Here is a patch against anaconda-11.2.0.54-2 which I've created which
allows
Anaconda to be run in it's graphical mode, while inside a LiveCD, when
doing LiveCD to HDD installs.
Since we pass an http:// or ftp:// URL to Anaconda, it's traditional setting
was to use TUI mode. I've tested this and it seems to work OK.
The only other solution I could think of, whether the patch is accepted
or not
is to actually check for the presence of a "/.livecd" file in the root
of the environment
we are running in, this would eliminate having to check flags.rootpath,
and give finer grained
control. Not knowing the route Anaconda is going to take in light of
Pilgrim, and since we don't
use the already existant flags.livecd, I've provided both patches.
If niether patch is accepted, or a better method cannot be put in place
to allow Anaconda
to run in GUI mode when run within the LiveCD environment, namely
Kadischi's I can always just provide
the patch in the Kadischi package, and document it for those wanting to
build or have LiveCDs that will
install to disk in GUI mode.. when using http:// or ftp:// URL
repository strings.
Attached are anaconda-live-file-GUI.patch for checking the presence of
"/.livecd" file and
anaconda-live-rootpath-GUI.patch for simply checking flags.rootpath.
Thanks.
J. Hartline
--- anaconda.orig 2007-04-22 14:19:48.000000000 -0500
+++ anaconda 2007-04-24 02:07:52.000000000 -0500
@@ -715,7 +715,8 @@
if not opts.display_mode:
if (anaconda.methodstr and
anaconda.methodstr.startswith('ftp://') or
- anaconda.methodstr.startswith('http://')):
+ anaconda.methodstr.startswith('http://')) and not
+ os.access('/.livecd', os.R_OK):
opts.display_mode = 't'
else:
opts.display_mode = 'g'
--- anaconda.orig 2007-04-22 14:19:48.000000000 -0500
+++ anaconda 2007-04-24 01:56:47.000000000 -0500
@@ -715,7 +715,8 @@
if not opts.display_mode:
if (anaconda.methodstr and
anaconda.methodstr.startswith('ftp://') or
- anaconda.methodstr.startswith('http://')):
+ anaconda.methodstr.startswith('http://')) and not
+ flags.rootpath):
opts.display_mode = 't'
else:
opts.display_mode = 'g'
