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Subject: Re: USB pen drive install on 2850
From: "Linux PowerEdge" <linux.poweredge () gmail ! com>
Date: 2006-10-27 12:44:42
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I havent tried a bootable USB key but i have booted to the CD and specified
the ks.cfg on a usb key. You'll want to do something like
ks=hd:sdc1:/ks.cfg where sdc1 is the device/partition of the usb-key. More
options can be found at
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/s1-kickstart2-startinginstall.html
On 10/26/06, Steve Manuel <smanuel@visi.com> wrote:
>
> I've been trying to install RH4 (or CentOS 4) on a 2850 via a bootable
> USB pen drive and I can't get it to work. I'm hoping somebody on the
> list has cracked this nut because I'm not doing so well.
>
> What I'm aiming for is to:
>
> 1. Boot from a bootable USB pen drive (Dell branded but I've used
> another) that contains the diskboot.img and kickstart script
>
> and/or
>
> 2. Boot from the first CD and reference the kickstart script on the
> USB pen drive.
>
>
> He's what I've done so far:
>
> 1. I've created what I believe is a bootable USB pen drive using the
> instructions in the RH installation manual using the options in
> brackets:
>
> dd if=diskboot.img of=/dev/sda[1] bs=[512,1024,1M]
>
> I've even created a vfat partition with fdisk, used mkfs.vfat to
> format it and then cp the contents of diskboot.img to that filesystem.
>
> 2. I've change the BIOS setting to have the USB device act as a floppy
> and HD (as well as "auto").
>
> 3. I've change th boot sequence so that the USB device is
> the first boot device.
>
> In all cases the POST happens without a problem and right after the
> BMC POST I see the light on the USB pen drive flash a number of times
> but it never starts syslinux, e.g. it never boots the install program.
> It just sits there doing nothing.
>
> I've also booted from the first install CD and tried to reference the
> kickstart script on the USB drive -- both as a floppy and a HD. In this
> case I'm not sure I'm referencing the device correctly (assuming the HW
> can
> access the device at all).
>
> I've used every combination of BIOS options with bootable USB
> pen-drive and I'm stumped. This is getting irritating because it seems
> like such a simple matter. I'd appreciate any help you can offer.
>
>
> steve
>
> --
> illegitimi non carborundum
> "Don't let the bastards grind you down"
>
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I havent tried a bootable USB key but i have booted to the CD and
specified the ks.cfg on a usb key. You'll want to do something
like ks=hd:sdc1:/ks.cfg where sdc1 is the device/partition of the
usb-key. More options can be found at
<a href="http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/s1 \
-kickstart2-startinginstall.html">http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/s1-kickstart2-startinginstall.html
</a><br>
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/26/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Steve \
Manuel</b> <<a href="mailto:smanuel@visi.com">smanuel@visi.com</a>> \
wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, \
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I've been trying to \
install RH4 (or CentOS 4) on a 2850 via a bootable<br>USB pen drive and I can't get \
it to work. I'm hoping somebody on the<br>list has cracked this nut because I'm not \
doing so well.<br><br>What I'm aiming for is to: <br><br>1. Boot from a bootable USB \
pen drive (Dell branded but I've used<br>another) that contains the diskboot.img and \
kickstart script<br><br>and/or<br><br>2. Boot from the first CD and reference the \
kickstart script on the <br>USB pen drive.<br><br><br>He's what I've done so \
far:<br><br>1. I've created what I believe is a bootable USB pen drive using \
the<br>instructions in the RH installation manual using the options \
in<br>brackets:<br><br> dd if=diskboot.img of=/dev/sda[1] \
bs=[512,1024,1M]<br><br>I've even created a vfat partition with fdisk, used mkfs.vfat \
to<br>format it and then cp the contents of diskboot.img to that \
filesystem.<br><br>2. I've change the BIOS setting to have the USB device act as a \
floppy <br>and HD (as well as "auto").<br><br>3. I've change th boot \
sequence so that the USB device is<br>the first boot device.<br><br>In all cases the \
POST happens without a problem and right after the<br>BMC POST I see the light on the \
USB pen drive flash a number of times <br>but it never starts syslinux, e.g. it never \
boots the install program.<br>It just sits there doing nothing.<br><br>I've also \
booted from the first install CD and tried to reference the<br>kickstart script on \
the USB drive -- both as a floppy and a HD. In this <br>case I'm not sure I'm \
referencing the device correctly (assuming the HW can<br>access the device at \
all).<br><br>I've used every combination of BIOS options with bootable \
USB<br>pen-drive and I'm stumped. This is getting irritating because it seems \
<br>like such a simple matter. I'd appreciate any help you can \
offer.<br><br><br>steve<br><br>--<br>illegitimi non carborundum<br>"Don't let \
the bastards grind you \
down"<br><br>_______________________________________________ <br>Linux-PowerEdge \
mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com">Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com</a><br><a \
href="http://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge">http://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge
</a><br>Please read the FAQ at <a \
href="http://lists.us.dell.com/faq">http://lists.us.dell.com/faq</a><br></blockquote></div><br>
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