[TriLUG] kickstart questions

[Stephen P. Schaefer]

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~    - Stephen

Jason Tower wrote:

|thanks for the pointer
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|On Saturday 15 February 2003 23:11, Stephen P. Schaefer wrote:
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|>Here's the answer to 2)
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|>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-g
|>|uide
|>|
|>|
|>|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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