perfSONAR User Q&A and Other Discussion

[Carl Hayter <>]

On Wed, May 07, 2014 at 08:05:41PM +0000, Jeremy Palmer wrote:
> I'm trying to install a new toolkit node using the following image:
> pS-Performance_Toolkit-3.3.2-NetInstall-x86_64.iso
> 
> However, I get the following message just a couple of mins into the 
> netinstall:
> 
> Unable to retrieve 
> http://linux.mirrors.es.net/centos/6/os/x86_64/images/install.img.
> 
> I took a screenshot of the error::
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1810709/Photos/psinstallerror.jpg
> 
> The strange thing is I am never prompted to configure any IP settings 
> before I 
> get this error.

I believe it attempts to use DHCP, possibly it got a reply with incorrect
or incomplete information and thus couldn't get to the outside world.  Or
linux.mirrors.es.net was down at the time.

I ran into something similar, but didn't take notes.  The install worked,
but then the box came up with an unconfigured interface.  I blame
NetworkManager for being an abomination.  :)  I've had nothing but pain
from NetworkManager and usually turn it off at the first sign of trouble.

You might try to catch the initial 'boot:' prompt and check the available
help screens.  I believe you can do something like:

boot: linux ip=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX netmask=XXX.XXX.XXX dns=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

Or something similar to avoid DHCP maybe.  Or try having the network
unplugged until it throws up a screen asking you what to do next.

____
Carl Hayter
ITS - Data Network Operations
University of Southern California

> The install goes like this:
> 
> - It asks what interface I want to install from, I choose eth0
> - I get a message something like "Waiting for network manager to configure 
> eth0"
> - A short time later I get the above error.
> 
> I thought I might have a bad disc or image, so I re-downloaded the ISO and 
> burned to a new CD. However I still get the exact same error during install.
> 
> Any idea what might cause the netinstall to throw this error before it even 
> allows me to configure any IP settings?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- 
> Jeremy Palmer
> Senior Network Engineer
> ViaWest, Inc.
> Office: 720.891.1045
> Fax: 303-874-5236
> http://www.viawest.com