Hi,
I did some testing with my set-up today. On the standard CD images,
Debian is missing
vital files and drivers for PXE booting. Download your architecture's
netboot.tar.gz
from
https://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst#netboot and use the included
kernel and initrd
files to netboot your Debian servers.
I tested with an unmodified sample preseed file and the server
successfully configured the
network device and loaded the preseed file.
Cheers,
Tom.
On 2016-05-27 14:55, Tony Schreiner wrote:
> As I mentioned at the end of my day yesterday. The install via cobbler
> PXE boot did complete, if I have the netinst disk in the drive.
>
> The
>
> /dists/jessie/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
> /dists/jessie/main/i18n/Translation-en.gz
>
> were supplied by the cobbler server.
>
> I am going to try Ubuntu using my same set up; just to compare; but my
> goal remains Debian.
>
> On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 6:38 AM, Thomas Hager <duke(a)sigsegv.at> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm installing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS servers with Cobbler, which is
>> basically also using the Debian installer.
>>
>> My boot parameters are similar to yours, but I'm missing the
>> interface
>> parameter for network config (e.g. interface=eth0). Can you add the
>> parameter and retry?
>>
>> And what does your mirror setup look like in your preseed file?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Tom.
>>
>> On Thu, 2016-05-26 at 15:40 -0400, Tony Schreiner wrote:
>>> I just tried putting the netinst CD in the drive, and PXE booting,
>>> and the installation does proceed further.
>>>
>>> I still have things to resolve with my preseed.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Tony Schreiner
>> <anthony.schreiner@bc
>>> .edu> wrote:
>>>> I see no access from this client in the cobbler servers apache
>> log.
>>>>
>>>> On the failing client, after I get the missing CD-ROM message, I
>>>> open another virtual console, and the ip link command shows only
>>>> lo:
>>>> I don't appear to be getting a network. I can look at
>>>> /var/log/syslog in the console, and do not see any mention of
>>>> network setup,
>>>>
>>>> However I see in the syslog
>>>> main-menu[204] : INFO: Menu item 'cdrom-detect' selected.
>>>>
>>>> which I guess just reflects that the pop up menu came up.
>>>> Looks like a clue, but I don't know how to disable that.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Libin Chen
>> <slgraychan(a)gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > Hi Tony:
>>>> > Can you check the apache log to see if the Debian-installer
>> try
>>>> > to get seed file from cobbler server?
>>>> > slgray
>>>> > On May 26, 2016 04:50, <alastair(a)alastair-munro.com> wrote:
>>>> > > Ah yes i remember you.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Personally i would stick with something more mainstream like
>>>> > > Ubuntu LTS something. Enterprise Linux still makes the best
>>>> > > servers imho.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > We pxe build ubuntu 12.04 but the developers have now seen
>> the
>>>> > > benefit of using centos. we have ubuntu 14.04 pxe booting
>> too
>>>> > > but its not used much at our site.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > --
>>>> > > Alastair Munro
>>>> > >
>>>> > > -----Original Message-----
>>>> > > From: Locane <locane(a)gmail.com>
>>>> > > To: cobbler mailing list
<cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org>
>>>> > > Cc: anthony.schreiner(a)bc.edu
>>>> > > Sent: Wed, 25 May 2016 21:36
>>>> > > Subject: [cobbler] Re: cobbler managing debian install no
>> CD-
>>>> > > ROM detected
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Hey that's me!
