It will install when I do not make any changes to the syslinux.cfg file and at the prompt I type 'linux ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg'. My whole goal is to have a cd that I put into the cdrom drive, boot up the system, and have an installed system 10 minutes later. I am using RedHat 7.3 and the below excerpts are from my attempts at modifying the syslinux.cfg file. Thanks, John -----Original Message----- From: Taylor, ForrestX [mailto:forrestx.taylor@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 4:47 PM To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: kickstart - automating the bootup john.pellett@xxxxxxxx wrote: > Hello, > > I have been trying off and on the past few days to try and get this to work. > However, I have been unsuccessful. I have tried from: > > default ks > prompt 0 > label ks > kernel vmlinuz > append ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg initrd=initrd.img > > to > > default myks > prompt 1 > timeout 20 > display boot.msg > F1 boot.msg > F2 general.msg > F3 param.msg > F4 rescue.msg > F7 snake.msg > label linux > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img lang= devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=8192 vga=788 > label text > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img lang= text devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=8192 > label expert > kernel vmlinuz > append expert initrd=initrd.img lang= devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=8192 > label ks > kernel vmlinuz > append ks initrd=initrd.img lang= devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=8192 > label nofb > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img lang= devfs=nomount nofb ramdisk_size=8192 > label lowres > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img lang= lowres devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=8192 > label myks > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img lang= devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=8192 vga=788 > ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg > > Any help is very much appreciated. > > Thanks again, > John Does it use the ks.cfg file when you type in ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg at the boot prompt? What version of Red Hat are you using? Forrest -- _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
