[sles-beta] SLES12 x86_64 linuxrc network configuration not working, automated installation not possible

[Steffen Winterfeldt]

On Tue, 5 Aug 2014, urs.frey at post.ch wrote:

> netwait: 40
> 
> splash : verbose
> 
> net.ifnames: 0
> 
> install: http://172.27.40.68/sles12_64
> 
> netdevice: eth0
> 
> hostname: v03er9
> 
> hostip: 10.1.100.167/23
> 
> gateway: 10.1.101.254
> 
> nameserver: 10.1.121.11
> 
> autoyast: http://172.27.40.68/pstkits/profiles/sles12_autoinst_v03er9.xml
> 
> udev.rule: "mac=00:50:56:b7:02:a9,name=eth0"
> 
>  
> 
> But obviously in linuxrc the NIC configuration gets written, but to implement the configured NIC
> the network does not get restarted the correct way:

In that case, please run with linuxrc.debug=1 linuxrc.log=/foo.log and send me the log.

There's one other thing you can try: instead of the network options you used above, use

ifcfg: eth0=10.1.100.167/23,10.1.101.254,10.1.121.11

> I can do this manually on the Linuxrc ALT-F9 screen, but unfortunately the installation does not
> continue and is not possible

Actually you should be able to work your way through linuxrc's dialogs just fine.


Steffen