If you just want to add RPMs, you only need genhdlist. If you want to remove RPMs, change the installer, optimize the CD layout for your packages, etc., then you need buildinstall and friends. Check out this site for more information: http://rau.homedns.org/twiki/bin/view/Anaconda/AnacondaDocumentationProject Forrest On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 13:37, Chan, Dominic wrote: > Can you tell me what exactly does pkgorder and buildinstall do? Is it > require? > > dwc > > -----Original Message----- > From: Taylor, ForrestX [mailto:forrestx.taylor@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 5:04 PM > To: Chan, Dominic > Subject: RE: FW: Missing RPM > > Did you just run genhdlist, or did you run pkgorder, buildinstall, etc.? > > On Wed, 2004-04-21 at 13:33, Chan, Dominic wrote: > > I did the iso creation in rh9.0 machine that contains my rhel 3.0 > files > > > > dwc > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Taylor, ForrestX [mailto:forrestx.taylor@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 4:26 PM > > To: Chan, Dominic > > Subject: Re: FW: Missing RPM > > > > On Wed, 2004-04-21 at 06:34, Chan, Dominic wrote: > > > Here is my original post to the group, maybe you could see something > I > > > miss > > > > > > > > > > > > We are building a custom rhel CD, all package that we need to > install > > > fit into a CD (257 Packages). I updated the hdlist with the > hdgenlist > > > command and build myself a new iso with the custom ks.cfg I created. > > > > Here is my package section from my ks.cfg > > > > > > > > > My problems are as follow. If I use the original 4 CD set from RHEL > > > 3.0 Update 1, and the custom ks.cfg on a floppy. During boot-up, I > > > type linux ks=floppy, the installation go by without a hitch! All > > > packages install as expected, and the RPM inside the Update folder > on > > > the 1st CD also get apply. However, if I use the custom CD I have > > > created, and the custom ks.cfg on the floppy. During boot-up, I > type > > > the same linux ks=floppy command, about 4 of the RPM are not > installed > > > (i.e. libdbi, libxslt,lockdev,mx). Also, the RPM in the Update > folder > > > are not being applied during installation like it would normally > > > does. 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