[BlueOnyx:10550] Re: Kickstart error during install of BlueOnyx 5108R

[Michael Stauber]

Hi Jon,

> Michael, since on the subject....why in the kickstart do you need a eth0 
> when loading etc: 5107R when you can hit back twice with no nic 
> connected and complete OS ?
> Seems to be an extra step for no reason ....thoughts?

Anaconda oddities. It's purely down to this buggy contraption of an installer 
behaving very inconsistently between various versions. There are a few 
configuration options that are a must have. Some will be queried for if 
they're missing, for others it will simply fail if they're not expressly 
statet in the kickstart script. 

The settings for the network were such a "must have" item once, but that has 
been dropped in between. If I don't specify the eth0 network interface in the 
kickstart script(s), then the CentOS5 CD and the CentOS6 CDs will ask for the 
network. The SL6.2 CD will ask for the network settings, regardless what I do.

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With best regards

Michael Stauber