> I have a couple of questions. I just started using > kickstart, so I apologize if it is elementary. > > 1) I wanted to install the new glibc rpms (common and > profile) with kickstart. I made a new CD, and added > these, but it is not getting installed (actually, it > is glibc-common which isn't getting installed). I > looked at the log (F3, F4, etc) and it looks like the > rpm can not install it. So, I decided to add this to > the %post section of the install. However, when I try > to do this, it is not working either. How do I > reference the install CD during the install? I tried > /tmp/cdrom, but it does not work. The CD can be referenced at /mnt/source. This must be referenced outside of the chroot environment, so put it in a %post --nochroot. On Redhat 7.1, I have both %post and %post --nochroot, but I'm not sure if it will work on RedHat 7.0. I do this: %post commands ... %post --nochroot cp /mnt/source/extra/files /mnt/sysimage/root (the new file system is mounted under /mnt/sysimage--you cannot simply put /root outside of the chroot environment). I usually but something in root's .bash_profile that runs a script installing everything that I want (such as glibc-common) when root logs in. The last line of the script replaces .bash_profile with the original one. Let me know if you need any help with this. > 2) I wanted to do a NFS install in the kickstart file > (I will boot from floppy, but install via NFS). > However, I get an error, saying that it could not find > the install method in the kickstart file. I used: > > nfs --server my-server-ip --dir /location/of/rh-tree > > Does the install method have to be in a certain order > in the KS file? Did you use the bootnet.img file to make the floppy? Where did you put ks.cfg? I use that same syntax for my kickstart, and it works fine. I don't think that it has to be in a certain order. Make sure that you can mount the ip/directory from a running Linux box, to ensure you have the proper permissions, etc. Make sure that you can export it from the IP address that the client machine will use. > > thanks, > > --brett
