[cobbler] /dev/root does not exist

Nishanth Aravamudan nacc at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Thu Aug 21 16:58:07 UTC 2014


[Please don't top-post]

On 21.08.2014 [12:45:11 -0400], Cameron Regan wrote:
> http://pastebin.com/nKgbgeAd
> 
> Here is the paste bin of the boot log.

I think the issue is that dhcp is failing, so your install can't
download anything.

This seems wrong: ksdevice=${net0/mac}?

-Nish

> 
> On 21/08/14 11:55 AM, Nishanth Aravamudan wrote:
> >On 21.08.2014 [11:48:46 -0400], Cameron Regan wrote:
> >>Hello All,
> >>
> >>I am starting using Cobbler.  I have Memtest and DBAN working
> >>correctly on my system but for the life of me cannot get Fedora to
> >>boot into an install wizard.
> >>
> >>I have tried Importing a Fedora 20 DVD and mirroring Both Fedora 18
> >>and 20 from mirrors.kernel.org
> >>
> >>All end with
> >>
> >>Warning: Could not Boot
> >>Warning: /dev/root does not exist
> >There are probably relevant messages from the kernel before these, can
> >you pastebin the full log?
> >
> >>My kopts are as follows:
> >>
> >>repo=http://192.168.XX.XX/cblr/links/Fedora-20-x86_64/ stage2=http://192.168.XX.XX/cblr/links/Fedora-20-x86_64/LiveOS/squashfs.img
> >I don't think you pass a stage2 to the installer. Per my setup for FC20,
> >all I pass is repo=
> >
> >-Nish
> 



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