Description of problem:

I am using Cobbler for testing FC17-alpha on ppc64. The kickstart (only up to the %end of %pre) I am using is:


# kickstart template for Fedora 8 and later.
# (includes %end blocks)
# do not use with earlier distros

#platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T
# System authorization information
auth  --useshadow  --enablemd5
# System bootloader configuration
bootloader --location=mbr
# Partition clearing information
clearpart --all --initlabel
# Use text mode install
text
# Firewall configuration
firewall --enabled
# Run the Setup Agent on first boot
firstboot --disable
# System keyboard
keyboard us
# System language
lang en_US
# Use network installation
url --url=http://x.x.191.134/cblr/links/fedora17-alpha-ppc64
# If any cobbler repo definitions were referenced in the kickstart profile, include them here.
# Network information
# Using "new" style networking config, by matching networking information to the physical interface's 
# MAC-address
%include /tmp/pre_install_network_config

# Reboot after installation
reboot

#Root password
rootpw --iscrypted $1$lockbox$1tA3DRTYbslTtCFYXA5if/
# SELinux configuration
selinux --disabled
# Do not configure the X Window System
skipx
# System timezone
timezone --utc America/New_York
# Install OS instead of upgrade
install
# Clear the Master Boot Record
zerombr
# Allow anaconda to partition the system as needed
autopart

%pre
set -x -v
exec 1>/tmp/ks-pre.log 2>&1

# Once root's homedir is there, copy over the log.
while : ; do
    sleep 10
    if [ -d /mnt/sysimage/root ]; then
        cp /tmp/ks-pre.log /mnt/sysimage/root/
        logger "Copied %pre section log to system"
        break
    fi
done &






wget "http://x.x.191.134/cblr/svc/op/trig/mode/pre/system/fbird-lp8.austin.ibm.com" -O /dev/null
# Start pre_install_network_config generated code

# Start of code to match cobbler system interfaces to physical interfaces by their mac addresses
#  Start eth0
# Configuring eth0 (56:75:4d:e8:e9:04)
if ifconfig -a | grep -i 56:75:4d:e8:e9:04
then
  IFNAME=
  echo "network --device=$IFNAME --bootproto=static --ip=x.x.191.135 --netmask=255.255.255.0 --gateway=x.x.191.1 --nameserver=x.y.9.1 --hostname=fbird-lp8.x.x.x" >> /tmp/pre_install_network_config
fi
# End pre_install_network_config generated code

# Enable installation monitoring

%end

A very similar ks worked fine in FC16. But in FC17-alpha, I am dropped to a debug shell with:

[   30.244995] dracut: anaconda fetching kickstart from http://x.x.191.134/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/fbird-lp8.x.x.x
http://x.x.191.134/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/fbird-lp8.x.x.x
 ######################################################################## 100.0%
parse-kickstart ERROR: The following problem occurred on line 0 of the kickstart file:
Unable to open input kickstart file: Could not open/read file:///tmp/pre_install_network_config

From that dracut shell, I can see that no /tmp/pre_install_network_config file exists, so the error is real. But I don't see how that could be unless the %pre stage wasn't run yet.

There is also no /tmp/ks-pre.log

dracut:/# ls /tmp
HSFjak-ks.cfg           ks.cfg.done        net.eth0.pid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
dhclient.eth0.dhcpopts  ks.info            net.eth0.resolv.conf                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
dhclient.eth0.lease     net.eth0.dhcpopts  net.eth0.up                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
dhclient.eth0.pid       net.eth0.gw        net.ifaces                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
export.orig             net.eth0.hostname  net.lo.manualup                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
ks.cfg                  net.eth0.lease     net.lo.up                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

kernel command-line:

dracut:/# cat /proc/cmdline                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 ksdevice=eth0 lang=  kssendmac text  ks=http://x.x.191.134/cblr/svc/op/ks/system/fbird-lp8.x.x.x