> Hi, > > I'm new to the list... I've looked in the archives and > haven't seen anything > covering my situation, so I hope this is the correct place to > ask for help > on it. > > I'm trying to create a floppy that will kickstart a 7.2 > distribution. I did > this by dd'ing bootnet.img from the 7.2 CD to a floppy, then > modifying the > syslinux.cfg to make 'ks' the default (and just to be on the > safe side, in > my case, only) option. I created a ks.cfg file using the > ksconfig app and > copied this to the root directory of the boot floppy. This > all seems to > work as is evidenced by the fact that changes I make to the > ks.cfg do alter > the results I see in the install process. However, the > actual install does > not work. Here is the ks.cfg I am using: > > #Generated by Kickstart Configurator > lang en_US > langsupport en_US > keyboard us > #mouse generic3ps/2 > mouse none > timezone --utc America/New_York > rootpw --iscrypted $1$3iTÞÝ.zE$2k9ofwOl93MGNnLzFzp7S. > reboot > text > interactive > bootloader --useLilo --linear --location=mbr > install > url --url ftp://ftp.redhat.com/ You probably need the username/passwd here, and you should use some other ftp server besides ftp.redhat.com, as well as putting the directory. >From the customization guide: url --url ftp://<username>:<password>@<server>/<dir> > clearpart --all --initlabel > part / --fstype ext3 --size 500 > part swap --size 2000 > part /usr --fstype ext3 --size 2000 > part /var --fstype ext3 --size 1000 > part /home --fstype ext3 --size 1 --grow > #/part / --fstype ext3 -size 1 --grow > #network --bootproto dhcp > #network --bootproto static --ip 10.15.2.19 --netmask 255.255.0.0 > --gateway 10.15.2.1 --nameserver 10.15.2.56 --hostname > temp.cyveillance.com > network --bootproto static --ip 10.9.10.120 --netmask 255.255.0.0 > --gateway 10.9.4.1 --nameserver 10.16.1.31 --nameserver 198.6.1.3 > --nameserver 198.6.1.4 --hostname DHCP-10-120.cyveillance.com Since you are doing a network install, I would move this up to the top. > auth --useshadow --enablemd5 > firewall --high Forrest
