You can script the process of embedding your kickstart into the initrd quite easily. Check out page 32 of the presentation I gave at the 2009 RH Summit for instructions on putting your kickstart into the initrd: http://www.shabazian.com/rh2009.pdf -----Original Message----- From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mats Karlsson Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:10 PM To: Discussion list about Kickstart Subject: Re: RHEL 5.4 - kickstart from USB external DVD Roger, I don't wan't to be rude, but a search enginee like google will provide you with the answers. I have used this, http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-initrd.html#N100D7 but that was 3 years ago and for CentOS. Kind regards Mats On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 19:44, Johnson, Roger <rjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>From: Mats Karlsson [mailto:mats.o.karlsson@xxxxxxxxx] >>Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 1:52 AM >>To: Discussion list about Kickstart >>Subject: Re: RHEL 5.4 - kickstart from USB external DVD > >>A workaround. > >>You can place the kickstart file ks.cfg inside the initrd.img located >>in the cdrom. Then boot up the installer with command linux >>ks=file:/ks.cfg That's how I'm going around that problem when I'm not >>able to get the kickstart via http. > > >>Kind regards >>Mats > > Thanks, Mats. That looks like it will work. I haven't created a > custom initrd.img as of yet so do you have some preferred site with > instructions? I'll feel very foolish if it's well-document in > anything official (i.e., RedHat), but just thought I'd ask before > consulting the Google... <grin> > > Also, anyone else who may have encountered this issue with a > USB-connected DVD drive, please chime in. Although Mats' workaround > looks to do the trick, modifying initrd.img is more complicated to > maintain. Any bootloader option or other trick to force the kernel to > load "usb-storage" before its checks for the location of the ks.cfg > would be appreciated. I tried appending "usbstorage", but to no avail. > (Thought I might get lucky since there is a "nousbstorage" option...) > > Thanks, > Roger > </PRE><BR><span > style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003366' > > _____________________________________________________<BR> > This electronic message and any files transmitted with it contains<BR> > information from iDirect, which may be privileged, proprietary<BR> > and/or confidential. It is intended solely for the use of the > individual<BR> or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not > the original<BR> recipient or the person responsible for delivering > the email to the<BR> intended recipient, be advised that you have > received this email<BR> in error, and that any use, dissemination, > forwarding, printing, or<BR> copying of this email is strictly > prohibited. If you received this email<BR> in error, please delete it > and immediately notify the sender.<BR> > _____________________________________________________ > </SPAN><PRE> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
