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The problem I'm trying to solve is this. I am attempting a
kickstart-directed network installation with RHEL 3 EL update 3 on a Dell
2650 server. At the point when anaconda tries to get files from the server
by nfs, I get a dialog box with this message: "That directory could not be
mounted from the server." I click OK. Anaconda gives me another dialog to
set the server and path. I leave that just as it is and click OK. This
process happens anywhere from 2 to 10 times, but eventually anaconda finds
the directory and the installation continues.
This, however, is not the problem I'm asking about. I think I know the
answer to this. What I don't know is how to implement the answer.
I believe the problem is related to this bug on bugzilla: <a
href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=110036">
kickstart fails to get kickstartfile when using e1000 network driver </a>.
The reporter found a problem in the interaction between the e1000 driver and
anaconda. The final solution given in this bugzilla was a reference to this
web page: <a href="http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2004-518.html
<http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2004-518.html> "> Updated anaconda and
pump packages </a>. The instructions were to download and install the
updated anaconda and pump packages.
My first question is what do I do next? Looking at
/usr/share/doc/anaconda-9.1.4.1/anaconda-release-notes.txt, it appears that
I need to put some updated files in a directory named RHupdates on my
repository. That leads to a whole host of new questions, that I'll enumerate
for my own thought process:
1. What files go into RHupdates? How do I know which of the anaconda
files were updated? Can I just put all the files there that were installed
by the anaconda rpms?
2. What is the structure of RHupdates? Do I put all the files directly
under RHupdates or do I maintain the same directory structure they enjoy
outside of RHupdates?
3. Where do I put RHupdates? I tried putting it parallel to the RedHat
directory in my repository and I tried putting it directly under the RedHat
directory. I never got my installation to acknowledge the presence of the
RHupdates directory despite an afternoon of experimenting.
4. How do I tell anaconda to look for RHupdates? I tried the "updates"
directive listed in the command-line.txt file. Anaconda would ask if I
wanted to use fd0 or hda as the source of the updates. Again, I never got it
to acknowledge the presence of the RHupdates directory.
5. When anaconda did ask me what source I wanted to use for updates,
it did so only after the round of questions and answers about the nfs
server. Will attempting to update anaconda this way even help? Do I need to
use a floppy disk to provide the updates? If so, I suppose I really will
need to know which files to use because of the space limitations of a
floppy.
6. Finally, does someone know of a source that would answer these
questions for me? I spent a couple of hours with Google but didn't come up
with anything definitive.
Thanks!
Andrew Robinson
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The problem I'm trying to solve is this. I am
attempting a kickstart-directed network installation with RHEL 3 EL update 3 on
a Dell 2650 server. At the point when anaconda tries to get files from the
server by nfs, I get a dialog box with this message: "That directory
could not be mounted from the server." I click OK. Anaconda gives me
another dialog to set the server and path. I leave that just as it is and click
OK. This process happens anywhere from 2 to 10 times, but eventually anaconda
finds the directory and the installation continues. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This, however, is not the problem I'm asking about. I
think I know the answer to this. What I don't know is how to implement
the answer.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<pre><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I
believe the problem is related to this bug on bugzilla: <a href="https:/
/bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=110036"> kickstart fails to get
kickstartfile when using e1000 network driver </a>. The reporter found a
problem in the interaction between the e1000 driver and anaconda. The final
solution given in this bugzilla was a reference to this web page: <a href="
<a
href="http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2004-518.html">http://rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHEA-2004-518.html</a>"> Updated anaconda and pump packages </a>
;. The instructions were to download and install the updated anaconda and
pump packages.</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span
></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>My first
question is what do I do next? Looking at /usr/share/doc/anaconda-9.1.4.1
/anaconda-release-notes.txt, it appears that I need to put some updated files in
a directory named RHupdates on my repository. That leads to a whole host of new
questions, that I'll enumerate for my own thought process:</span></font></pre>
<pre><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span
></font></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1.</span></font><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman"'> </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>What files go into RHupdates? How do
I know which of the anaconda files were updated? Can I just put all the files
there that were installed by the anaconda rpms?</span></font></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2.</span></font><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman"'> </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>What is the structure of RHupdates?
Do I put all the files directly under RHupdates or do I maintain the same
directory structure they enjoy outside of RHupdates?</span></font></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>3.</span></font><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman"'> </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Where do I put RHupdates? I tried
putting it parallel to the RedHat directory in my repository and I tried
putting it directly under the RedHat directory. I never got my installation to
acknowledge the presence of the RHupdates directory despite an afternoon of
experimenting. </span></font></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>4.</span></font><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman"'> </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>How do I tell anaconda to look for
RHupdates? I tried the "updates" directive listed in the command-line.txt file.
Anaconda would ask if I wanted to use fd0 or hda as the source of the updates.
Again, I never got it to acknowledge the presence of the RHupdates directory.<
/span></font></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>5.</span></font><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman"'> </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>When anaconda did ask me what source
I wanted to use for updates, it did so only after the round of questions and
answers about the nfs server. Will attempting to update anaconda this way even
help? Do I need to use a floppy disk to provide the updates? If so, I suppose I
really will need to know which files to use because of the space limitations of
a floppy. </span></font></pre><pre
style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>6.</span></font><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman"'> </span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Finally, does someone know of a
source that would answer these questions for me? I spent a couple of hours with
Google but didn't come up with anything definitive.</span></font></pre><pre>
<font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span
></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks!<
/span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span
></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Andrew
Robinson</span></font></pre>
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