;
> > *Sent: *Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:23:05 AM
> > *Subject: *Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
> >
> >
> > I just removed and re-imported my F17 distro and profiles from the mirror
> > (I tried using the ISO, but couldn't get it to work).  I took notes on the
> > error that results when booting from the F17-PAE-i386 image and here's what
> > I get:
> >
> > [   12.846909] dracut: anaconda using disk root at /dev/sr0
> > mount: you must specify the filesystem type
> >  [   12.857996] dracut Warning: no suitable images
> > dracut Warning: no suitable images
> >
> > [   34.925756] dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
> > dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
> > [   34.926450] dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist
> > dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist
> >
> > Dropping to debug shell.
> >
> > dracut:/#
> >
> > Does anything there look familiar to anyone?
> >
> >
> > Bret
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Bret Wortman <
> > bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt; wrote:
> >
> >> Just for completeness, here's what I got after my cobbler import:
> >>
> >> # cobbler distro report
> >>
> >> :
> >> Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
> >> Architecture                   : i386
> >> TFTP Boot Files                : {}
> >> Breed                          : redhat
> >> Comment                        :
> >> Fetchable Files                : {}
> >> Initrd                         :
> >> /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
> >> Kernel                         :
> >> /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
> >> Kernel Options                 : {'repo': 'http://
> >> http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/17/Everything/i386/os/
> >> '}
> >> Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
> >> Kickstart Metadata             : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@
> >> @/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
> >>  Management Classes             : []
> >> OS Version                     : generic26
> >> Owners                         : ['admin']
> >> Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
> >> Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
> >>  Template Files                 : {}
> >> :
> >>
> >> # cobbler profile report
> >> :
> >> Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
> >> TFTP Boot Files                : {}
> >> Comment                        :
> >> DHCP Tag                       : default
> >> Distribution                   : F17-PAE-i386
> >> Enable gPXE?                   : 0
> >> Enable PXE Menu?               : 1
> >> Fetchable Files                : {}
> >> Kernel Options                 : {}
> >> Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
> >> Kickstart                      :
> >> Kickstart Metadata             : {}
> >> Management Classes             : []
> >> Management Parameters          : <<inherit>>
> >> Name Servers                   : []
> >> Name Servers Search Path       : []
> >> Owners                         : ['admin']
> >>  Parent Profile                 :
> >> Proxy                          :
> >> Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
> >> Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
> >> Repos                          : []
> >> Server Override                : <<inherit>>
> >> Template Files                 : {}
> >> Virt Auto Boot                 : 1
> >> Virt Bridge                    : xenbr0
> >> Virt CPUs                      : 1
> >> Virt Disk Driver Type          : raw
> >> Virt File Size(GB)             : 5
> >> Virt Path                      :
> >> Virt RAM (MB)                  : 512
> >> Virt Type                      : qemu
> >> :
> >>
> >> I don't use kickstart yet, mostly because each system I set up ends up
> >> being so customized that I haven't figured out a way to leverage kickstart
> >> well. That's why those sections are completely empty.
> >>
> >>
> >> Bret
> >>
> >> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Scot Floess <sfloess(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:
> >>
> >>> I had no issue PXE booting F17 using either i386 or x86_64...
> >>>
> >>> Does it start the install or is there some other issue?  I did have
> >>> problems in the the --url=$tree was coming up wrong and my install failed
> >>> (I had to tell Cobbler it was Fedora 17).  But it all works for me...
> >>>
> >>> ------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> *From: *"Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
> >>> *To: *cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> >>> *Sent: *Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:37:42 AM
> >>> *Subject: *[cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Has anyone figured out how to PXE boot F17 from Cobbler now?
> >>> Specifically, I'm trying to figure out how to specify the
> "inst.repo=" line
> >>> now that it's required.
> >>>
> >>> I tried adding it via --kopts, but that hasn't appeared to work.
> I'll
> >>> keep experimenting, but was wondering if anyone had solved this already.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Bret Wortman
> >>> The Damascus Group
> >>> Fairfax, VA
> >>> http://bretwortman.com/
> >>> http://twitter.com/BretWortman
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>> https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bret Wortman
> >> The Damascus Group
> >> Fairfax, VA
> >> http://bretwortman.com/
> >> http://twitter.com/BretWortman
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bret Wortman
> > The Damascus Group
> > Fairfax, VA
> > http://bretwortman.com/
> > http://twitter.com/BretWortman
> >
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>  Fairfax, VA
>  http://bretwortman.com/
>  http://twitter.com/BretWortman
>
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The Damascus Group
Fairfax, VA
http://bretwortman.com/
http://twitter.com/BretWortman

[Bret Wortman]

Well, crud. That didn't change anything. Same result.


