Ian Forde wrote:
append initrd=distro/centos5.2/initrd.img ramdisk_size=7494 ks=http://9.0.0.1/all/profiles/cluto_centos5.2/cnode/ks.cfg
this is not enough, you have to tell PXE about the network, which nic to use etc. I think there is a tutorial about doing PXE instalaltions on the wiki.
You are right: "ksdevice=eth1" did the trick. Found at http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/KickStart
The order of NIC detection/naming at bootup seems to be more or less random as of Centos 5.x. How do you know which name to choose here?
In order to avoid this, you can use the "ksdevice=bootif" to use the interface from which the system booted...
I'd like to be able to boot from a CD or usb drive into a kickstart re-install in remote locations that don't have network booting infrastructure and just enough hands-on expertise to insert a CD or USB key - and have some way to get the several NICs re-assigned their corresponding IP addresses.