On 6/23/05, MW Mike Weiner (5028) <MWeiner@xxxxxx> wrote: > 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. > Different NIC maybe the Linux driver is the problem? -- Leonard Isham, CISSP Ostendo non ostento.