On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Bret Wortman <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com
>  wrote: 
> Aha. I see what you're saying now. I'll make a change and try again.
> Thanks for your patient assistance, Scot.
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Scot Floess <sfloess(a)redhat.com
>  wrote: 
>
>> Bret,
>>
>> I'm not sure about that...  I do know, I had to change my OS version to
>> be Fedora 17 (in your case the i386 version).  I think the problem is,
>> generic26 isn't pointing to a distro you can import (I believe that
>> anyway)...
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> *From: *"Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
>> *To: *"cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt;
>> *Sent: *Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:33:57 AM
>>
>> *Subject: *Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
>>
>> I'm not even getting to kickstarts -- and, in fact, I'm not using them.
>> Here are my distro and profile for the profile I've chosen from the boot
>> menu:
>>
>> Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
>> Architecture                   : i386
>> TFTP Boot Files                : {}
>> Breed                          : redhat
>> Comment                        :
>> Fetchable Files                : {}
>> Initrd                         :
>> /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
>> Kernel                         :
>> /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
>> Kernel Options                 : {}
>> Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
>> Kickstart Metadata             : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@
>> @/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
>> Management Classes             : []
>> OS Version                     : generic26
>> Owners                         : ['admin']
>> Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
>> Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
>>  Template Files                 : {}
>>
>> Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
>> TFTP Boot Files                : {}
>> Comment                        :
>> DHCP Tag                       : default
>> Distribution                   : F17-PAE-i386
>> Enable gPXE?                   : 0
>> Enable PXE Menu?               : 1
>> Fetchable Files                : {}
>> Kernel Options                 : {}
>> Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
>> Kickstart                      :
>> Kickstart Metadata             : {}
>> Management Classes             : []
>> Management Parameters          : <<inherit>>
>> Name Servers                   : []
>> Name Servers Search Path       : []
>> Owners                         : ['admin']
>> Parent Profile                 :
>> Proxy                          :
>> Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
>> Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
>>  Repos                          : []
>> Server Override                : <<inherit>>
>> Template Files                 : {}
>> Virt Auto Boot                 : 1
>> Virt Bridge                    : xenbr0
>> Virt CPUs                      : 1
>> Virt Disk Driver Type          : raw
>> Virt File Size(GB)             : 5
>> Virt Path                      :
>> Virt RAM (MB)                  : 512
>> Virt Type                      : qemu
>>
>> Do I need to point it at the default, do-nothing kickstart for this to
>> work?
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Scot Floess <sfloess(a)redhat.com
>  wrote: 
>>
>>> Bret,
>>>
>>> Yep sure does :)
>>>
>>> Try going into Cobbler and changing the distro to be Fedora 17 (from
>>> generic) and sync (to build up the PXE stuff)...
>>>
>>> I was having the same problem ;)
>>>
>>> I think if you look @ whatever kickstart is generated, you'll see it
>>> gives you a line like this:
>>>
>>> --url = $tree
>>>
>>> So, "cobbler system getks --name [name of your system that is a F17
>>> distro]"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From: *"Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
>>> *To: *"cobbler mailing list"
<cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt;
>>> *Sent: *Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:23:05 AM
>>> *Subject: *Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
>>>
>>>
>>> I just removed and re-imported my F17 distro and profiles from the
>>> mirror (I tried using the ISO, but couldn't get it to work).  I took
notes
>>> on the error that results when booting from the F17-PAE-i386 image and
>>> here's what I get:
>>>
>>> [   12.846909] dracut: anaconda using disk root at /dev/sr0
>>> mount: you must specify the filesystem type
>>>  [   12.857996] dracut Warning: no suitable images
>>> dracut Warning: no suitable images
>>>
>>> [   34.925756] dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
>>> dracut Warning: Unable to process initqueue
>>> [   34.926450] dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist
>>> dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist
>>>
>>> Dropping to debug shell.
>>>
>>> dracut:/#
>>>
>>> Does anything there look familiar to anyone?
>>>
>>>
>>> Bret
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Bret Wortman <
>>> bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com
>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just for completeness, here's what I got after my cobbler import:
>>>>
>>>> # cobbler distro report
>>>>
>>>> :
>>>> Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
>>>> Architecture                   : i386
>>>> TFTP Boot Files                : {}
>>>> Breed                          : redhat
>>>> Comment                        :
>>>> Fetchable Files                : {}
>>>> Initrd                         :
>>>> /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
>>>> Kernel                         :
>>>> /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
>>>> Kernel Options                 : {'repo': 'http://
>>>>
http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/17/Everything/i386/os/
>>>> '}
>>>> Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
>>>> Kickstart Metadata             : {'tree':
'http://@@http_server@
>>>> @/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
>>>>  Management Classes             : []
>>>> OS Version                     : generic26
>>>> Owners                         : ['admin']
>>>> Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
>>>> Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
>>>>  Template Files                 : {}
>>>> :
>>>>
>>>> # cobbler profile report
>>>> :
>>>> Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
>>>> TFTP Boot Files                : {}
>>>> Comment                        :
>>>> DHCP Tag                       : default
>>>> Distribution                   : F17-PAE-i386
>>>> Enable gPXE?                   : 0
>>>> Enable PXE Menu?               : 1
>>>> Fetchable Files                : {}
>>>> Kernel Options                 : {}
>>>> Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
>>>> Kickstart                      :
>>>> Kickstart Metadata             : {}
>>>> Management Classes             : []
>>>> Management Parameters          : <<inherit>>
>>>> Name Servers                   : []
>>>> Name Servers Search Path       : []
>>>> Owners                         : ['admin']
>>>>  Parent Profile                 :
>>>> Proxy                          :
>>>> Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
>>>> Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
>>>> Repos                          : []
>>>> Server Override                : <<inherit>>
>>>> Template Files                 : {}
>>>> Virt Auto Boot                 : 1
>>>> Virt Bridge                    : xenbr0
>>>> Virt CPUs                      : 1
>>>> Virt Disk Driver Type          : raw
>>>> Virt File Size(GB)             : 5
>>>> Virt Path                      :
>>>> Virt RAM (MB)                  : 512
>>>> Virt Type                      : qemu
>>>> :
>>>>
>>>> I don't use kickstart yet, mostly because each system I set up ends
up
>>>> being so customized that I haven't figured out a way to leverage
kickstart
>>>> well. That's why those sections are completely empty.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bret
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Scot Floess
<sfloess(a)redhat.com&gt;wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I had no issue PXE booting F17 using either i386 or x86_64...
>>>>>
>>>>> Does it start the install or is there some other issue?  I did have
>>>>> problems in the the --url=$tree was coming up wrong and my install
failed
>>>>> (I had to tell Cobbler it was Fedora 17).  But it all works for
me...
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> *From: *"Bret Wortman"
<bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
>>>>> *To: *cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
>>>>> *Sent: *Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:37:42 AM
>>>>> *Subject: *[cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Has anyone figured out how to PXE boot F17 from Cobbler now?
>>>>> Specifically, I'm trying to figure out how to specify the
"inst.repo=" line
>>>>> now that it's required.
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried adding it via --kopts, but that hasn't appeared to work.
I'll
>>>>> keep experimenting, but was wondering if anyone had solved this
already.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Bret Wortman
>>>>> The Damascus Group
>>>>> Fairfax, VA
>>>>> http://bretwortman.com/
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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[Scot Floess]

