How did get the RPM's to DVD? do you have the install CD's? just copying the the RPM's to a DVD will not make it a valid install media....
Here is a little how to I followed to create an install DVD for the CD's:
mount -o ro,loop RHEL4-i386-WS-disc1.iso /mnt/tmp1 # etc. for discs 2,3,4
cp -a /mnt/tmp1/isolinux /mnt/tmp1/.discinfo .
chmod +w isolinux/isolinux.bin
{Edit ./.discinfo file to list four CDs "1,2,3,4" instead of just "1"}
mkisofs -v -pad -o RHEL4-i386-DVD.iso \
-V "RHEL4-i386-DVD.2005-02-16" \
-b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat \
-no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table \
-r -R -T -m TRANS.TBL \
-x /mnt/tmp1/.discinfo \
-x /mnt/tmp1/isolinux \
-graft-points /mnt/tmp1 .discinfo=.discinfo isolinux/=isolinux \
RedHat=/mnt/tmp2/RedHat \
RedHat=/mnt/tmp3/RedHat \
RedHat=/mnt/tmp4/RedHat
/usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/implantisomd5 RHEL4-i386-DVD.iso (This needs the anaconda-runtime rpm installed)
If you want to add additonal packages and a kickstart file to the DVD you actually need to copy the 1st CD to /mnt/tmp1 rather than mounting it.
In order to get the kickstart install to prompt for IP address and hostname (even thought it is not in the kickstart file - this is a bug in the Anaconda Installer) you need to do the follwing:
take the stage2.img from the CD 1, copy it /tmp or whatever.
mkdir /mnt/img
mkdir /tmp/new_img
mount -o loop /tmp/stage2.img /mnt/img
rsync -avv /mnt/img/* /tmp/img/
make sure the hidden .buildstamp file gets copied as well...
now you want to look at the /tmp/img/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py
and comment out the below line:
dispatch.skipStep("network")
This will force kickstart to prompt for networking.
then create your new stage2.img :
mkcramfs /tmp/new_img /tmp/stage2.img.new
and copy it back (cp /tmp/stage2.img.new /mnt/tmp1/stage2.img) to your temporary CD making directory, re-create your ISO, burn it and you're good to go.
Hope this helps
AR
From: John Brussard <jbrussard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2006 2:18:45 PM
Subject: FW: Newbie to kickstart - question about loading linux from dvd
I want to install ES4U2 from a kickstart DVD, I have loaded the all the RPMS’s onto the dvd as well as the ks.cfg file and changed the isolinux.cfg file.
My problem is when it looks for the redhat installations disks, it says:
“CD NOT FOUND
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD was not found in any of your CDROM drives”
Here’s my ks.cfg file:
root@ncs-ard1 backup]# more ks.cfg
#Generated by Kickstart Configurator
#platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T
#System language
lang en_SG
#Language modules to install
langsupport --default=en_US.UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8
#System keyboard
keyboard us
#System mouse
mouse
#Sytem timezone
timezone --utc America/New_York
#Root password
rootpw --iscrypted $1$1OOUHcE9$nPOink4oNK7B/1vK06RZl1
bootloader --location=mbr --append="rhgb quiet"
#Use text mode install
text
#Install OS instead of upgrade
install
#Use CDROM installation media
cdrom
#System bootloader configuration
bootloader --location=mbr
#Partitioning
clearpart --all --drives=sda,sdb
part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=256 -->
part /home --fstype ext3 --size=4096 -->
part /opt/nnmysql/log --fstype ext3 --size=4096 -->
part /opt --fstype ext3 --size=4096 -->
part /var --fstype ext3 --size=4096 -->
part /usr --fstype ext3 --size=4096 -->
part / --fstype ext3 --size=4096 -->
part swap --size=2048 -->
part /backup --fstype ext3 --size=100 --grow -->
part /opt/nnmysql/data --fstype ext3 --size=100 --grow -->
#Clear the Master Boot Record
#zerombr yes
#System authorization infomation
auth --useshadow --enablemd5
#Firewall configuration
firewall --disabled
#Do not configure XWindows
skipx
#Package install information
%packages --resolvedeps
@ admin-tools
@ system-tools
@ gnome-desktop
@ dialup
@ compat-arch-support
@ base-x
@ server-cfg
kernel-smp
e2fsprogs
system-config-boot
%post
My isolinux.cfg file
[root@ncs-ard1 isolinux]# more isolinux.cfg
default nnks
prompt 0
timeout 600
display boot.msg
F1 boot.msg
F2 options.msg
F3 general.msg
F4 param.msg
F5 rescue.msg
F7 snake.msg
label nnks
kernel vmlinuz
append ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg initrd=initrd.img devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=9216 text
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