Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 15:05:56 -0400 From: Rick Miller <vmiller@hostileadmin.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: dynamically generating install.cfg Message-ID: <AANLkTimixMJH3qQ9doDkbE%2BrzyVmM-VEeavS=4kYubPH@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello all, I would like to dynamically generate various settings that will be placed into the install.cfg file before sysinstall executes. I am PXE booting and have a mfsroot that contains a install.cfg with variables that will be applicable to all installs. Inside the mfsroot is a script that is supposed to download, via anon-ftp, a file that contains other variables which are set on per host basis. Inside the script, I run ifconfig to setup the interface then immediately run ftp to download the file from the PXE server. As soon as it gets the file, ifconfig runs and takes the interface down. During the install, the debug screen shows no errors when running ifconfig, yet when the script attempts to ftp to the PXE server, it gets a 'network unreachable'. As a result of this, I tried setting up the route as well, using route add default $gateway and get the same error. Running tcpdump on the PXE server confirms that there is not ftp attempt from the client. I am wondering if anyone has tried anything similar and had luck with it or if anyone might be able to provide direction in how I can troubleshoot. I'm not even sure if the interface is being setup properly. At the point where this fails, there is no holographic shell for me to get into and poke around. Thoughts? Ideas? -- Take care Rick Miller
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