So for me, it dropped into drakut (I think I'm spelling that right) as you've
described... 

Did you run sync once you made the change to Fedora 17 as the OS type? 

----- Original Message -----

>  From: "Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
>  To: "cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt;
>  Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 12:54:59 PM
>  Subject: Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now? 
>  Well, crud. That didn't change anything. Same result. 
>  On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Bret Wortman <
>  bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com > wrote: 
>  > Aha. I see what you're saying now. I'll make a change
> and try
>  > again.
>  > Thanks for your patient assistance, Scot.
>

[Bret Wortman]

Yes. I sync'd, but that was the only thing I did between making the change
and making the boot attempt.



On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Scot Floess <sfloess(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:

>  So for me, it dropped into drakut (I think I'm spelling that
> right) as
>  you've described...
>
>  Did you run sync once you made the change to Fedora 17 as the OS type?
>
>  ------------------------------
>
>  *From: *"Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
>  *To: *"cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt;
>  *Sent: *Wednesday, August 15, 2012 12:54:59 PM
>
>  *Subject: *Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
>
>  Well, crud. That didn't change anything. Same result.
>
>
>  On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Bret Wortman <
>  bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt; wrote:
>
> > Aha. I see what you're saying now. I'll make a change and try again.
> > Thanks for your patient assistance, Scot.
>
>
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>  

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http://twitter.com/BretWortman

[Bret Wortman]

For completeness' sake, this allowed me to get into the installer (which
for some reason only let me choose text mode or VNC, even though I was at a
workstation. Go figure). Basically, I added
http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/17/Fedora/i386/os/ as
the inst.repo value and voila!

