Connie Sieh wrote: > > I use the "%post --nochroot" technique that Erik describes. I'm familar with that option - But, I already had all my scripts setup with the assumption of root - also if you use the --nochroot option then other commands don't work right, like: ckconfig Would operate on the installation OS not the target install. There are many os config commands like this. Also, I wanted to keep the Network installaion Kickstart scripts as close as possible to the CDROM scripts. > The biggest > problem that I have is to ensure that the cd with my stuff on it is in the > drive. I can actually check that it is correct. The problem is when it > is not correct. So far I have fixed this with the hack of "forcing" the > 2nd cdrom by putting a rpm that I know will be installed on the 2nd cdrom. > What I am looking for is a "generic" way to check that the cd is right and > if not ask the user to put in the requested cd . Clearly the rpm code > does this now, it is just that this code is quite specific to the rpm's > being installed. Has any one fixed this in a more generic manner. > > Thanks > If you use the procedure described by: http://www.linuxworks.com.au/redhat-installer-howto.html Written by Tony Nugent. This process will place the RPMs in such a was as to always leave the final CD in the drive. (At least it always has for me.) in particular examine the mkinstaller.sh script. Good Luck > -Connie Sieh > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory > > On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Erik Troan wrote: > > > On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Ron Reeder wrote: > > > > > Warning: This is not strictly an Anaconada issue. It is an installation > > > configuration issue - So, I think it relates. > > > > > > I and many people here have attempted to use directories off the > > > installation media (i.e. CDROM) during the %post kickstart portion > > > of the install. > > > > You're right, but you could use "%post --nochroot" to get a postinstall > > script that's outside of the chroot. > > > > Erik > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > | "Who is John Galt?" - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand | > > | | > > | Linux Application Development -- http://people.redhat.com/johnsonm/lad | > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Anaconda-devel-list mailing list > > Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list > > -- ____________________________________________________________________ | Ron Reeder | rreeder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| | Denver Technical Support | Phone: (303) 389-4408 | "http://ldap.slb.com/query.cgi?filter=(cn=Ron%20Reeder%20%29"
