RE: kickstart

Gordon McDowall <gordon.mcdowall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:04:16 -0000

Title: Message

I will give that a bash, thanks

From: Robinson, Andrew W. 
[mailto:Andrew.W.Robinson@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: 19 November 2004 
16:55
To: 'Discussion list about Kickstart'
Subject: RE: 
kickstart

The ksdevice=eth# 
directive has worked for me doing a pxe network install. I assume it would work 
with an isolinux install.

Andrew 
Robinson

-----Original 
Message-----
From: Chris 
Mckenzie [mailto:Chris.McKenzie@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 10:50 
AM
To: 'Discussion list about 
Kickstart'
Subject: RE: 
kickstart

That's a good 
question.

add ksdevice=eth# to 
the append line.

label 
ks

kernel vmlinuz

append ks=nfs:<nfs server IP>:<nfs path 
to...>/ks.cfg ksdevice=eth0 
initrd=initrd.img

Don't know if it works, 
I just gleaned it from the RH docs. My final hardware will ship with dua nics so 
I will be testing this out eventually, but don't know how well it works right 
now.

- 
Crhis

  -----Original 
  Message-----
From: 
  kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] 
  On Behalf Of Gordon 
  McDowall
Sent: November 19, 
  2004 11:43 AM
To: 'Discussion 
  list about Kickstart'
Subject: RE: kickstart
  Hi 
  Chris

  I was wondering, 
  looking at the isolinux.cfg file you have is it possible to specify what 
  ethernet card to use if you have dual NICs in the machine?

  Thanks

  Gordon

  From: Chris 
  Mckenzie [mailto:Chris.McKenzie@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: 19 November 2004 15:36
To: 'Discussion list about 
  Kickstart'
Subject: RE: 
  kickstart

  Actually I just work 
  some instruction based on a RH CD1 customization. Nothing fancy, just the 
  basics. You can replace the append ks= with ks=cdrom:/<path on CD to 
  kickstart>.

  Hope this 
  helps.

  Basic steps to 
  create a basic custom RedHat "Install CD" from an existing RedHat 
  install:

  1.       
  Create a cdimage 
  directory:

  mkdir 
  /var/bootcd/cdimage

  2.       
  Mount and copy the 
  RedHat CD1 contents into the CD image directory.
  3.       
  Edit the 
  /isolinux/isolinux.cfg file, add the bold 
  changes below.

  default 
  ks
  prompt 
  1
  timeout 
  10
  display 
  boot.msg
  F1 
  boot.msg
  F2 
  options.msg
  F3 
  general.msg
  F4 
  param.msg
  F5 
  rescue.msg
  F7 
  snake.msg
  label 
  linux

  kernel vmlinuz

  append initrd=initrd.img
  label 
  text

  kernel vmlinuz

  append initrd=initrd.img text
  label 
  expert

  kernel vmlinuz

  append expert initrd=initrd.img
  label 
  ks

  kernel vmlinuz

  append ks=nfs:<nfs server IP>:<nfs path to...>/ks.cfg 
  initrd=initrd.img
  label 
  lowres

  kernel vmlinuz

  append initrd=initrd.img lowres

  The 
  label ks parameter supports http, nfs, floppy, cdrom and pretty much all /dev 
  devices. See RedHat kickstart docs for specifics.

  Note: 
  The kickstart 
  location must be good. By hardcoding it's location, this "Install CD" will 
  always look in the defined location.
  4.       
  Create an ISO using 
  mkisofs, or other comparable iso creation tool. (note the below is all 1 
  line)

  mkisofs -o 
  ../installcd.iso -V 'AppCD' -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat 
  -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -R -J -V -T 
  .
  5.       
  The "Install CD" iso 
  is now ready to be burnt, mounted or virtually used by a VM. When booted in 
  the appliance, the loader will initiate the ks.cfg install within 10 
  milliseconds.

    -----Original 
    Message-----
From: 
    kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] 
    On Behalf Of Brian 
    Zuromski
Sent: November 19, 
    2004 10:33 AM
To: 
    kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: kickstart
    Hello,

    Can someone layout the steps for creating a kickstart iso from scratch for 
    RHES3.

    Thanks,