Cobbler sets up the following PXE boot stanza

default linux
prompt 0
timeout 1
label linux
        kernel /images/jessie-x86_64/vmlinuz
        ipappend 2
        append initrd=/images/jessie-x86_64/initrd.gz ksdevice=bootif lang=  text  auto-install/enable=true priority=critical url=http://10.0.0.1/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/lemans hostname=lemans domain=local.lan suite=jessie

(warning text wrap) which does but the system.

I can play with the preseed a bit, but I don't think I'm even getting there.


On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 4:35 PM, Locane <locane@gmail.com> wrote:
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@alastair-munro.com> wrote:
http://serverfault.com/questions/754360/debian-8-3-0-pxe-installer-asking-for-cdrom

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Alastair Munro

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Schreiner <anthony.schreiner@bc.edu>
To: cobbler mailing list <cobbler@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.schreiner@bc.edu> wrote:
PXE boot with whatever the cobbler profile provides

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 4:17 PM, <alastair@alastair-munro.com> 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.

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Alastair Munro


-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Schreiner <anthony.schreiner@bc.edu>
To: cobbler mailing list <cobbler@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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