Re: >really< hands-off install

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On Sat, Jun 16, 2001 at 11:20:20AM +0200, A.J. Werkman wrote:
> That is the way you set it up, I know. But I was wondering if there is any 
> difference between these two when kickstart runs. If there isn't any 
> difference why bothering to put ks.cfg in initrd.img.
> 
> If there is no added value to putting ks.cfg in initrd.img, I would say 
> always copy it on the floppy and use ks=floppy, because it is much easier.

One difference is with the initrd approach you can use a filename other
than ks.cfg.  Ths may enable you to have multiple kickstart configs on one
boot image.  SPACE PERMITTING!

Chuck Moss



> 
> Koos.
> 
> 
> At 10:25 14-06-2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >ks=floppy means that you made the floppy the usual dd way, and then mounted
> >it and cp the ks.cfg onto the floppy
> >
> >ks=file:/  means you opened the boot.img file, pulled apart the initrd.img
> >file and placed the ks.cfg inside.
> >
> >Forrest
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: A.J. Werkman [mailto:werkman@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 5:10 AM
> > > To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: >really< hands-off install
> > >
> > >
> > > At 13:09 14-06-2001 +0300, you wrote:
> > > >On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, ext Erik Troan wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, David T-G wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > So now I'm ready to go and I just realized that I have
> > > no idea where I
> > > > > > should put the ks.cfg file.  Does it go in / or /boot or ...?
> > > > >
> > > > > Put the kickstart on the initrd image and use
> > > "ks=file:/path/to/file"
> > > >
> > > >RHL7 has problems with kickstart files on the initrd: it
> > > never executes
> > > >the %post script. At least I never got it to work (and sorry
> > > didn't have
> > > >time back then to really test it to file it to bugzilla)
> > > >
> > > >Haven't tried with 7.1 yet though...
> > > >
> > > >         - Panu -
> > >
> > > Reading this I was wondering what is the difference between
> > > the use of
> > > 'ks=floppy' and 'ks=file://path/to/file'??
> > >
> > > Koos.
> >
> >
> >
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