CentOS

I recently set up a kickstart server using Centos 5. I copied all 7 of the centos 5 install cd's to the tree.
I made the install cd, it boots fine.
I'm using http, when I'm prompted, I put in the web site: 1.1.1.1 and the Centos directory of /network-install/RPM

I get the following error:

Unable to retrieve
http://1.1.1.1//network-install/RPM/images/stag4e2.img.

I've been told the double slashes after the ip address is not a problem, and I've tested that through a browser, by browsing the same location. (not sure if
that's a valid test, but it did find the directory and display the files.)

I've search the internet and found this problem in many places, and have not found anything that works.

I'm kind of at a loss.

Comments?

Welcome to the CentOS fora. The following reading is recommended for new users:
[url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=14274&forum=47]Readme First[/url]
[url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=14408&forum=47]Installing Software[/url]
[url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=14273&forum=47]Where to Find Answers[/url]
[url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=25128&forum=47]How to provide information about your system[/url]

Does the path network-install/RPM/images/ exist under the document root of your Apache server (/var/www/html/ by default), and does it contain stag4e2.img or more likely stage2.img ?

Anything in the Apache access logs or /var/log/messages?

This has happened to me as well. Make sure you have an ending slash after the root directory.

So if you CentOS distro lives in :

/var/www/html/CentOS/5.5-i386

and your httpd root is /var/www/html

you would want your install dir to be

CentOS/5.5-i386/

If I don't add the slash at the end then stage2.img is never found.

One more thing that has occured to me as well. If you are recently reusing a static IP address on that server that was
previously bound to it ( AKA a reinstall ) - try binding a different static IP.

- As always recheck your typing ( I'm sure you did as you mentioned to tried to hit your distro with a browser ).

- Hope this helps!

-Z