problem install client with multiple interfaces

[Henning Fehrmann]

On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 06:18:48PM +0200, Jeken Jeken wrote:
> Hi,
> I having problem install Lenny on a Dell R200.
> I pxe boot using one of the interfaces on the moderboard.
> It works fine but the kernel detects one of the ports on my quadcard as eth0.
> So the installation hangs waiting for dhcp on the "wrong" interface.
> One solution is to use two ethernetcables, but..
> 
> Is it possible to have the "kernel" looking for an interface having
> link and then start the dhcpclient on that interface.
> 
> 
> 
> I'm using the latest FAI on a Lenny server.
> 
> pxelinux.cfg:
> label fai-lenny
>  kernel fai/lenny/vmlinuz
>  append initrd=fai/lenny/initrd ip=dhcp  root=/dev/nfs
> nfsroot=/srv/fai/nfsroot-lenny boot=live
> FAI_FLAGS=verbose,sshd,createvt,reboot FAI_ACTION=install

Try 
  
 append initrd=fai/lenny/initrd ip=:::::ethx:dhcp  root=/dev/nfs
 nfsroot=/srv/fai/nfsroot-lenny boot=live
 FAI_FLAGS=verbose,sshd,createvt,reboot FAI_ACTION=install

Where ethx is your preferred interface. Make sure that the kernel
supports the motherboard NICs. 

Cheers,
Henning Fehrmann