Re: [CentOS] custom cd's

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Steve schreef:
> Michel wrote:
> 
> 
>> Looks interesting but i have the feeling it doesn't allow the end user
>> to make decisions like how to parition, keyboard layout etc...
>> I realy need this as i will have no idea about the configuration of the
>> box that will be used to install it on
>>  
>>
> Any part of the config that you do not specify defaults back to normal
> anaconda behavior.  If you don't tell it how to partition, the user gets
> control.
> 
> However, what I do is autopartition and let the installer make the
> appropriate decisions based upon what it see's at install time.  I make
> conservative (manual) assumptions about the monitor (1024x768.16 @
> 60hz), etc.
> 
> My nontechnical users install on everything from creaky old 64mb HP
> Pavillions to brand spanking new Dell P4's with the same CD set and
> without ever having to answer a question, and they do it mostly without
> issue.  The most common problem by far is flaky cdrom readers that don't
> read the CD or read it incorrectly. (And I don't care what people tell
> me about crc's and stuff.  In my experience, cdrom readers will happily
> return invalid data without indicating an error.)
> 
> -Steve
> 
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ok i have a spindel of 100 cdr's lying around here so i'll give it a try :)


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