can't get install program to use info in ks.cfg when it resides on initrd

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I've created an install diskette using the instructions from the RedHat 7.1
manual.  i.e. rawrite  ..\images\boot.img etc.  I've then used ksconfig to
create a ks.cfg file.  I modified initrd.img on the install diskette to
include ks.cfg in its /tmp directory.  I then make an image of the diskette
and download to my client system via a PXE boot.  The client loads the
image and I get the normal install menu.  I type in "linux
ks=file:/tmp/ks.cfg".  The install proceeds but prompts for input as if it
is ignoring the ks.cfg file.  I know that it sees the file because if I use
the default initrd.img without /tmp/ks.cfg but type in "linux
ks=file:/tmp/ks.cfg" anyway, the install will give an error message that it
cannot find /tmp/ks.cfg.

What could be wrong that the installer is ignoring the contents of ks.cfg?

In the ks.cfg file, I marked the install as coming from a local hard drive
but the files don't actually exist there yet (this was going to be the next
step for me).  I figured the existence or non-existence of these files
wouldn't matter until after it starts to install.  Could the installer
possibly be detecting that these don't exist and so invalidating all input
in ks.cfg?





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