jiten jha wrote: > Dear Friends, > > I have centos 6.2 64 bit os in my dell server. When I try to install centos > or scientific linux using NFS so it is not working and getting me error = > "unable to download kickstart file". > My kickstart file configuration is : > > > #platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T > #version=DEVEL > # Firewall configuration > firewall --disabled > # Install OS instead of upgrade > install > # Use NFS installation media > nfs --server=10.112.16.33 --dir=/nfs/os/ks.cfg The '--dir=' argument is the path to the distro directory, not the path to the kickstart file - i.e. it should be: nfs --server=10.112.16.33 --dir=/nfs/os > network installation using NFS kickstart following setps i am using > > - system-config-kickstart > - system-config-nfs > - /etc/init.d/nfs restart > - mkdir -p /nfs/os/ > - mkdir /mnt/iso/ > - mount -t iso9660 /root/Desktop/Centos-64-DVD.iso /mnt/iso/ -o loop > - cp -Rp /mnt/iso/* /nfs/os/ > - vim /etc/exports/ > - /nsf/os/ 10.112.0.0/8(ro,sync) > - exportfs -a > - exportfs -v > - /etc/init.d/nfs restart . > - When I boot my pc using centos and in a boot option I put " > ks=nfs:serverIP/nfs/ks/ks.cfg" > > So it is giving my error could not find kernel image > ks=nfs:serverIP/nfs/ks/ks.cfg > > When I put ks.cfg file in /nfs/os/ks.cfg Then it is giving me error " > Unable to download kickstart file" I don't know if the contents of your /etc/exports file above is a typo - but it should be "/nfs/os" not "/nsf/os" If your kickstart file is under /nfs/os/ on the same server, then the boot command line syntax should be: ks=nfs:10.112.16.33:/nfs/os/ks.cfg James Pearson