diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NetworkUtils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NetworkUtils.pm
index 79caf98d4..d6116d783 100755
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NetworkUtils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/NetworkUtils.pm
@@ -2502,9 +2502,12 @@ sub gen_net_boot_params
     } elsif ($installnic =~ /^[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}:[0-9a-fA-F]{2}$/) {
         $mac = $installnic;
         $net_params->{mac} = $mac;
+        $net_params->{setmac} = $mac;
     } else {
+        $mac = $macmac;
         $nicname = $installnic;
         $net_params->{nicname} = $nicname;
+        $net_params->{mac} = $mac;
     }
 
     if ($nicname) {
@@ -2512,6 +2515,7 @@ sub gen_net_boot_params
         $net_params->{ip} = "ip=$nicname:dhcp";
         $net_params->{netdev} = "netdev=$nicname";
         $net_params->{netdevice} = "netdevice=$nicname";
+        $net_params->{ifname} = "ifname=$nodebootif:$mac";
     } elsif ($mac) {
         $net_params->{ksdevice} = "ksdevice=$mac";
         $net_params->{BOOTIF} = "BOOTIF=$mac";
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
index 8a9e5e8fc..549ab8618 100755
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
@@ -4468,29 +4468,32 @@ sub cleanup_for_powerLE_hardware_discovery {
 #This may also be a "|" delimited string of "mac address!hostname" format (such as "01:02:03:04:05:0E!node5|01:02:03:05:0F!node6-eth1").
 sub parseMacTabEntry{
 
-        my $macString=shift;
-        if( $macString =~ /xCAT::Utils/)
-          {
-             $macString=shift;
+    my $macString=shift;
+    if( $macString =~ /xCAT::Utils/)     {
+        $macString=shift;
+    }
+    my $HostName=shift;
+    
+    my $mac_ret;
+    my @macEntry=split(/\|/,$macString);
+    
+    foreach my $mac_t  (@macEntry){
+        if($mac_t =~ /!/){
+            if($mac_t =~ /(.+)!$HostName$/){
+                $mac_ret=$1;
+            }
+        }else{
+            $mac_ret=$mac_t;
+        }
+    }
 
-          }
-        my $HostName=shift;
-
-        my $mac_ret;
-        my @macEntry=split(/\|/,$macString);
-
-        foreach my $mac_t  (@macEntry){
-                   if($mac_t =~ /!/){
-                     if($mac_t =~ /(.+)!$HostName$/){
-                        $mac_ret=$1;
-                     }
-                   }else{
-                     $mac_ret=$mac_t;
-                   }
-          }
-
-
-        return $mac_ret;
+    if ($mac_ret) {
+        if ($mac_ret !~ /:/) {
+            $mac_ret =~ s/(..)(..)(..)(..)(..)(..)/$1:$2:$3:$4:$5:$6/;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    return $mac_ret;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
index 3ff436b20..1861ae340 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/anaconda.pm
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ sub mknetboot
         my $primarynic;
         my $mac;
         if (defined ($reshash->{$node}->[0]) && $reshash->{$node}->[0]->{installnic}) {
-            $installnic = $reshash->{$node}->[0] and $reshash->{$node}->[0]->{installnic};
+            $installnic = $reshash->{$node}->[0]->{installnic};
         }
         if (defined ($reshash->{$node}->[0]) and $reshash->{$node}->[0]->{primarynic}) {
             $primarynic = $reshash->{$node}->[0]->{primarynic};
@@ -762,8 +762,13 @@ sub mknetboot
         my $net_params = xCAT::NetworkUtils->gen_net_boot_params($installnic, $primarynic, $mac, $nodebootif);
 
         if (defined ($net_params->{ifname}) || defined ($net_params->{netdev})) {
-            $kcmdline .= "$net_params->{ifname} $net_params->{netdev} ";
-        } elsif (defined ($net_params->{BOOTIF}) && $arch=~ /ppc/) {
+            if (defined ($net_params->{ifname})) {
+                $kcmdline .= "$net_params->{ifname} ";
+            }
+            if ( defined ($net_params->{netdev})) {
+                $kcmdline .= "$net_params->{netdev} ";
+            }
+        } elsif (defined ($net_params->{BOOTIF}) && ($net_params->{setmac} || $arch=~ /ppc/)) {
             $kcmdline .= "$net_params->{BOOTIF} ";
         }
 
