I believe someone sent a message to this mailing list
that had comments to get my article working with RH9.
Unfortunately, I don't have it handle, because my
computer is packed away. I know searching these
archives are very easy, but it may be worth your while
to try to find that posting.
Just curious, why haven't you been successful with the
ks.cfg file?
--brett
--- "Alexander Rau (private)"
<alexander_rau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I used that link and mostly this mailing list and
> articles on the
> internet. I have the whole file at home. I can send
> you some more links
> during the weekend.
>
> Mostly trial and error and then asking this list
> brought me to where I
> am now (Miles from where I want to be but closer is
> better than
> nothing).
>
> I have included kickstart (ks.cfg) but have not been
> really successful
> with it. This is the next hurdle to master.
>
> What have you accomplished so far?
>
> AR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chan, Dominic [mailto:DWC@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 5:11 PM
> To: anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Alexander Rau (private)
> Subject: RE: How to Create a Custom Bootable Redhat
> 9.0 CD on a single
> CD
>
> Cool, did you following the direction on the link
> you send me? Do you
> have your own write up on this? Did you embed
> kickstart with your CD?
>
> dwc
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander Rau (private)
> [mailto:alexander_rau@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:33 PM
> To: Chan, Dominic
> Cc: anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: How to Create a Custom Bootable Redhat
> 9.0 CD on a single
> CD
>
> Please use the list, too, when you reply
> anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Anyways, I have it down to one CD so far including
> the Base, Core and
> X-Window system.
>
> Next I would like to add Gnome.
>
> AR
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chan, Dominic [mailto:DWC@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:24 PM
> To: Alexander Rau (private)
> Subject: RE: How to Create a Custom Bootable Redhat
> 9.0 CD on a single
> CD
>
> How far did you get? At this point in time, I would
> be happy to trim
> down from 3 cd and a floppy to just one cd and a
> floppy. I don't ever
> care if the ks.cfg is on the cd or not
>
> dwc
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander Rau (private)
> [mailto:alexander_rau@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 1:47 PM
> To: Chan, Dominic; anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: How to Create a Custom Bootable Redhat
> 9.0 CD on a single
> CD
>
> I am/was having the same problem Unfortunately I
> wasn't able to find a
> how-to geared to RH0 either.
>
> However this article here
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6473
>
> Was the most helpful so far.
>
>
> AR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: anaconda-devel-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:anaconda-devel-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Chan, Dominic
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 1:34 PM
> To: anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: How to Create a Custom Bootable Redhat 9.0
> CD on a single CD
>
> I am having trouble getting information on how to
> create a custom
> bootable CD for RedHat 9.0 I find few article for
> 7.3 and earlier, but
> RedHat don't use the same comps file structure
> anymore. In any case, do
> anyone know of any site or article that will show
> you how to create a
> custom redhat 9.0 CD.
>
> What I have done so far is create a kickstart
> configuration. I am able
> to an automatic install with the stock RedHat 9.0 CD
> and a floppy
> without a problem. Since our install contain only
> 188 packages, I would
> like to create a single CD that contain all of the
> RPM that is require
> from disc 1, 2, and 3 (also the core). And if
> possible, put my ks.cfg
> file on the cd also (but this part for me right now
> would be consider a
> bonus).
>
> >From what I gather so far, I have create a build
> directory under /var
> call LZBuild
>
> Inside my /var/LZBuild, I have copy all of the
> contents from the 1st CD
> to its (include the .discinfo file). Afterward, I
> copy the missing RPM
> I need with my kickstart install from Disc 2 and
> Disc 3 into the same
> RPMS folder under /var/LZBuild (the absolute path is
> /var/LZBuild/RedHat/RPMS/)
>
> Afterward, I delete some of the RPMS I didn't need
> from my new
> /var/LZBuild/RedHat/RPMS/ folders. Afterward, the
> folder size for
> /var/LZBuild is under 650 Meg.
>
> I then run the following command to update the
> hdlist file inside my
> /var/LZBuild/RedHat/base/ folder (before I execute
> the command, I delete
> the original hdlist and hdlist2 just to be sure.
>
> /usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/genhdlist --withnumbers
> --hdlist
> /var/LZBuild/RedHat/base/hdlist /var/LZBuild
>
> After this part, I am lose! How do I update the
> Comps file? What
> command/syntax do I use? I could use all the help I
> could get please
>
> Dwc
>
>
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