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I can't remember where I ended up with this, but I got
>> farther
>>>> > > with that guy's suggestion. I ended up abandoning it for
>> other
>>>> > > more pressing projects.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I do remember it still not working totally.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 1:33 PM,
>> <alastair(a)alastair-munro.com>
>>>> > > wrote:
>>>> > > >
>>
http://serverfault.com/questions/754360/debian-8-3-0-pxe-inst
>>>> > > > aller-asking-for-cdrom
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > --
>>>> > > > Alastair Munro
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > -----Original Message-----
>>>> > > > From: Tony Schreiner <anthony.schreiner(a)bc.edu>
>>>> > > > To: cobbler mailing list
<cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org>
>>>> > > > Sent: Wed, 25 May 2016 21:23
>>>> > > > Subject: [cobbler] Re: cobbler managing debian install no
>> CD-
>>>> > > > ROM detected
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > Failed to reply to the list, resend.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 4:20 PM, Tony Schreiner
>> <anthony.schr
>>>> > > > einer(a)bc.edu> wrote:
>>>> > > > > PXE boot with whatever the cobbler profile provides
>>>> > > > >
>>>> > > > > On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 4:17 PM,
>> <alastair(a)alastair-munro.c
>>>> > > > > om> wrote:
>>>> > > > > > Hi
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > How did u boot? pxe boot or via iso image? if
iso
>> image
>>>> > > > > > how was this presented? usb stick? if so how was
the
>> iso
>>>> > > > > > written to usb? dd works best in my experience.
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > --
>>>> > > > > > Alastair Munro
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
>>>> > > > > > From: Tony Schreiner
<anthony.schreiner(a)bc.edu>
>>>> > > > > > To: cobbler mailing list
>> <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org>
>>>> > > > > > Sent: Wed, 25 May 2016 20:45
>>>> > > > > > Subject: [cobbler] cobbler managing debian
install no
>> CD-
>>>> > > > > > ROM detected
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > Have been managing CentOS system with cobbler
for a
>>>> > > > > > while, and decided to try to add Debian to the
mix.
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > I loop mounted the
firmware-8.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso
>>>> > > > > > image, which is current Jessie netinst +
non-free
>>>> > > > > > firmware, and ran import as
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > # cobbler import --name=jessie --breed=debian
--os-
>>>> > > > > > version=jessie --path=/mnt
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > task started: 2016-05-25_144840_import
>>>> > > > > > task started (id=Media import, time=Wed May 25
>> 14:48:40
>>>> > > > > > 2016)
>>>> > > > > > Found a candidate signature: breed=debian,
>> version=jessie
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > running: /usr/bin/file
>>>> > > > > >
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/jessie/dists/jessie/Release
>>>> > > > > > received on stdout:
>>>> > > > > >
>> /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/jessie/dists/jessie/Release:
>>>> > > > > > ASCII text
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > received on stderr:
>>>> > > > > > Found a matching signature: breed=debian,
>> version=jessie
>>>> > > > > > Adding distros from path
>>>> > > > > > /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/jessie:
>>>> > > > > > creating new distro: jessie-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > trying symlink:
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/jessie ->
>>>> > > > > > /var/www/cobbler/links/jessie-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > creating new profile: jessie-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > creating new distro: jessie-gtk-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > trying symlink:
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/jessie ->
>>>> > > > > > /var/www/cobbler/links/jessie-gtk-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > creating new profile: jessie-gtk-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > creating new distro: jessie-xen-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > trying symlink:
/var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror/jessie ->
>>>> > > > > > /var/www/cobbler/links/jessie-xen-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > creating new profile: jessie-xen-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > associating repos
>>>> > > > > > checking for apt repo(s)
>>>> > > > > > adding apt repo for jessie-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > Added repos for jessie-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > adding apt repo for jessie-gtk-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > Added repos for jessie-gtk-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > adding apt repo for jessie-xen-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > Added repos for jessie-xen-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > *** TASK COMPLETE ***
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > looks pretty normal.
>>>> > > > > > I have created a sub-profile based on
jessie-x86_64
>>>> > > > > > called jessie-precision670 (old dell
workstation), but
>>>> > > > > > the only difference is the assignment of preseed
file
>>>> > > > > > slightly modified from sample.seed as the
kickstart.
>> Then
>>>> > > > > > I assigned this profile to a system.
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > When the system installs, during the hardware
>> discovery,
>>>> > > > > > it shows:
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > No common CD-ROM drive was detected.
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > ...
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > and I cannot proceed. This seems to be before
network
>>>> > > > > > detection takes place.
>>>> > > > > > I first tried with the regular
debian-8.4.0-amd64.iso
>>>> > > > > > image; the network driver is e1000.
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > Any suggestions?
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > > Tony S
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > >
>>>> > > >
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