> Ok... I think it will work.... > > Note, I was doing this on a 7.0 install. It seemed to work fine, but the > install died and spit out a traceback. Oh well... I can worry about that > later. > > Right now I have to do this for a 7.1 install as well, which is what I am > working on. > > First issue: How do I keep it from doing ANY x configuration at all. skipx http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.1-Manual/custom-guide/s1-kicksta rt2-options.html > Leaving out the X config lines simply drops me out of the automated > install and into the X config portion. then returns to teh automated part > after I have manually configured X. > > I still havent found a switch or bit of code that will tell the installer > to completely skip X configuration. Also, I need it to completely skip > even identifying the video card (On my test machine, with no X config > options set in ks.cfg, it first pops up a dialog that gives the make and > modle of video card, with OK and BACK buttons, then returns to the > automated stuff, and then drops out again to configure X. > > any thoughts? > > Next issue... I think I ahve this one worked out. I put in some %post > commands to run ncftpget to install some post install rpms. that didnt > work. I think it will work fine with > > # rpm -i ftp://ftp.server.com/pub/rpms-to-install > > but I cant test that until the current round of tests is done on that > machine. > > so I am not really worried about that one at the moment. The big thing at > the present time is getting it to skip X completely during install. > > Oh... and on a side note, > > I know that when you are setting partitions with part you can assign > --grow to make one grow to fill disk. > > Can you also specify partitions with a percentage of disk space instead? > > that way, no matter what size disk is in the machine, the installer will > always give / 25%, /hom 25%, /usr 35% and /var the rest ( after setting > definte sizes for /boot and swap, of course). > > or should I just stick with three partitions (boot, swap, and /) and set / > to grow? > > And what about making it automatically recognize two or more disks?... > Hmmm wonder if i could make it manually set up a software raid of two > disks... that would probably be more trouble than it is worth... > > any way, thats enough to chew on for now. > > cheers > and thansk Erik! > jeff > > On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Erik > Troan wrote: > > > On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Jeff Lane wrote: > > > > > I would assume I could do a "linux dd ks=floppy" at the boot prompt of the > > > installer to get it to do that, but I havent tried it yet to be sure. > > > Actually, this just occured to me, so I havetn tried anything with it > > > yet. > > > > I'd try that -- a *brief* perusal of the code suggests it will do what you > > want. Complain here if it doesn't. > > > > Erik > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > | "Who is John Galt?" - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand | > > | | > > | Linux Application Development -- http://people.redhat.com/johnsonm/lad | > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Kickstart-list mailing list > > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > > -- > Jeffrey Lane, RHCX, EMT > > Red Hat, Inc. 919-547-0012 > www.redhat.com/support > > In memory of all victims of the Trade Center attack. > > and especially in memory of all Firefighters, LEOs and EMTs > who paid the ultimate sacrifice during this troubles time so > that others may live. God Speed my Brothers and Sisters. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list >
