Thanks. So I guess what we have to use is /boot / and swap then huh? Is there any other way to work around this? -----Original Message----- From: johnpaul [mailto:johnpaulmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 9:55 AM To: Discussion list about Kickstart Subject: Re: KS won't partition drives 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 _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
