[syslinux] PXELINUX No network device problem

[Pascal Vandeputte]

Roger A. Katz wrote:
> Good morning.
> I am trying to do a dhcp/pxelinux network install for redhat linux.
> I have a new Dell computer with a Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gibabit 
> controller.
>
> I am getting the following errors:
>
> Getting Kickstart file.
> ASSERT: no network device in ChooseNetworkInterface
> No network drivers for doing kickstart
> unable to bring up network.
>
> I've searched this lists archives for the word ASSERT and 
> ChooseNetworkInterface and did not get any relevant hits.
>
> I was running an old version of PXELINUX.0 so I downloaded the latest 
> version but get the same result.
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.  I would appreciate direct 
> responses and will summarize back to the list.
>
>   

Hi,

That looks like PXELINUX is working fine, but the RedHat kernel doesn't 
autodetect your network card (and can't get the rest of the required 
files). Are you trying to install a rather old Red Hat version?
By the way, KickStart is for fully automated installations (no user 
interaction). Is this what you're attempting to do? If not, you probably 
have a wrong option set on the "append" line.

Greetings,

Pascal Vandeputte