[TriLUG] kickstart questions

[Stephen P. Schaefer]

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Here's the answer to 2)

In the root directory of the boot floppy there is a file name
syslinux.cfg.  Replace its contents with this:

default linux
prompt 0
label linux
~  kernel vmlinuz
~  append ks=floppy initrd=initrd.img

I was just playing with this friday, automating a network install with

default linux
prompt 0
label linux
~  kernel vmlimuz
~  append ks=nfs:blarg.redhat.com:/usr/new-machine/kickstart/ks.cfg
initrd=initrd.img

This was an important solution for me: I'm in an environment with a
Microsoft DHCP server, which does not support the recommendation from
the kickstart manual to configure the ISC DHCP server with:

filename /"/usr/new-machine/kickstart/"/;
next-server /blarg.redhat.com;/

~    - Stephen

Chris Knowles wrote:

|Kickstart is really cool.
|
|1) From the redhat docs on
|kickstart:http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide
|
|
|You can also specify which packages not to install from the default
|package list:
|
|@ Games and Entertainment
|-kdegames
|
|2) If you look on the boot diskette, there is a text file "syslinx.cfg"
|In that file, there are lines that start with append for each of the
|boot options.  Add ks=floppy to the line that is appropriate for you.
|
|HTH,
|CJK
|
|On Sat, 2003-02-15 at 22:00, Jason Tower wrote:
|
|>1. can i deselect individual packages that would otherwise be
installed as
|>part of a package group?  and if that deselection results in a dependency
|>problem, can i provide an automatic answer (such as 'do not install
packages
|>with unresolved dependenies')?
|>
|>2. after copying the ks.cfg file to the boot floppy (created from the
boot.img
|>file) i'd like to pass the 'linux ks=floppy' parameter to the installer
|>automatically instead of having to type it manually.  is this possible?
|>
|>thanks all,
|>
|>jason
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