The link to the patch got broken into two lines. Hopefully, it works this time :). http://www.abodiosoftware.com/patches/anaconda-11.2.0.19_abodio_autodetect.patch -Uday > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: anaconda-devel-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:anaconda-devel-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Uday Prakash >Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 6:23 PM >To: anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: PATCH: Partition auto-detection and HD exploded tree >installation > >All, > >Following up on my previous email, I have implemented a patch that >auto-detects the source and kickstart devices. The file can be downloaded >from >http://www.abodiosoftware.com/patches/anaconda-11.2.0.19_abodio_autodetect.p >atch and is for Anaconda Version #11.2.0.19. Please consider this patch for >inclusion in the anaconda sources. > >As a reminder, this patch allows the kickstart and method options to be >specified at the command line as follows (note the empty partition section >between the two colons): > > ks=hd::/path/to/ks.cfg, and > method=hd::/path/to/install/files > >And, within the kickstart file, a hard drive install can be specified as >follows (note the lack of a --partition directive): > > harddrive --dir=/path/to/install/files > >This patch is modified slightly from the one I had initially provided. The >original patch selected the first partition encountered with the >kickstart/install files on it. This (new) patch gives the user more control >and: > > * if the number of partitions with the file/directory is 0, do nothing, or > * if the number of partitions with the file/directory is 1, use that one, >or > * else pop up the dialog box and ask the user which partition to use. > >Thanks much, >Uday. > >_______________________________________________ >Anaconda-devel-list mailing list >Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list > >
