On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, Taylor, ForrestX wrote: > Gene Hightower wrote: > > I've got a bunch of identical systems that I'll be installing. I've > > put together an install CD that works without any user interaction. > > User interaction is bad for me because there is no keyboard, mouse or > > display attached to the machines. > > > > I'd like to plop the CD in the drive, turn the box on, and turn it off > > when the install is done. > > > > Unfortunately, kick-start seems to offer only two options at the end > > of the install. The default is to wait for a keystroke before > > rebooting. Not good, as I can't tell when the install is done. > > > > The other choice is to add the "reboot" option to the kick-start > > config file. This option is not so good because it ends up ejecting > > the CD at the end of the install, then rebooting, which causes the CD > > to get sucked back in and used as the boot device--which starts the > > install all over again. You have about 10 seconds to grab the disk to > > avoid this endless cycle. > > > > What I need is a "halt" option. It should eject the CD and halt the > > box without rebooting. It should just sit there, so it can be turned > > off safely. > > > > I started to take a look at the python code but discovered that I > > don't know enough python to make much sense of things, so I thought > > I'd ask all you smart people on this list. > > A quick look at the anaconda source code shows that loader/init.c > contains the code. The last few lines define what to do is doReboot is > defined. You could comment out the USE_MINILIBC line and try replacing > it with: > > reboot(0xfee1dead, 672274793, 0xcdef0123); > > (untested! I just looked at the code in /usr/include/sys/reboot.h) > > or just leave the USE_MINILIBC reboot line commented and let it try > RB_HALT_SYSTEM. RB_POWER_OFF looks better to me. -- Please, reply only to the list. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb
