Hmmm, an interesting idea (re using NIC and a dhcp server.) What about the situation where there isn't a server machine available, and you're trying to load, or re- load, a machine? According to the kickstart spec, which I re-read after I read Forrest's note, you can specify a kickstart file on a CD. If I burn my own CD, can I just put a kickstart file on that same CD, in the top level directory? Has anyone tried that? Does it work? Thanks, --Seth --- "A.J. Werkman" <werkman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am talking theory here but wouldn't it be possible > to start of a > kickstart install without any floppy. > > If you have a NIC that supports network booting from > the NIC, shouldn't it > be possible to setup a DHCP server to tell the NIC > where to 'tftp' a kernel > image and the kernel, being given the appropriate > options, can boot and > mount the nfs tree read ks.cfg and starts the > installation!!!! > > Or is daily practice not as nice as theory looks. > > At 11:56 13-06-2001 -0700, you wrote: > > > > You'll also have to copy the bootnet.img to a > floppy. > > > > > > If someone knows a simpler way to do this, > please > > > post it to the list. > > > > > > --Seth Alford > > > sethal@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > > >Instead of putting it in the initrd.img, just put > the ks.cfg file on the > >bootnet.img floppy: > > > >dd if=/mnt/cdrom/images/bootnet.img of=/dev/fd0 > >mount /mnt/floppy > >cp <your kickstart file> /mnt/floppy > > > >edit /mnt/floppy/syslinux.cfg > >default ks > >... > >label ks > > .. > > append ks=floppy console=ttyS0,9600n8 ... > > > >You shouldn't need two floppies. > > > >Forrest > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Kickstart-list mailing list > >Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
