Except that I don't necessarily want it to automatically reboot when it's done, I _want_ it to wait until I press <ENTER>. It's just that pressing <ENTER> doesn't do anything. Any other suggestions? Gordon -----Original Message----- From: Brad Doctor [mailto:bdoctor@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 1:32 PM To: Discussion list about Kickstart Subject: Re: small custom CD issue/question You need to add the keyword 'reboot' to your ks.cfg. > I have built a custom CD and ks.cfg file to do an automated install and > setup. It's a fairly stripped-down package set with the Core and Base > groups and a few additional individual rpm's. The only odd thing is > that when it's done and returns to the "Complete, press <ENTER> to > reboot" screen, pressing <ENTER> does nothing. I have to > <CTL>+<ALT>+<DEL> to reboot. I'm hoping that someone has seen this > behavior before (and figured out what caused it!) > > Below are the isolinux.cfg file and ks.cfg files. > > Thanks in advance! > Gordon Keegan > > > isolinux.cfg: > ------------ > serial 0 9600 > default local > prompt 1 > timeout 600 > display boot.msg > F1 boot.msg > F2 examples.msg > F3 help.msg > > label local > localboot 0x80 > > label install > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg local text > > label install-serial > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg local text console=tty0 > console=ttyS0,9600n8 > > label rescue > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img text rescue > > label noks > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img > > > > ks.cfg: > ------ > install > lang en_US > langsupport en_US > keyboard us > mouse none > rootpw --iscrypted $1encryptedrootpasswordhashstring. > text > cdrom > firewall --disabled > authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5 > timezone --utc America/New_York > bootloader --linear --location=mbr > > ## > ## <!> Don't want X and don't probe for a monitor > ## > > skipx > #xconfig --monitor=vga > > ## > ## <!> parts.ks is created below in the %pre section > ## > > %include /tmp/parts.ks > > ## > ## <!> Here is our package list > ## '-' at start of the package name indicates exclusion. > ## This ought to remove packages that are part of Base > ## We include kernel-* because RHN cannot provision those > ## due to the up2date PkgSkipList > ## > > %packages > @Base > compat-libstdc++ > XFree86-libs > glibc-headers > libcap > libgcj > libpcap > libtool-libs > lockdev > m4 > ntp > perl-CGI > perl-CPAN > perl-DB_File > perl-suidperl > sendmail-cf > strace > usbutils > zsh > > > > ##---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -----## > > %post --nochroot > > ## re-create /mnt/source to get at CDROM > > if [ -e /tmp/cdrom ]; then > mkdir /mnt/source > mount /tmp/cdrom /mnt/source > fi > > ## for later reference > cat /proc/cmdline > /mnt/sysimage/var/tmp/ks-cmdline > cat /mnt/source/ks.cfg > /mnt/sysimage/var/tmp/ks.cfg > > ## setup post-install scripts/dirs for chroot'ed postinstall stuff > if [ -e /mnt/source/post/postinstall.tar ]; then > mkdir /mnt/sysimage/var/tmp/post > cd /mnt/source/post > tar -cf - . | (cd /mnt/sysimage/var/tmp/post; tar -xvf -) > cd / > fi > > if [ -e /tmp/cdrom ]; then > umount /mnt/source > fi > > > ##---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -----## > > %post > > chvt 3 > > if grep nopost /var/tmp/ks-cmdline; then > > echo "" > echo " * found 'nopost' install option ... postinstall skipped" > echo "" > > else > > > echo "" > echo "Configuring tmpfs" > echo "--------------------" > > if ! grep '/tmp' /etc/fstab ; then > echo " * added a tmpfs entry to /etc/fstab" > echo "tmpfs /tmp tmpfs > size=1024m 1 2" >> /etc/fstab > fi > > echo "" > echo "Postinstall Stuff" > echo "--------------------" > > if [ -s /var/tmp/post/postinstall.tar ]; then > echo " * found postinstall.tar" > echo " * extracting postinstall.tar" > > cd /var/tmp/post > tar -xvf postinstall.tar > > fi > > > ## > ## execute post-install scripts > ## > if [ -f /var/tmp/post/postinstall/postinstall.sh ]; then > echo " * executing postinstall" > echo "" > cd /var/tmp/post/postinstall > bash ./postinstall.sh > else > echo " * ERROR - unable to acquire & execute rh-postinstall" > fi > sleep 2 > > > echo "##############################" > echo "## CONFIGURATION COMPLETE " `date` > echo "##############################" > > chvt 1 > > > ##---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -----## > > %pre > > ## > ## Dynamic Partitioning > ## The output of this script is %include(d) above > ## > > NEWDEV=`sed 's/.*rootdev=\([^ $]*\).*/\1/' < /proc/cmdline` > > echo "##" > echo "## newdev = $NEWDEV" > > if test "$NEWDEV" = "cciss" ; then > DEVICE1="--ondisk cciss/c0d0" > > elif test "$NEWDEV" = "ida" ; then > DEVICE1="--ondisk ida/c0d0" > > elif test "$NEWDEV" = "hd" ; then > DEVICE1="--ondisk hda" > > elif test "$NEWDEV" = "sd" ; then > DEVICE1="--ondisk sda" > > else > DEVICE1="--ondisk sda" > fi > > echo "## kickstart configured with $DEVICE1" > > cat > /tmp/parts.ks <<EOPARTS > clearpart --all --initlabel > part swap --size 2047 $DEVICE1 --asprimary > part /boot --fstype ext3 --size 128 $DEVICE1 > part / --fstype ext3 --size 2047 $DEVICE1 > part /var --fstype ext3 --size 2047 $DEVICE1 > part swap --size 2047 $DEVICE1 > part /export/home --fstype ext3 --size 1 $DEVICE1 --grow --maxsize > 1024 > EOPARTS > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > -- Brad Doctor, CISSP
