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<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Hello,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><FONT face=Arial size=2>I want to be able to
"automate" a fc4 install but without pxe and kickstart. If I understand
correctly, I should be able to make the boot cd with my ks.cfg at the root level
of the cd and when I boot off the cd it should just "go" (asking for the rest of
the cds as it progresses).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><FONT face=Arial size=2>My first attempt at
creating the bootdisk with the ks.cfg did not work. Here is what I
did:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. put the fc4 disk
1 in my linux box</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>2. cp -r
<path-to-cd>/isolinux/
<path-to-workspace></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></TT></TT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>3. cd <path-to-workspace></FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></TT></TT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>4. chmod u+w isolinux/*</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></TT></TT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>5. cp ks.cfg to
<path-to-workspace>/isolinux/</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></TT></TT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>6. sudo mkisofs -o file.iso -b isolinux.bin boot.cat
-no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -R -J -v -T
isolinux/</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></TT></TT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>7. burn the iso to a cd</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></TT></TT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>8. boot my target computer from that boot
cd</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></TT></TT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>The target computer boots off the cd but does not seem to read
the ks.cfg file as it asks me all the regular install questions instead of
getting the answers from the ks.cfg file.</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></TT></TT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Is this the correct procedure?</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></TT></TT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>thanks for your help.</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>cj</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></TT></TT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Here is my ks.cfg file:</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></TT></TT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>#Generated by Kickstart
Configurator</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2># Generic server, generally a Dell 2850 with HW RAID-5
setup<BR># using 6 disks (5 RAID + 1 hot spare). Total storage is around
700Gb.<BR># using 144Gb SCSI drives.</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>#System language<BR>lang en_US<BR>#Language modules to
install<BR>langsupport --default=en_US<BR>#System keyboard<BR>keyboard
us<BR>#System mouse<BR># For SunV20z's use text mode install instead of X based
installed<BR># due to graphics card not probable under FC4.
12/05<BR>text<BR>#<BR>mouse generic3ps/2<BR>#Sytem timezone<BR>timezone --utc
GMT<BR>#Root password<BR>rootpw --iscrypted blahblahablah<BR>#Reboot after
installation<BR>reboot<BR>#Install Red Hat Linux instead of upgrade, use first
cdrom on system<BR>install <BR>cdrom<BR>#Use NFS installation Media<BR>#System
bootloader configuration<BR>bootloader --location=mbr <BR>#Clear the Master Boot
Record<BR>zerombr yes<BR>#<BR>#<BR>#Partition clearing information<BR>clearpart
--all --initlabel <BR>#<BR>#Disk partitioning information<BR>#
autopart<BR>#<BR># first disk<BR>part /boot --fstype ext3 --size 512 --asprimary
--ondisk sda<BR>part swap --recommended --ondisk sda<BR>part / --fstype ext3
--size 8192 --ondisk sda<BR>part /var --fstype ext3 --size 8192 --ondisk
sda<BR>part /extraspace --fstype ext3 --size 1 --grow --ondisk sda<BR># 2nd
disk<BR>part swap --size 4096 --ondisk sdb<BR>part /localdata --fstype ext3
--size 1 --grow --ondisk sdb<BR>#<BR># See %pre for definitions and calculations
depending upon disks size<BR># and disk count<BR>#<BR>#%include
/tmp/partition-include<BR>#<BR>#System authorization infomation<BR>auth
--useshadow --enablemd5 <BR>#Network information<BR>network
--bootproto=static --ip=192.168.1.10 --hostname=homer --netmask=255.255.255.0
--gateway=192.168.1.1 --nodns --device=eth0<BR>#<BR># 2nd interface<BR>network
--bootproto=static --ip=192.168.2.20 --netmask=255.255.255.0
--device=eth1<BR>#Firewall configuration<BR>firewall --disabled <BR>#XWindows
configuration information<BR>xconfig --depth=16 --resolution=1280x1024
--defaultdesktop=GNOME --startxonboot<BR>#Package install
information<BR>%packages --resolvedeps<BR>@ X Window System<BR>@ GNOME Desktop
Environment<BR># No longer standard<BR># @ K Desktop Environment<BR>@
Editors<BR>#@ Engineering and Scientific<BR>@ Graphical Internet<BR>@ Text-based
Internet<BR>#@ Office/Productivity<BR>@ Sound and Video<BR>@ Graphics<BR>#@
Games and Entertainment<BR>#@ Authoring and Publishing<BR>@ Server Configuration
Tools<BR>#@ Web Server<BR>@ Network Servers<BR>#@ Development Tools<BR>#
Embedded already<BR># @ Kernel Development<BR>#@ X Software Development<BR>#
Must have GNOME SWDEV for deprecated libs needed by DSS demod sw. 2/06.<BR>@
GNOME Software Development<BR>#@ KDE Software Development<BR>@ Administration
Tools<BR>@ System Tools<BR>#@ Printing
Support<BR>ethereal<BR>ethereal-gnome<BR>compat-gcc-32<BR>compat-gcc-32-c++<BR>compat-libstdc++-33<BR>compat-libgcc-296<BR>compat-libf2c-32<BR>compat-gcc-32-g77<BR>glibc-devel<BR>hal-gnome<BR>rdesktop</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2># Extra packages that may not be in specified groups
above.</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>####### PRE-INSTALL
##################</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>#%pre</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=768013222-02032006><TT class=COMMAND><TT class=FILENAME><FONT
face=Arial size=2>#!/bin/s</FONT></TT></TT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>-----------------------------------------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Chris Jasper</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Systems Administrator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>408-531-2158</FONT></DIV>
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