Name                           : F17-PAE-i386
Architecture                   : i386
TFTP Boot Files                : {}
Breed                          : redhat
Comment                        :
Fetchable Files                : {}
Initrd                         :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
Kernel                         :
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
Kernel Options                 : {'inst.repo': '
http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/17/Fedora/i386/os/&...
Kernel Options (Post Install)  : {}
Kickstart Metadata             : {'tree': 'http://@@http_server@
@/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
Management Classes             : []
OS Version                     : fedora17
Owners                         : ['admin']
Red Hat Management Key         : <<inherit>>
Red Hat Management Server      : <<inherit>>
Template Files                 : {}

Thanks, Scot and Alan for your help.


Bret

On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Bret Wortman
<bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;wrote:

>  Yes. I sync'd, but that was the only thing I did between making
> the change
>  and making the boot attempt.
>
>
>
>  On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Scot Floess <sfloess(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:
>
> > So for me, it dropped into drakut (I think I'm spelling that right) as
> > you've described...
> >
> > Did you run sync once you made the change to Fedora 17 as the OS type?
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > *From: *"Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
> > *To: *"cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt;
> > *Sent: *Wednesday, August 15, 2012 12:54:59 PM
> >
> > *Subject: *Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
> >
> > Well, crud. That didn't change anything. Same result.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Bret Wortman <
> > bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt; wrote:
> >
> >> Aha. I see what you're saying now. I'll make a change and try again.
> >> Thanks for your patient assistance, Scot.
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
> >
> >

[Scot Floess]

Great - glad it worked! 

----- Original Message -----

>  From: "Bret Wortman" <bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com&gt;
>  To: "cobbler mailing list" <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt;
>  Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 2:30:58 PM
>  Subject: Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now? 
>  For completeness' sake, this allowed me to get into the
> installer
>  (which for some reason only let me choose text mode or VNC, even
>  though I was at a workstation. Go figure). Basically, I added
>  http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/17/Fedora/i386/os/
>  as the inst.repo value and voila! 
>  Name : F17-PAE-i386
>  Architecture : i386
>  TFTP Boot Files : {}
>  Breed : redhat
>  Comment :
>  Fetchable Files : {}
>  Initrd :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/initrd-PAE.img
>  Kernel :
>  /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/F17-i386/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz-PAE
>  Kernel Options : {'inst.repo': '
>  http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/17/Fedora/i386/os/
>  '}
>  Kernel Options (Post Install) : {}
>  Kickstart Metadata : {'tree':
>  'http://@@http_server@@/cblr/links/F17-PAE-i386'}
>  Management Classes : []
>  OS Version : fedora17
>  Owners : ['admin']
>  Red Hat Management Key : <<inherit>>
>  Red Hat Management Server : <<inherit>>
>  Template Files : {} 
>  Thanks, Scot and Alan for your help. 
>  Bret 
>  On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Bret Wortman <
>  bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com > wrote: 
>  > Yes. I sync'd, but that was the only thing I did between
> making the
>  > change and making the boot attempt.
>   
>  > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Scot Floess <
> sfloess(a)redhat.com >
>  > wrote:
>   
>  > > So for me, it dropped into drakut (I think I'm spelling
> that
>  > > right)
>  > > as you've described...
>  > 
>   
>  > > Did you run sync once you made the change to Fedora 17 as
> the OS
>  > > type?
>  > 
>   
>  > > > From: "Bret Wortman" <
> bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com >
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > To: "cobbler mailing list" < cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> >
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
>  > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 12:54:59 PM
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > Subject: Re: [cobbler] How to PXE boot F17 now?
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > Well, crud. That didn't change anything. Same
> result.
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Bret Wortman <
>  > > > bret.wortman(a)damascusgrp.com > wrote:
>  > > 
>  > 
>   
>  > > > > Aha. I see what you're saying now. I'll
> make a change and try
>  > > > > again.
>  > > > > Thanks for your patient assistance, Scot.
>  > > > 
>  > > 
>  > 
>  
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