kickstart error Fedora Core 3

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I have integrated a RHEL 4 PXE install into our MS RIS infrastructure, using
kickstart to automate.  The results are quite nice, from bare metal to login
in 10 minutes or less.  In attempting to do the same thing with Fedora, I
performed a manual install and used the kickstart file generated by
anaconda.  However, just before the install should begin I get an unhandled
exception error if I point to the kickstart file.  The error cites the
following files in /usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda (in
order):

gui.py line 705
gui.py line 1449
gui.py line 1421
gui.py line 1086
dispatch.py line 276
dispatch.py line 171
dispatch.py line 239
autopart.py line 1416
autopart.py line 1003
autopart.py line 953
autopart.py line 361
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for*:'NoneType' and 'long'

I have researched this and found some similar items, but nothing that really
seems to fit this situation.  The server that I am installing Fedora on is
an HP DL360 G4.  I am doing this over Lights Out this weekend, so on Monday
I'll copy the dump to a floppy and submit to bugzilla, just wondering if
anyone here has some insight for a wet-behind-the-ears Linux greenhorn who
wants to learn more about this cool OS.  Including the text of my default
file in pxelinux.cfg and ks.cfg (note that an almost identical ks.cfg runs
with no issues on the RHEL 4 install):

============default==============================================
DEFAULT linux
prompt 1
display boot.msg
timeout 100

LABEL linux
  KERNEL vmlinuz
  APPEND ksdevice=eth1 load_ramdisk=1 initrd=initrd.img devfs=nomount
ks=ftp://172.24.201.53/fedora3/ks.cfg
=================================================================

===========ks.cfg==================================================
# Kickstart file automatically generated by anaconda.

install
url --url ftp://172.24.201.53/fedora3/.
lang en_US.UTF-8
langsupport --default=en_US.UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8
keyboard us
xconfig --card "ATI Mach64" --videoram 8128 --hsync 31.5-37.9 --vsync 50-70
--resolution 800x600 --depth 16 --startxonboot  --defaultdesktop gnome
# network --device eth0 --onboot no --bootproto dhcp
network --device eth1 --bootproto dhcp
rootpw --iscrypted <yadda yadda>
firewall --enabled --port=22:tcp
selinux --enforcing
authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5
timezone America/Chicago
bootloader --location=mbr --append="rhgb quiet"
# The following is the partition information you requested
# Note that any partitions you deleted are not expressed
# here so unless you clear all partitions first, this is
# not guaranteed to work
clearpart --all --drives=cciss/c0d0
part /boot --fstype "ext3" --size=100 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0
part pv.6 --size=0 --grow --ondisk=cciss/c0d0
volgroup VolGroup00 pv.6
logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=LogVol00 --vgname=VolGroup00 --size=1024
--grow
logvol swap --fstype swap --name=LogVol01 --vgname=VolGroup00 --size=1000
--grow --maxsize=2000

%packages
@ editors
@ system-tools
@ text-internet
@ legacy-network-server
@ gnome-desktop
@ dialup
@ base-x
@ printing
@ server-cfg
@ admin-tools
@ development-tools
kernel-smp
kernel
grub
lvm2
e2fsprogs

%post
===================================================================

Any insight appreciated.

Michael Callahan
Systems Admin - NT Sr.
Temple Inland Corporate Services
1300 S Mopac Expwy
Austin TX  78746
MichaelCallahan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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