Thomas Mandl wrote: > > liefting@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > Thomas, > > > > Install the mkkickstart rpm and run the mkkickstart command. That should at > > least get you a working ks.cfg file. You might want to replace the > > individual packages with the package groups though (these groups are > > defined in the /RedHat/base/comps file on the RH CD). > > > > - Wouter. > Hi, > > thanks for the reply. The problem is not to get a working ks.cfg file, > but rather to bypass all the anaconda bugs. (BTW mkkickstart produces a > ks.cfg file which does not work either) Actually i stuck with the hdd > partitioning. It seems that anaconda can't partition my harddisk(s) > automatically. > > I have a AHA2940U2W Wide SCSI controller and a 9GB SCSI disk (/dev/sda) > > Here is my ks.cfg file i used to test my kickstart installation: > Everything is OK, until anaconda reaches the step where to clear the MBR > and repartition the harddisk. There it stops and wants interactive input > (i have to partition the disk manually) but then the kickstart installer > crashes... > > Any ideas? > > lang en_US --> OK > # > # Networking parameter. Don't forget to specify a nameserver, otherwise > kickstart will fail. > # > network --bootproto static --ip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx --netmask 255.255.255.0 > --gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx --nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx --> OK (kickstart > fails if you forget the nameserver) > # > # RedHat installation CD has been mirrored to this server. Do a network > based installation > # > nfs --server ks.install.some.domain --dir > /d/0/export/Linux/RedHat/6.2/2.2.14-5 --> OK > # > # Select keyboard layout > # > keyboard us --> OK > # > # clear MBR > # > zerombr yes --> DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY MBR IS NOT CLEARED > # > # clearpart --all does not work, trying --linux > # > clearpart --linux --> DOES NOT WORK > > part /boot --size 16 --ondisk sda --> DOES NOT WORK > part / --size 6666 --ondisk sda --> DOES NOT WORK > part /var --size 1024 --ondisk sda --> DOES NOT WORK > part /tmp --size 512 --ondisk sda --> DOES NOT WORK > part swap --size 512 --ondisk sda --> DOES NOT WORK > install > > mouse generic3ps/2 > > timezone Europe/Vienna > > xconfig --server "SVGA" --monitor "my monitor" > > rootpw --iscrypted <encrypted_pwd_goes_here> > > auth --enablemd5 --enablenis --useshadow --nisdomain tne.com --nisserver > xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > > lilo --location mbr > > %packages > # > # Just experimenting with some default install packages, but i did not > reach this step > # > @ Base > @ Printer Support > @ X Windows System > > %post > echo "kickstart installation" > /tmp/messages > > Many thanks > Thomas > > P.S.: It seems that many other people have (had) this or a similar > problem to get kickstart working (reading all the kickstart articles in > the redhat-install-mailing lists). I hope this feature will be fully > supported in the RH 7.0 release, otherwise it will be a nightmare to do > fully automated installations of Linux boxes :-( On my SUN/Solaris hosts > network installation works like a charm. But i have to get the job done > using HR6.2 ... > > -- > Thomas Mandl > > System, Network & Security Admin phone: +43 1 877 56 45/53 > Thomas NEUROTH Ges.m.b.H. fax: +43 1 876 49 20 > Hietzinger Hauptstrasse 22 e-mail: Thomas.Mandl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > A-1130 Vienna/Austria NIC-HDL: TM4373, TM539-RIPE > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list In fact there are some problems with Redhat 6.2. My kickstart work fine with redhat 6.0 but with redhat 6.2 I have a probleme with : - network line . The installer will not ask for the infos we don't supply in ks.cfg. (machine name , domaine name , secondary serveur name ) . This work in Redhat 6.0 - the Xkeyboard . In XF86config the XkbLayout is always "us" , not updated with the lang line lang fr_FR -- Roland Dubouloz BULL OMNIS BULL SA mailto:Roland.Dubouloz@xxxxxxxx 1,Rue de Provence Phone :+33 (0)4 76 29 77 87 BP 208 Bullcom : 229-7787 38432 Echirolles CEDEX Office : A1-052 France Fax : +33 (0)4 76 29 70 02
