F7 : kickstart network install regression
Skunk Worx
skunkworx at verizon.net
Sat Jun 16 04:39:22 UTC 2007
Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> Skunk Worx wrote:
>> On most of my servers F7 kickstart installs fail if the network device
>> is set to DHCP in the ks.cfg.
>>
>> The symptom is :
>>
>> 1) eth0 interface dhcp's
>> 2) the grab of the KS file over the network happens
>> 3) then a rash of dhcp traffic on the same interface (eth0) again,
>> takes a minute
>> 4) then a popup asking for the server/path.
>>
>> Saying "okay" (as the server/path are actually valid) results in a
>> failure along the lines of "retrieval of stage2.img failed".
>>
>> The KS was taken from a DVD install of F7 and the written KS has the
>> dhcp line.
>>
>> Seems to affect servers with multiple intel gb. ether. These servers
>> have been fine until now (from around fc2) with kickstart installs.
>>
>> Using a static IP in the ks network definition then cleaning up the
>> sysconfig in % post is my workaround for now.
>
> Can you file a bug report in http://bugzilla.redhat.com?
>
> Rahul
>
bz# 244493
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John
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