Thanks. I know about the pxe boot option, but what I intend to accomplish is to install onto a blank hard disk from a bootable cd-rom with no keyboard or display attached to subject machine. Peter -----Original Message----- From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hugh Brown Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 11:32 AM To: Discussion list about Kickstart Subject: Re: boot cd-rom network install on system with no display using vnc On 02/24/2011 01:23 PM, Peter Allen wrote: > Thanks for the reply. I can connect a console but I am just curious. It is > intuitive that if a system can boot from and start on its own from the hard > disk or from a live cd then there would be some option to place directives > on a network install boot cd-rom that would tell the system how to connect > to the network and where to find the install files, and to find the > kickstart file on said boot cd > > > > If this is not possible, at least it would be nice if I could somehow > remotely enter commands after the machine boots from the cd, like via > telnet, putty, or VNC > > > > I guess my goal is simply to somehow install without a keyboard or monitor > connected to the machine using only one cd-rom and Internet access via dhcp. > > > > It seems like there may be options in isolinux.cfg for this?? > > > > Peter > With dhcp, a system that supports PXE and a tftp server, you can do a PXE boot in a fully automated way that doesn't require any interaction whatsoever. We do most of our client system loads this way. When it's time to reload, we zero the mbr of the disk and reboot. The BIOS is set to boot from disk and then from LAN. Hugh _______________________________________________ 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
