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&gt; 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&gt; To: cobbler mailing list <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt; 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&gt; 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&gt; 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: -- Thomas "Duke" Hager duke(a)sigsegv.at GPG: 2048R/791C5EB1 http://www.sigsegv.at/gpg/duke.gpg ================================================================= "Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups."

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&gt; 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&gt; >>>> 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&gt; 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&gt; >>>> > > To: cobbler mailing list <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt; >>>> > > 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&gt; >>>> > > 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&gt; >>>> > > > To: cobbler mailing list <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt; >>>> > > > 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&gt; 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&gt; >>>> > > > > > To: cobbler mailing list >> <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org&gt; >>>> > > > > > 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 >>>> > > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > _______________________________________________ >>>> > > > cobbler mailing list >>>> > > > cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org >>>> > > > >> https://lists.fedorahosted.org/admin/lists/cobbler@lists.fedo >>>> > > > rahosted.org [1] >>>> > > > >>>> > > >>>> > > _______________________________________________ >>>> > > cobbler mailing list >>>> > > cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org >>>> > > >> https://lists.fedorahosted.org/admin/lists/cobbler@lists.fedora >>>> > > hosted.org [2] >>>> > > >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> cobbler mailing list >>> cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org >>> >> > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/admin/lists/cobbler@lists.fedorahosted >>> .org >> -- >> Thomas "Duke" Hager duke(a)sigsegv.at >> GPG: 2048R/791C5EB1 http://www.sigsegv.at/gpg/duke.gpg >> ================================================================= >> "Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups." >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cobbler mailing list >> cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org >> > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/admin/lists/cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org > > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://rahosted.org > [2] http://hosted.org > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/admin/lists/cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org