On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Nguyen, Hang wrote: > In that case, does Jumpstart work on Linux box? > > I know between Linux boxes, kickstart works fine. And between Solaris > boxes, Jumpstart works fine. However, in my case, I have to deal with two > different OS: Linux as a boot server, and Solaris a client box, and I don't > really know what kickstart and jumpstart can/cannot do. > > Can I bundle the whole Solaris OS software in a package of some sorts and > use kickstart on Linux to transfer that package to Sparc machine, and use > jumpstart to boot and install Solaris? Sound so complicated and weird, I > guess. > > Thanks for your help. If I were in your position, I would a. Read the manuals b. Consider how to setup the server environment on Linux c. Set up my best guess at an appropriate server environment on Linux d. Run the Sun installer and see what happens. I it fails, review docs and try again. I know KS doesn't care what the server is. I doubt that JS does either. > HN > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Malek [mailto:cmalek@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 5:35 PM > To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Cc: 'Carl Riches'; Nguyen, Hang > Subject: Re: Kickstart partition question > > > HN: Hang Nguyen > > HN> I'm trying to use Kickstart to install Solaris 8 on a Sparc machine > HN> and boot it up across the network. > > Kickstart is specifically for RedHat Linux. You want Jumpstart, which > is a Sun product that performs the same function for Solaris. Look in > the manuals that came your Solaris 8 distribution for a book called > "Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide": it's all about Jumpstart. > > You can certainly do what you're talking about with Jumpstart, in the > finish script. > > Chris > > > -- Please, reply only to the list.
