1. Use the chvt command to switch the foreground terminal, e.g., chvt 8 2. Check your script. I believe you have a typo in your "read", which should read read -e number not read -e numberdone 3. I had better luck with until [ "$number" = "1" -o "$number" = "2" ]; do Hope this helps. On Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 09:21:14AM -0600, Rebecca.R.Krause@xxxxxxxxxxx declared the following: > Hi all, > > I am working on the %post section of my ks.cfg file. I don't have a > network connection so I need to find some way to obtain tar.gz files during > the %post. My thought was to have the user insert a floppy containing > tar.gz files. Here is what I would like to do: > > 1) tell the user to take out the kickstart floppy and insert a 2nd floppy > containing python tar.gz files and prompt for user input with something > like the following: > > until [ $number -eq 1 -o $number -eq 2 ]; do > echo "Please take out the kickstart floppy" > echo "Insert python disk then make a choice from below and hit return" > echo " 1) Install Python files" > echo " 2) Exit" > read -e numberdone > done > > When I try to echo a message to the screen during the %post section, it > just locks up. I haven't found documentation > anywhere where someone has done this so I don't even know if it is > possible. Is it? Do you have any suggestions on a better way to obtain > files during the %post when I don't have a network connection? Also, if I > would have a user take the kickstart floppy out during the post install and > insert a second floppy to copy files from, does the kickstart floppy need > to go back in in order to finish up the %post stuff? > > Any help would be appreciated! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list -- Randolph R. Russell Phone: 919-547-0012 x333 Instructor/Consultant FAX: 919-547-0024 Red Hat, Inc. Email: rrussell@xxxxxxxxxx gpg: 1024D/B04CC2D6 5602 3F73 E70A D0BE 1923 D1D0 9CCD EA1C B04C C2D6
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