What I want to do (and have done since redhat 8 or 9), is to make a kickstart file on a system, put a lot of the current configuration in it, including the ip address if the machine has a static ip address, and reinstall fedora using that kickstart file (eg, go from Fedora 7 to fedora 8 with a full new install, but keeping a couple of items in the configuration). So I have a script that constructs a kickstart file which will include a line like this: network --device eth0 --bootproto static --ip 132.229.221.50 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway 132.229.224.1 --nameserver 132.229.214.102 --hostname eendracht.strw.leidenuniv.nl However, when booting, anaconda shows a screen that it goes looking for an ip address through dhcp. Is this a "feature"? I.e., has RedHat / Fedora decided to drop support for static ip addresses in kickstart files? David Jansen PS: I found in bugzilla issues #374271 , #392021 and maybe others that this bug bites others besides myself. However, I have not yet found updates or workarounds. So, how to proceed? Setting up dhcp servers on every subnet, just in order to have the installer work sounds like an awfull waste of time and effort.
