Kickstart Installs of FC2

[MW Mike Weiner (5028)]

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005, MW Mike Weiner (5028) wrote:

>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

Include "text" on the kernel command line.
(see /usr/share/doc/anaconda-*/command-line.txt)

>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.

Bad media was one of the three possible problems anaconda mentioned.
What about hardware - can you replicate this random RPM hiccup on a
different client? If not, I'd be testing the box for RAM/disk probs.
--

Added text to kernel command line, and I will try to run this on several
test boxes to see what the issue is, just for sanity's sake I re-copied
the offending RPMS off the disk again.

Thanks as always
Michael Weiner