I just figured out how to do that. First get the boot.img file and mount it: cp /mnt/cdrom/images/boot.img /tmp cd /tmp mkdir boot mount -o loop boot.img boot/ Now get out the initrd.img file: zcat boot/initrd.img > initrd.img mkdir initrd mount -o loop initrd.img initrd Get your ks.cfg file and put it inside of the initrd.img: cp /ks.cfg initrd umount initrd gzip -9 initrd.img mv initrd.img.gz boot/initrd.img Edit the syslinux.cfg file to meet your requirements: vi boot/syslinux.cfg default ks prompt 1 timeout 60 ... label ks kernel vmlinuz append ks=file:/ks.cfg initrd=initrd.img lang= devfs=nomount ... Notice the ks=file part. Now finish it up: umount boot cp boot.img /path/to/redhat-7.1/cdrom/images/boot.img Run genhdlist/mkisofs using the new boot.img. Done ;o) Forrest > -----Original Message----- > From: Seth Alford [mailto:sethal@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 2:23 PM > To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Re[2]: Kickstart on serial ASCII terminal > > > 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/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list >
