> -----Original Message----- > From: David T-G [mailto:davidtg@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 10:28 AM > To: kickstart list > Cc: Taylor, ForrestX > Subject: Re: >really< hands-off install > > > Forrest -- > > ...and then Taylor, ForrestX said... > % I think that the problem might be that you are trying to > run syslinux > % through lilo. Syslinux is made to be run by itself (sans > lilo). You would > > Well, I kinda thought about that, but didn't see enough > instructions to > get things going some other way. > > > % have to put syslinux in the MBR to get it to run properly. > Please remind me > % what you are trying to accomplish here, and why you don't > want to use > > I have an existing linux system and would like to boot from the hard > drive and then completely reinstall via kickstart. If I use a floppy, > I have to boot from that and then eject the floppy half way through so > that my automatic reboot (at least it does that much now; it used to > require a keyboard to hit return) doesn't simply keep trying > to install > over and over again, but I'd like to be able to just > > ssh client "lilo -R kick ; reboot" > > and have it set the boot target, reboot itself, and happily reload. > > As long as it can find a kickstart config, or even something > reasonably > like it, I'm happy. I can see the even cooler benefits of > booting from > the network but it's not at all worth it to me to look into > booting from > the NIC and pulling down the kernel (at least not this week ;-) Maybe you should reconsider. I think that it may be easier to get the PXE boot working than to dive into the syslinux realm. Although, I just thought of something. If you boot from network, when you reboot, it will just re-install. It appears as though you must have *some* interaction with the target machine. Perhaps you could talk to HPA (H. Peter Alvin--I believe he wrote syslinux), and pose the question. [Random thoughts here] Perhaps you could write syslinux to the MBR, and get it to boot, install, and then overwrite the MBR (which it already does). I just found HPAs sylinux page here: http://syslinux.zytor.com/ I don't see anything there right off hand, but maybe you can find something. Forrest > > > % cd/floppy install (it must be Monday). > > *grin* > > > % > % Forrest > > Thanks again! > > >:-D > -- > David T-G * It's easier to fight for > one's principles > (play) davidtg@xxxxxxxxxxx * than to live up to them. -- > fortune cookie > (work) davidtgwork@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.bigfoot.com/~davidtg/ Shpx gur > Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! > >
