This is going to sound like an incredibly stupid question, but I'm new
at this, so please forgive me.
I'm trying to set up a Kickstart configuration to install RedHat 7.1.
I've read "The Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide" and the
"RedHat Linux KickStart HOWTO", and I can't get past step 1.
I've created a boot disk, using bootnet.img, and I've put a ks.cfg file
on that disk. I've modified the syslinux.cfg file to boot with
"ks=floppy" without prompting. My problem is that the installation
seems to ignore portions of the ks.cfg file, asking the user for input.
In particular, it always asks for:
Language to use during the installation
Keyboard type
Type of media (NFS image / FTP / HTTP)
TCP/IP info (IP address, netmask, default gateway, nameserver)
NFS server and RedHat directory
After getting this information, the installation proceeds without
further intervention. Naturally, however, I would like the installation
to get all this information from the ks.cfg file. It's in there, after
all.
The installation does use some information from the ks.cfg file,
including the partition information, the package information, the
firewall information, and a few other items. It just doesn't seem to
take all of it.
I have tried several modifications to the ks.cfg file, including
deleting all the networking information, and trying to install from
CDROM. This has had no positive effect.
I am at my wits' end. Does anyone have any advice for me?
-- Rick
Here's my ks.cfg file:
lang en_US
keyboard us
mouse generic3ps/2
timezone --utc US/Pacific
rootpw --iscrypted VOLtWkVy23k/s
nfs --server netapp-loaner-f720 --dir /vol/vol0/kickstart/OS/RedHat7.1
network --bootproto static --hostname kickstart --ip 192.168.2.79
--netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway 192.168.2.254 --nameserver
192.168.2.19
install
auth --useshadow --enablemd5 --enablenis --nisdomain neosilicon.com
--nisserver 192.168.2.57
firewall --disabled
zerombr yes
clearpart --all
part /boot --size 64
part swap --size 1024
part / --size 1000 --grow
lilo --location mbr
skipx
%packages
@Everything
And, if you're interested, here's my syslinux.cfg file:
default ks
prompt 0
label ks
kernel vmlinuz
# append ks=floppy initrd=initrd.img lang=en_US devfs=nomount
append ks=floppy initrd=initrd.img
