[sle-beta] SLE15 RC1 unable to pxe boot to install image

[Thorsten Kukuk]

On Fri, Mar 09, Wayne Patton wrote:

> Thorsten - Yes I can install it with the dvd/iso images.

Then please create a bug report, I have no idea what is special
with VMware, I don't use that.

  Thorsten

> Wayne
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2018-03-09 at 06:29 +0100, Thorsten Kukuk wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 08, Wayne Patton wrote:
> > 
> > > Update: Both options I presented below work in KVM with no changes.
> > > I
> > > created a network in KVM, a blank VM, enabled DHCP on that network
> > > using dnsmasq and it worked.
> > > 
> > > So is this a network driver issue??? Something else?
> > 
> > Can you install this VMWare machines with a DVD?
> > 
> >   Thorsten
> > 
> > > WP
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 2018-03-08 at 19:52 +0000, Wayne Patton wrote:
> > > > I am unable to pxe boot to the install image for SLES 15 RC1. 
> > > > 
> > > > I am using VMware Workstation version 14. I am able to pxe boot
> > > > SLES
> > > > 12
> > > > SP2 & SP3 and CaaS 2 just fine using the same setup. 
> > > > 
> > > > I have two options in my pxelinux.cfg/default file for SLE 15.
> > > > The
> > > > first is modeled after my SLES 12 entry and the second is taken
> > > > from
> > > > the example files that I found by installing the tftpboot-
> > > > installation-
> > > > SLE-15-x86_64 package on another SLES 15 VM. 
> > > > 
> > > > For the first option, like SLE 12, I copied the initrd and linux
> > > > files
> > > > from the install media to my tftp server into
> > > > /srv/tftpboot/sles/15/ga/x86_64/
> > > > 
> > > > For the second option, I copied the entire /srv/tftpboot/SLE-15-
> > > > x86_64/ 
> > > > tree structure from the tftpboot-installation-SLE-15-x86_64
> > > > package
> > > > to
> > > > my tftpserver, which is used in the second option below. 
> > > > 
> > > > I get the same results with both options. 
> > > > 
> > > > UI menu.c32
> > > > 
> > > > LABEL sles15-rc1-x86_64 - like 12
> > > >   MENU LABEL SLES 15 RC1 x86_64 - like 12
> > > >   KERNEL sles/15/ga/x86_64/linux
> > > >   APPEND initrd=sles/15/ga/x86_64/initrd install=http://192.168.1
> > > > 22.1
> > > > /i
> > > > nstall/sles/15/ga/x86_64/dvd1/
> > > > 
> > > > LABEL sles15-rc1-x86_64 - 15 tftpboot package
> > > >   MENU LABEL SLES 15 RC1 x86_64 - 15 tftpboot package
> > > >   KERNEL SLE-15-x86_64/boot/x86_64/loader/linux
> > > >   APPEND initrd=SLE-15-x86_64/boot/x86_64/loader/initrd
> > > > instsys=tftp://
> > > > 192.168.122.1/SLE-15-x86_64/boot/x86_64/root install=http://192.1
> > > > 68.1
> > > > 22
> > > > .1/install/sles/15/ga/x86_64/dvd1/
> > > > 
> > > > On the console, I get the following: 
> > > > ---BEGIN OUTPUT--------
> > > > Starting udev... ok
> > > > Loading basic drivers   ok
> > > > Starting hardware detection .. ok
> > > > (If a driver is not working for you, try booting with
> > > > brokenmodules=driver_name
> > > > 
> > > > VMware SATA AHCI controller
> > > >   drivers: ahci*
> > > > VMware Virtual Machine Chipset
> > > >   drivers: ata_piix*, ata_generic, pata_acpi
> > > > VMware LSI Logic Parallel SCSI Controller
> > > >   drivers: mptspi*
> > > > VMware PRO/1000 MT Single Port Adapter
> > > >   drivers: e1000*
> > > > ---END OUTPUT--------
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > And it stops there.  I would expect the following lines to show
> > > > up
> > > > next
> > > > but they never do. They do show up for SLES12 (SP2 & 3) and CaaS.
> > > > For
> > > > SLE15 they do not.  
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > ---BEGIN EXPECTED OUTPUT-----
> > > > eth0: network config created
> > > > Sending DHCP request to eth0
> > > > ok, ip = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/xx
> > > > ---END EXPECTED OUTPUT-----
> > > > 
> > > > Also, I purposly changed the IP address in my SLES 12 entry to
> > > > make
> > > > it
> > > > not find the install media so I could see if this was before or
> > > > after
> > > > trying to load the install image. It still output the above three
> > > > lines
> > > > before hanging so this leads me to believe this is a function of
> > > > initrd????
> > > > 
> > > > I am not sure where to turn next. I have been google'ing all
> > > > morning
> > > > with no luck, and also tried searching past posts here as well.
> > > > 
> > > > I also get the same results with Leap 15 (build 151.1) 
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks.
> > > > Wayne
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
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> > 

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