hi The problem here is you cannot ask the kernel to make more partitions than the first three primary partitions if the partitioning no is less than or equal to 3 then it will be done automatically also i have a slight different opinion for what james has written actually we can do software raid for swap also regards John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Weston" <sweston@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 7:32 PM Subject: KS won't partition drives > Can you see why when trying to do the ks install that it doesn't partition > the drives accordingly? It wants to do it the normal way and asks me for > server/workstation/custom setup. Did I miss something here? > > I boot from cd using ks.cfg > > > #Generated by Kickstart Configurator > #platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T > #System language > lang en_US > #Language modules to install > langsupport en_US > #System keyboard > keyboard us > #System mouse > mouse genericwheelps/2 > #Sytem timezone > timezone America/Chicago > #Root password > rootpw --iscrypted > #Reboot after installation > reboot > #Install OS instead of upgrade > install > #Use CDROM installation media > cdrom > #System bootloader configuration > bootloader --location=mbr > #Clear the Master Boot Record > zerombr yes > #Partition clearing information > clearpart --all --initlabel > #Disk partitioning information > part raid.01 --size 100 --ondisk hda > part raid.02 --size 1000 --ondisk hda > part raid.03 --size 3000 --ondisk hda > part raid.04 --size 10000 --ondisk hda > part raid.05 --size 6000 --ondisk hda > part raid.06 --size 1 --grow --ondisk hda > part raid.07 --size 100 --ondisk hdc > part raid.08 --size 1000 --ondisk hdc > part raid.09 --size 3000 --ondisk hdc > part raid.10 --size 10000 --ondisk hdc > part raid.11 --size 6000 --ondisk hdc > part raid.12 --size 1 --grow --ondisk hdc > raid /boot --level=1 --device=md0 --fstype ext3 raid.01 raid.07 > raid swap --level=1 --device=md1 --fstype swap raid.02 raid.08 > raid / --level=1 --device=md2 --fstype ext3 raid.03 raid.09 > raid /var --level=1 --device=md3 --fstype ext3 raid.04 raid.10 > raid /usr --level=1 --device=md4 --fstype ext3 raid.05 raid.11 > raid /home --level=1 --device=md5 --fstype ext3 raid.06 raid.12 > #System authorization infomation > auth --useshadow --enablemd5 > #Network information > network --bootproto=dhcp --device=eth0 > #Firewall configuration > firewall --disabled > #Do not configure XWindows > skipx > #Package install information > %packages --resolvedeps > @ Server Configuration Tools > @ Administration Tools > @ System Tools > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
