On Thu, Jun 20, 2002 at 08:47:30PM +0800, eksolo@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > ********************************* > I think that before you run buildinstall, you should have a comps file in > your $BUILDROOT/RedHat/base, otherwise the pkgorder.txt buildinstall > generated will be zero length. > > You can run buildinstall with --pkgorder, or you can make pkgorder.txt > later by calling /usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/pkgorder, it's all up to you. > > > ********************************* > Here is a stupid question ( may be plain simple for you, but I know little > about python :) : > > Now I want to modify the anaconda installer itself, ( e.g. I want to > replace some pics, or add some "screens"), so I have to test anaconda. I > now need cdrom install method. Must I burn it to cd and install with it > before I can know whether anaconda acts as what I want to? There must be a > way to save my CD-R. > > It seems to be ./anaconda --test -m hd://**** -r or something. > > My buildsourcetree is /redhat/i386/RedHat/***, you know, as tony teach me, > and I have mkisofsed a /valhalla-disc1.iso, within it is my modified > anaconda-7.3-7 and anaconda-runtime-7.3-7 rpms. > > Please tell me how to test whether the installer. you could install the new version to another machine over the network with a boot floppy. The buildinstall process should generate new boot floppy images in you cd iso that include your changes. ############################################################################## CREATE BOOT FLOPPY ------------------ mount the first cd image in loopback mode. e.g if your new images are in /var/images/redhat/valhalla/valhalla-i386-disc1.iso /var/images/redhat/valhalla/valhalla-i386-disc2.iso /var/images/redhat/valhalla/valhalla-i386-disc3.iso mkdir /mnt/loop1 mount -o loop /var/images/redhat/valhalla/valhalla-i386-disc1.iso /mnt/loop1 insert blank floppy in floppy drive the run the following command: dd if=/mnt/loop1/images/bootnet.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k insert new floppy and create network driver diskette dd if=/mnt/loop1/images/drvnet.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k ############################################################################## SETUP NETWORK INSTALL SERVER ---------------------------- (assuming you have nfs installed on server) echo "/var/images/redhat/valhalla *(ro)" >> /etc/exports service portmap restart service nfslock restart service nfs restart ############################################################################## INSTALL NEW SYSTEM ------------------ boot from first floppy. install over the network with ip address of server configured above and directory /var/images/redhat/valhalla. If you don't have network drivers for your network card in the boot floppy image you may need to use the drivers diskette created above. I don't remember the exact boot syntax to utilize the drivers disk. Chuck Moss
