I'm testing with two dell models, the T1500 and 990. They seem to use a
broadcom and e1000e driver respectively. I've unpacked the initrd, moved those
modules in and repacked. I'll let you know how I make out, thanks for your
help.
-Michael
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> Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:37:46 -0500
> From: Michael <durm(a)seas.upenn.edu>
> To: cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> Subject: [cobbler] kernel/nic problems?
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> I have a cobbler server running openSUSE 12.1 that will deploy openSUSE 12.1.
> Currently systems get dhcp then pxe boot via tftp and fail to find the install repo.
> At that point I can manually specify where the repo is
(
http://192.168.100.1/cblr/links/openSUSE121-x86_64)
> and I'm told that there is no interface, and that the kernel may not support my
nic.
>
> Has anyone been through something like this?
>
> --
> Michael
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:45:37 -0500
> From: Michael <durm(a)seas.upenn.edu>
> To: cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> Subject: Re: [cobbler] kernel/nic problems?
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>
> A little more info:
> I can connect a machine that is already booted to a working OS, get dhcp and see what
appears to be the
> contents of the install DVD that cobbler imported when I open
http://192.168.100.1/cblr/links/openSUSE121-x86_64 in a
> browser.
>
> On 01/24, Michael wrote:
> > Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:37:46 -0500
> > From: Michael <durm(a)seas.upenn.edu>
> > To: cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> > Subject: kernel/nic problems?
> >
> >
> > I have a cobbler server running openSUSE 12.1 that will deploy openSUSE 12.1.
> > Currently systems get dhcp then pxe boot via tftp and fail to find the install
repo.
> > At that point I can manually specify where the repo is
(
http://192.168.100.1/cblr/links/openSUSE121-x86_64)
> > and I'm told that there is no interface, and that the kernel may not support
my nic.
> >
> > Has anyone been through something like this?
> >
> > --
> > Michael
>
> --
> Michael
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:02:59 +0000
> From: Will McDonald <wmcdonald(a)gmail.com>
> To: cobbler mailing list <cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org>
> Subject: Re: [cobbler] kernel/nic problems?
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> It sounds like the initrd doesn't have a corresponding module for your NIC.
> What sort of machine/NIC?
>
> I've seen this with ESX hosts in the past. If you create a VM with a VMXNET
> adapter, it'll do the initial PXE boot to pull down its bootloader, which
> then doesn't have a kernel module for the VMXNET out-of-the-box (because
> that'd normally come with VMWare Tools).
>
> What's the output of 'lsmod' on the running system? And if you dig into
the
> initrd for the distribution, does it contain an equivalent module?
>
> Will.
>
>
> On 24 January 2013 14:45, Michael <durm(a)seas.upenn.edu> wrote:
>
> >
> > A little more info:
> > I can connect a machine that is already booted to a working OS, get dhcp
> > and see what appears to be the
> > contents of the install DVD that cobbler imported when I open
> >
http://192.168.100.1/cblr/links/openSUSE121-x86_64 in a
> > browser.
> >
> > On 01/24, Michael wrote:
> > > Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:37:46 -0500
> > > From: Michael <durm(a)seas.upenn.edu>
> > > To: cobbler(a)lists.fedorahosted.org
> > > Subject: kernel/nic problems?
> > >
> > >
> > > I have a cobbler server running openSUSE 12.1 that will deploy openSUSE
> > 12.1.
> > > Currently systems get dhcp then pxe boot via tftp and fail to find the
> > install repo.
> > > At that point I can manually specify where the repo is (
> >
http://192.168.100.1/cblr/links/openSUSE121-x86_64)
> > > and I'm told that there is no interface, and that the kernel may not
> > support my nic.
> > >
> > > Has anyone been through something like this?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Michael
> >
> > --
> > Michael
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