See in-line comments > Greetings, > > I'm having problems to create a Kickstart disk; After > the installation starts a Prompt appears asking me for > the Language, Keyboard and other settings as I never > putted in the ks.cfg file!. > > Here are the steps i'm following to install Redhat 7.0 > using kickstart: > > 1) I created the boonet disk using dd under linux: > dd if=bootnet.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k > > 2) Then i copied my ks.cfg file to the disk: > mount /mnt/floppy > cp ks.cfg /mnt/floppy/ > ls /mnt/floppy/ > boot.msg general.msg ks.cfg param.msg > snake.msg template.img > expert.msg initrd.img ldlinux.sys rescue.msg > syslinux.cfg vmlinuz Did you get any errors about running out of space here? > > > 3) I ran the installation, typed on the boot prompt: > linux ks=floppy and then i got the Languaje dialog. > > I tested my NFS server and in other of the virtual > consoles i saw a message saying than the instalation > was able to mount the distribution. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks in advance. > > Here is my kickstart file: > > lang en_US > network --bootproto static --ip 10.1.20.103 --netmask > 255.255.255.0 --gateway 10.1.20.1 --nameserver > 10.1.20.200 --hostname linux0103 > nfs --server 10.1.20.200 --dir > /export/linux/redhatlinux_i386_7.0 > keyboard us > zerombr yes > clearpart --all > part /boot --size 20 > part / --size 700 --grow > part swap --size 256 > part /var --size 300 > install > mouse genericps/2 > timezone --utc US/Eastern > skipx on > rootpw --iscrypted XaozfUK1CMopA > auth --useshadow --enablemd5 > lilo --location mbr > lilo --append 'console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600' > reboot I assume that originally these were on one line (like the nfs line which is now wrapped). Did you check VT2-5 (Alt+F2, Alt+F3, etc.) on the machine that is being installed? > > > %packages > @ Base > @ Server > @ Kernel Development > @ GNOME > @ KDE > @ X Window System > @ Network Management Workstation > @ Development > @ Kernel Development > > > %post > mkdir /nfs > mount 10.1.20.200:/export/linux/ /nfs > ln -s /bin/gawk /usr/bin/nawk > ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d /etc/init.d > cp /nfs/custom-monitor/hosts.allow /etc/hosts.allow > cp /nfs/custom-monitor/hosts.deny /etc/hosts.deny > echo '#Set login time out for the root account.' > echo 'export TMOUT=7200' >> /etc/profile > echo '# Limit the size of the history files' >> > /etc/profile > echo 'HISTFILESIZE=20' >> /etc/profile > echo 'HISTSIZE=20' >> /etc/profile > echo 'Recommended optimization flags For CPU i686 or > PentiumPro, Pentium II, Pentium III' >> /etc/profile > echo 'export CFLAGS=-O9 -funroll-loops -ffast-math > -malign-double -mcpu=pentiumpro -march=pentiumpro > -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-exceptions' >> /etc/profile > echo 'rm -f $HOME/.bash_history' >> > /etc/skel/.bash_logout For these where you are sending more that one line to the same place you can use this format: cat <<EOF >> /etc/sysctl.conf #Linux Kernel tunnable parameters - josevnz@xxxxxxxxx - 11/20/2001 #http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux-RH-Edition-v1. 3 net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1 etc... EOF > echo '#Linux Kernel tunnable parameters - > josevnz@xxxxxxxxx - 11/20/2001' >> /etc/sysctl.conf > echo > '#http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux > -RH-Edition-v1.3' > >> /etc/sysctl.conf > echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1' >> /etc/sysctl.conf > echo '# Disables IP source routing' >> > /etc/sysctl.conf > echo 'net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0' >> > /etc/sysctl.conf > echo '# Disable ICMP Redirect Acceptance' >> > /etc/sysctl.conf <SNIP> > > > > ===== > System Engineer, José Vicente Nuñez Zuleta (josevnz@xxxxxxxxx) > Newbreak System Administrator (http://www.newbreak.com) > Java 2 Certified Programmer > Java 2 Certified Developer >
