Re: how to install a custom XEN kernel & rpm's from kickstart?

[Rudi Ahlers <Rudi SoftDux com>]

Robin Bowes wrote:
> Rudi Ahlers wrote:
> > Tom Brown wrote:
> > > > I'm trying to automate some server deployment, and would like to 
> > > > know how to tell kickstart to use a custom kernel, and install 
> > > > additional rpm's not normally found on the CD / DVD?
> > >
> > > rpm -i in the %post
> > >
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> > As follows?
> >
> > rpm -i xen-3.2.0-0xs.centos5.i386.rpm
> > rpm -i xen-debuginfo-3.2.0-0xs.centos5.i386.rpm
>
> Personally, I set up my own repo and add it to the kickstart:
>
> repo --name=myrepo --baseurl=http://example.com/centos/5/x86_64/RPMS
>
> Specify any additional RPMs in the %packages list
>
> Any RPMs in that repo that are older than the ones on the install 
> media will be installed.
>
> Where did you get xen 3.2 for CentOS? Is that from the CentOS site? 
> Ah, I see - it's i386. I ended up building 3.1.2 from Fedora for my 
> x86_64 boxes.
>
> R.
>
> _______________________________________________
I need to make a CD in order to install remote servers & colocation 
providers, so I won't be able to setup a repo there, unless I put 
another server in, which will cost extra. So I need to keep everything 
on the CD, or even DVD

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