> > We need to deploy RH9 to a few places where outside network access is a > > no-go. So, here's what I was thinking, and I'd sure appreciate any > > help/suggestions I could get. > > <snip> > Well, no reply, so this is what I did: > > 01) Fresh RH9 install on the computer with all of the required packages > (httpd, etc). > 02) Copy the /root/anaconda-ks.cfg file to a floppy for later modification > 03) mkdir /tmp/rh9 > 04) do a "cp -r /mnt/cdrom/* /tmp/rh9" for each of the three cd's. > 05) mkdir /tmp/rh9/up2date > 06) cd /tmp/rh9/up2date > 07) wget the new up2date rpms > 08) rpm -Uvh *.rpm > 09) up2date --register > 10) up2date --download --tmpdir=/tmp/rh9/up2date > 11) cd /tmp/rh9 > 12) mkisofs -J -r -T -l -V 'RH-9-Shrke' \ > -b images/bootdisk.img \ > -c boot.catalog \ > -o /tmp/shrike-dvd.iso . > > Then I copied the .iso image over to my windows machine and burned the DVD > from there. <snip> Okay, I know, I've replied to my own post twice now, but I wanted to get this into the archives. The process that I detailed above works, with one exception. In step #4 above, the cp -r does not copy hidden files. This means that you have to manually copy the /.discinfo from RH9 CD1 to the temporary directory before making the iso image. Otherwise it doesn't install. Ben -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