@@ -1386,11 +1391,11 @@ sub mkinstall
                  $ent->{installnic} =~ s/eth/vmnic/g;
                  $ent->{primarynic} =~ s/eth/vmnic/g;
             }
-            my $net_params = xCAT::NetworkUtils->gen_net_boot_params($ent->{installnic}, $ent->{primarynic}, $macent->{mac});
-print "ori par: $ent->{installnic}, $ent->{primarynic}, $macent->{mac}\n";
-foreach (keys %{$net_params}) {
-    print "key[$_} = $net_params->{$_}\n";
-}
+            my $mac;
+            if ($macent->{mac}) {
+                $mac = xCAT::Utils->parseMacTabEntry($macent->{mac}, $node);
+            }
+            my $net_params = xCAT::NetworkUtils->gen_net_boot_params($ent->{installnic}, $ent->{primarynic}, $mac);
             
             my $nicname = $net_params->{nicname};
              
@@ -1863,7 +1868,11 @@ sub mksysclone
             my $kcmdline = "ramdisk_size=$ramdisk_size";
 
             # Add kernel parameters to specify the boot network interface
-            my $net_params = xCAT::NetworkUtils->gen_net_boot_params($ent->{installnic}, $ent->{primarynic}, $macent->{mac});            
+            my $mac;
+            if ($macent->{mac}) {
+                $mac = xCAT::Utils->parseMacTabEntry($macent->{mac}, $node);
+            }
+            my $net_params = xCAT::NetworkUtils->gen_net_boot_params($ent->{installnic}, $ent->{primarynic}, $mac);            
             $kcmdline .= " $net_params->{ksdevice} ";
             if ($arch =~ /ppc/) {
                   $kcmdline .= " $net_params->{BOOTIF} ";
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
index 3adf885d0..199e99ca6 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/debian.pm
@@ -506,6 +506,8 @@ sub mkinstall
         my $profile;
         my $tmplfile;
         my $pkgdir;
+        my $pkgdirval;
+        my @mirrors;
         my $pkglistfile;
         my $imagename; # set it if running of 'nodeset osimage=xxx'
         my $platform;
@@ -580,13 +582,23 @@ sub mkinstall
 	        $arch  = $ph->{osarch};
 	        $profile = $ph->{profile};
 	        $platform=xCAT_plugin::debian::getplatform($os);
+
+                $tmplfile=$ph->{template};
+                $pkgdirval=$ph->{pkgdir};
+                my @pkgdirlist=split(/,/,$pkgdirval);
+                foreach (@pkgdirlist){
+                   if($_ =~ /^http|ssh/){
+                     push @mirrors,$_;
+                   }else{
+                     $pkgdir=$_;
+                   }
+
+                }
 	
-    	    $tmplfile=$ph->{template};
-            $pkgdir=$ph->{pkgdir};
 	        if (!$pkgdir) {
 		        $pkgdir="$installroot/$os/$arch";
 	        }
-		    $pkglistfile=$ph->{pkglist};
+		$pkglistfile=$ph->{pkglist};
 	    }
 	    else {
 	        $os = $ent->{os};
@@ -1452,9 +1464,6 @@ sub mknetboot
         if( $machash->{$node}->[0] && $machash->{$node}->[0]->{'mac'}) {
             # TODO: currently, only "mac" attribute with classic style is used, the "|" delimited string of "macaddress!hostname" format is not used
             $mac = xCAT::Utils->parseMacTabEntry($machash->{$node}->[0]->{'mac'},$node);
-            if ($mac !~ /:/) {
-               $mac =~s/(..)(..)(..)(..)(..)(..)/$1:$2:$3:$4:$5:$6/;
-            }
         }
         my $net_params = xCAT::NetworkUtils->gen_net_boot_params($installnic, $primarynic, $mac, $nodebootif);
         if (defined($net_params->{ifname})) {
@@ -1462,7 +1471,7 @@ sub mknetboot
         }
         if (defined($net_params->{netdev})) {
             $kcmdline .= "$net_params->{netdev} ";
-        } elsif (defined($net_params->{BOOTIF})) {
+        } elsif (defined($net_params->{BOOTIF}) && ($net_params->{setmac} || $arch=~ /ppc/)) {
             $kcmdline .= "$net_params->{BOOTIF} ";
         }
 
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
index bdadc2d48..5ebf2ca38 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/sles.pm
@@ -583,30 +583,6 @@ sub mknetboot
         # add dhcp for ip
         $kcmdline .= "ip=dhcp ";
 
