On 6/22/05, MW Mike Weiner (5028) <MWeiner@xxxxxx> wrote: > List readers - > > I have made major break throughs in my efforts to get PXE/KS fc2 > installs to work. > > However I have a new issue this morning, I fire up the test box, it > goes out, gets an IP, gets the kickstart script, begins the install > albeit in an X window. There was an error installing 'X'.rpm This can > indicate a media failure, lack of disk space, and/or hardware problem. > This is a fatal error and your install will be aborted. Please verify > your media and try your install again. > > Well, when I reboot the system to try again, it fails on yet another > RPM. I rsync'd the RPMS down from loop-mounted ISOs so I am unsure why > it is complaining of bad media. Has anyone else had this problem, and > how do we work around this issue? I see nothing in any logs on the > server providing the install media. > > OK, I grabbed another test box, exactly like the first one, and yes, > the random RPM complaints seems to carry over to another new box, I > had to flash the bios to upgrade the version of PXE on the test box > and now that's fine and it can see the dhcpd server fine. Just seems > to randomly pick an RPM and complain about it, then wants a reboot. > Has anyone else seen this? And if so, how do I correct the issues? > Based on your random errors I'd guess that you and errors on the harddrive or network (bad cable, card swicch port...) -- Leonard - Appreciate the response, I did try another server, and even changed kickstart to serve up the iso's rather than raw rpms, and I STILL get the random complaints of bad media (corrupted RPMS). What is the best way to debug the problem here? I need to get this going, I have several hundred boxes I need to put through this same process, and at this point, it going to be VERY painful. I will reboot the victim with a mem86+ boot disk and see if there is any issues with the memory, but the hardware I am serving the DHCP/PXE/KS/RPMS from is a new box and been running great with no hardware issues. Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance Michael Weiner
