RHEL4 on to a x4200 via Kickstart

Has anyone managed to RHEL4 on to a x4200 using Kickstart?

It seems to me that the initial kernel image doesn't support the NICs, as once it attempts the second DHCP lookup my Kickstart/DHCP server receives no network traffic from it.

I've tried Updates 3 and 5, and the X4200 Resource CD contains nothing useful as far as I can see. RHEL3 Update 8 works fine.

Any advice would be appreciate. Thanks.

[427 byte] By [SethYatesO2a] at [2007-11-27 6:51:27]

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# 1

are you using a M2 model?

coolryga at 2007-7-12 18:25:51 >

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# 2

Yes I am.I've logged a call with Redhat but not holding out too much hope.

SethYatesO2a at 2007-7-12 18:25:51 >

# 3

did you tried via net2/net3 (the intel ones)? pxe should work with them. if youdont load any nvidia drivers (e.g. forcedeath), the net2 should be added as eth0under linux.-- randy

_randy_a at 2007-7-12 18:25:51 >

# 4

Randy is right on. On the x4100 and x4200, the net0 and net1 interfaces are Nvidia, whose driver is not in the standard RedHat distro. You have to use net2 or net3, which are recognized as standard intel e1000 interfaces, whose drivers are part of the RedHat distro.

When you boot linux, net2 will be eth0, net3 will be eth1.

truly64a at 2007-7-12 18:25:51 >

# 5

That's done the job. Thanks _randy_ and truly64.

SethYatesO2a at 2007-7-12 18:25:51 >

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