-        # add the kernel-booting parameter: netdev=<eth0>, or BOOTIF=<mac>
-        #my $netdev = "";
-        #my $mac = xCAT::Utils->parseMacTabEntry($machash->{$node}->[0]->{mac},$node);
-
-        #if ($reshash->{$node}->[0] and $reshash->{$node}->[0]->{installnic} and ($reshash->{$node}->[0]->{installnic} ne "mac")) {
-        #        $kcmdline .= "netdev=" . $reshash->{$node}->[0]->{installnic} . " ";
-        #} elsif ($nodebootif) {
-        #    $kcmdline .=  "netdev=" . $nodebootif . " ";
-        #} elsif ($reshash->{$node}->[0] and $reshash->{$node}->[0]->{primarynic} and ($reshash->{$node}->[0]->{primarynic} ne "mac")) {
-        #    $kcmdline .= "netdev=" . $reshash->{$node}->[0]->{primarynic} . " ";
-        #} else {
-        #    if ($arch =~ /x86/) {
-        #        #do nothing, we'll let pxe/xnba work their magic
-        #    } elsif ($mac) {
-        #        $kcmdline .=  "BOOTIF=" . $mac . " ";
-        #    } else {
-        #        $callback->({
-        #            error=>[qq{"cannot get the mac address for $node in mac table"}],
-        #            errorcode=>[1]
-        #        });
-        #    }
-        #}
-       
-         # add the kernel-booting parameter: netdev=<eth0>, or BOOTIF=<mac>
          my $mac;
          my $installnic;
          my $primarynic;
@@ -627,7 +603,7 @@ sub mknetboot
          
          if (defined ($net_params->{ifname}) || defined ($net_params->{netdev})) {
              $kcmdline .= " $net_params->{ifname} $net_params->{netdev} ";
-         } elsif (defined ($net_params->{BOOTIF}) && $arch=~ /ppc/) {
+         } elsif (defined ($net_params->{BOOTIF}) && ($net_params->{setmac} || $arch=~ /ppc/)) {
              $kcmdline .= " $net_params->{BOOTIF} ";
          } 
           
@@ -1142,50 +1118,6 @@ sub mkinstall
               . $netserver . ":" . $httpport
               . "$httpprefix/1";
 
-            #my $netdev = "";
-            #if ($ent->{installnic})
-            #{
-            #    if ($ent->{installnic} eq "mac")
-            #    {
-            #        my $mactab = xCAT::Table->new("mac");
-            #        my $macref = $mactab->getNodeAttribs($node, ['mac']);
-            #        $netdev = xCAT::Utils->parseMacTabEntry($macref->{mac},$node);
-            #     }
-            #    else
-            #    {
-            #        $netdev = $ent->{installnic};
-            #    }
-            #}
-            #elsif ($ent->{primarynic})
-            #{
-            #    if ($ent->{primarynic} eq "mac")
-            #    {
-            #        my $mactab = xCAT::Table->new("mac");
-            #        my $macref = $mactab->getNodeAttribs($node, ['mac']);
-            #        $netdev = xCAT::Utils->parseMacTabEntry($macref->{mac},$node);
-            #    }
-            #    else
-            #    {
-            #        $netdev = $ent->{primarynic};
-            #    }
-            #}
-            #else
-            #{
-            #    $netdev = "bootif";
-            #}
-            #if ($netdev eq "") #why it is blank, no mac defined?
-            #{
-            #    $callback->(
-            #        {
-            #            error => ["No mac.mac for $node defined"],
-            #            errorcode => [1]
-            #        }
-            #    );
-            #}
-            #unless ($netdev eq "bootif") { #if going by bootif, BOOTIF will suffice
-            #    $kcmdline .= " netdevice=" . $netdev;
-            #}
-
             my $installnic;
             my $primarynic;
             my $mac;           
@@ -1518,30 +1450,6 @@ sub mksysclone
             my $sent = $hents{$node}->[0];
 
             my $kcmdline = "ramdisk_size=$ramdisk_size";
-            #my $ksdev = "";
-            #if ($ent->{installnic})
-            #{
-            #    $ksdev = $ent->{installnic};
-            #}
-            #elsif ($ent->{primarynic})
-            #{
-            #    $ksdev = $ent->{primarynic};
-            #}
-            #else
-            #{
-            #    $ksdev = "bootif"; #if not specified, fall back to bootif
-            #}
-
-            #if ($ksdev eq "mac")
-            #{
-            #    my $mactab = xCAT::Table->new("mac");
-            #    my $macref = $mactab->getNodeAttribs($node, ['mac']);
-            #    $ksdev = xCAT::Utils->parseMacTabEntry($macref->{mac},$node);
-            #}
-
-            #unless ( $ksdev eq "bootif" ) {
-            #    $kcmdline .= " netdevice=" . $ksdev;
-            #}
 
             my $installnic;
             my $primarynic;
@@ -1565,6 +1473,7 @@ sub mksysclone
 
             if ($arch =~ /ppc/) {
                 $kcmdline .= " dhcptimeout=150";
+                $kcmdline .= " $net_params->{BOOTIF} ";
             }
 
             if (defined($sent->{serialport}))
@@ -1586,18 +1495,6 @@ sub mksysclone
             }
             $kcmdline .= " XCAT=$xcatmaster:$xcatdport xcatd=$xcatmaster:$xcatdport SCRIPTNAME=$imagename";
 
