Re: PXE-based kickstart fails on RHEL/CentOS-7.4

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You might want to try appending the following anaconda parameter to the
menu append line.

inst.stage2=<url where bootable full dvd media contents are hosted>

This can also be replaced by inst.repo parameter.



On Jan 18, 2018 1:53 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> have for a long time used a setup to use kickstart over PXE. The
> "netboot-file" responsible for starting kickstart has the following
> contents:
>
> default linux
> serial 0,9600n8
> label linux
>   kernel vmlinuz-centos73
>   append console=tty0 initrd=initrd-centos73.img ks=http://192.168.0.198/
> kickstart/ks-centos73.cfg
>
> However, when I apply this on CentOS-7.4 (after changing image and kernel)
> it hangs on "switchroot":
>
> "... specified switch root path /sysroot does not seem to be an OS tree.
> os-release file is missing."
>
> Any hints on what may be causing this are greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> /jon
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">You might want to try appending the following anaconda pa=
rameter to the menu append line.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"auto">inst.stage2=3D&lt;url where bootable full dvd media contents are =
hosted&gt;</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">This can also=
 be replaced by inst.repo parameter.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote">On Jan 18, 2018 1:53 PM,  &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
e">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad=
ding-left:1ex"><div>Hi,<br></div><div><br></div><div>have for a long time u=
sed a setup to use kickstart over PXE. The &quot;netboot-file&quot; respons=
ible for starting kickstart has the following contents:<br></div><div><br><=
/div><div>default linux<br></div><div>serial 0,9600n8<br></div><div>label l=
inux<br></div><div>=C2=A0 kernel vmlinuz-centos73<br></div><div>=C2=A0 appe=
nd console=3Dtty0 initrd=3Dinitrd-centos73.img ks=3D<a href=3D"http://192.1=
68.0.198/kickstart/ks-centos73.cfg" target=3D"_blank">http://192.168.0.198/=
<wbr>kickstart/ks-centos73.cfg</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>However, wh=
en I apply this on CentOS-7.4 (after changing image and kernel) it hangs on=
 &quot;switchroot&quot;:<br></div><div><br></div><div>&quot;... specified s=
witch root path /sysroot does not seem to be an OS tree.=20
os-release file is missing.&quot;<br></div><div><br></div><div>Any hints on=
 what may be causing this are greatly appreciated.<br></div><div><br></div>=
<div>Thanks,<br></div><div><br></div><div>/jon<br></div>
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