Talk:SuSE install with PXE boot

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Useful

Just wanted to point out that this is a pretty useful topic. --Meiqur 17:09, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

10.3 problems

I'm starting OSS 10.3 setup through PXE with an extra option so it automatically downloads needed files from the network:

append initrd=suse/initrd splash=silent showopts install=http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/distribution/10.3/repo/oss/

However getting the installer started through PXE gives me the error about libc 2.8 not found as soon as the installer starts after downloading the 'root' filesystem file. I've opened up the 'root' file in 'boot/i386/' and noticed the file /lib/libc.so.6 is a symbolic link to `libc-2.6.1.so'. It's weird it's asking for 2.8???

On the first console a blue screen is displayed

>>> Linuxrc v3.1.17 (Kernel 2.6.25-rc9-17-default <<<
  An error occured during the installation.

The second console outputs:

bash: /lib/libc.so.6: version 'GLIBC_2.8' not found (required by bash)

The third console outputs:

starting setctsid 'showconsole' inst_setup yast
sh: /lib/libc.so.6: version 'GLIBC_2.8' not found (required by sh)
install program exit code is 1
sync... ok
setfont linuxrc-16.psfu
sh: /lib/libc.so.6: version 'GLIBC_2.8' not found (required by sh)

Fixed

I fixed it myself. I somehow managed to use the wrong linux kernel and initrd ramdisk.... --Sphaero 14:53, 16 May 2008 (UTC)