-            #my $nodetab = xCAT::Table->new('nodetype');
-            #my $archref = $nodetab->getNodeAttribs($node, ['arch']);
-            #if ($archref->{arch} eq "ppc64"){
-            #    my $mactab = xCAT::Table->new('mac');
-            #    my $macref = $mactab->getNodeAttribs($node, ['mac']);
-            #    my $formatmac = xCAT::Utils->parseMacTabEntry($macref->{mac},$node);
-            #    $formatmac =~ s/:/-/g;
-            #    $formatmac = "01-".$formatmac;
-            #    $kcmdline .= " BOOTIF=$formatmac ";
-            #}
-            $kcmdline .= " $net_params->{BOOTIF} ";
-
             my $i = "xcat/genesis.fs.$arch.gz";
             if ( -r "$tftpdir/xcat/genesis.fs.$arch.lzma" ){
                 $i = "xcat/genesis.fs.$arch.lzma";
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/post.ubuntu b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/post.ubuntu
index d8f948fe7..80a6ea669 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/post.ubuntu
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/scripts/post.ubuntu
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ done >>/etc/resolv.conf
 ln -sf /bin/bash /bin/sh
 #
 #delete the useless apt repo
-sed -i 's/^deb.*updates.*$/#&/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
+#sed -i 's/^deb.*updates.*$/#&/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
 # Run xCAT post install
 #
 export MASTER_IP="#XCATVAR:XCATMASTER#"
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@ script
 end script
 EOF
 fi
-sed -i 's/\(deb.*security.*\)/#\1/' /etc/apt/sources.list
+#sed -i 's/\(deb.*security.*\)/#\1/' /etc/apt/sources.list
 #iso does not contains source deb packages
-sed -i 's/^\(\s*deb-src.*install.*\)$/#\1/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
+#sed -i 's/^\(\s*deb-src.*install.*\)$/#\1/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
 #delete the 127.0.1.1 line from /etc/hosts
 sed -i '/127.0.1.1/d' /etc/hosts
 updateflag.awk $MASTER 3002
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/ubuntu/compute.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/ubuntu/compute.tmpl
index 7f12d69cd..a0d3fa0cc 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/ubuntu/compute.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/ubuntu/compute.tmpl
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard
 
 d-i pkgsel/include string #INCLUDE_DEFAULT_PKGLIST_PRESEED#
 
-d-i debian-installer/allow_unauthenticated string true
+d-i debian-installer/allow_unauthenticated boolean true
 d-i pkgsel/update-policy select none
 d-i pkgsel/updatedb boolean false
 
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/ubuntu/service.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/ubuntu/service.tmpl
index 8e7cbac67..ca87469ee 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/ubuntu/service.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/ubuntu/service.tmpl
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard
 
 d-i pkgsel/include string #INCLUDE_DEFAULT_PKGLIST_PRESEED#
 
-d-i debian-installer/allow_unauthenticated string true
+d-i debian-installer/allow_unauthenticated boolean true
 d-i pkgsel/update-policy select none
 d-i pkgsel/updatedb boolean false
 
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/ubuntu/genimage b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/ubuntu/genimage
index 9c5533159..4ae2c2f19 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/ubuntu/genimage
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/ubuntu/genimage
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ unless ($onlyinitrd) {
     my %extrapkgnames; 
 
     if (keys(%extra_hash) > 0) {
-      open ($aptconfig,">>","$rootimg_dir/etc/apt/sources.list.d/genimage.apt.list");
+      open ($aptconfig,">","$rootimg_dir/etc/apt/sources.list.d/genimage1.apt.list");
       my $index=1;
       foreach $pass (sort {$a <=> $b} (keys(%extra_hash))) {
         foreach (keys(%{$extra_hash{$pass}})) {
@@ -558,8 +558,9 @@ unless ($onlyinitrd) {
    # Add the local repo from MN
    my $master = xCAT::TableUtils->get_site_Master();
    open($aptconfig,">","$rootimg_dir/etc/apt/sources.list");
-   print $aptconfig "deb http://$master$installroot/$osver/$arch/ $dist main\n";
+   print $aptconfig "deb http://$master$srcdir $dist main\n";
    close($aptconfig);
+   `rm -fr $rootimg_dir/etc/apt/sources.list.d/genimage1.apt.list`;
    
    #recover the /etc/hosts & /etc/reslov.conf
    `cd $rootimg_dir/etc/;mv -f hosts.bak hosts;mv -f resolv.conf.bak resolv.conf`;