Topic: Optiplex Gs+ install

[JonA]

Hi
Small problem with installation, I am trying to get my Dell optiplex Gs+ to take an install, unfortunately it can not be booted from the CD drive which is a packet device on this machine. So I have made a CD boot floppy and a network boot floppy, both of which stop the install dead saying “Cannot find KS.cfg on boot floppy” and sure enough if I look at the floppy on my Windoze 2000 machine it is not on the floppy.
Cheers Jon.

[monkey]

Unable to review this myself (at work), but is it possible to copy off the ks.cfg file from the CD to the floppy?

[smeghead]

.. yep that what you do, good guess Michael

[JonA]

Hi, There is no file of this name on my CD, not sure what version I am loading but it's 334Mb in size.
Cheers jon.

[totodiaz]

I'm thinking this has nothing to do with the file itselt, but something is not right with the harddrive. What I'll do is to erase any partitions in the harddrive (with a windows boot disk and fdisk), then format it with a FAT partition, and then try installing the server. Give it a try.


Alberto

[JonA]

Hard drives Fdisked and formated, new Iso disk burnt ver 6.1.1, no change, still asks for KS.cfg, still not on floppy or CD.
Cheers Jon.

[smeghead]

Ok, dug back through my notes and found the following:

a) in the images folder on the CDROM there is a file called ks_stub.cfg
b) copy this file to boot floppy
c) rename to ks.cfg (I think, maybe, if it doesn't boot rename back to ks_stub.cfg)

ALternatively, create your own version using the contents of my file listed below (using a Unix editor NOT a Windows editor):


#------------------------------------------------------------
# kickstart file for Mitel Networks SME Server
# Copyright (c) 2002 Mitel Networks Corporation
#------------------------------------------------------------

# install method
cdrom

mouse none

# networking
network --bootproto static --ip 192.168.1.1 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway 192.168.1.2 --nameserver 127.0.0.1

# boot loader
lilo --location mbr

%packages

%post


Another option that should work is to edit the syslinux.cfg file on the boot floppy to change the pointer reference to look for this file on the cdrom; where you see the option ks=floppy change it to ks=cdrom:/images/ks_stub.cfg


HTH

[JonA]

I had copied over the ks---cfg file before but it did not recognise it, when I edited it the floppy directed it to the CD without any problem, then it got stuck on the load at Dev-3.3-4. so I switched to the latest ver 6 CD and that went in fine and now all is sweetness and light again.

Thanks to all concerned for your help.

Cheers jon.