<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Alexander,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thank you very much for this info, it worked, except it is asking for disk3, 4 and 5. Below is my .discinfo file.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I want to create a minimal Linux Installation, so I don’t need all the disks.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Any additional advice?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> root@ncs-ard1 backup]# more .discinfo <o:p></o:p> 1128193362.766911<o:p></o:p> Red Hat <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Enterprise</st1:place></st1:City> Linux 4<o:p></o:p> x86_64<o:p></o:p> 1,2<o:p></o:p> RedHat/base<o:p></o:p> RedHat/RPMS<o:p></o:p> RedHat/pixmaps<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards,<o:p></o:p> John<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com</st1:PersonName> [mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com</st1:PersonName>] On Behalf Of Alexander Rau Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 2:25 PM To: Discussion list about Kickstart Subject: Re: Newbie to kickstart - question about loading linux from dvd<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div> Hey: How did get the RPM's to DVD? do you have the install CD's? just copying the the RPM's to a DVD will not make it a valid install media.... Here is a little how to I followed to create an install DVD for the CD's: mount -o ro,loop RHEL4-i386-WS-disc1.iso /mnt/tmp1 # etc. for discs 2,3,4 cp -a /mnt/tmp1/isolinux /mnt/tmp1/.discinfo . chmod +w isolinux/isolinux.bin {Edit ./.discinfo file to list four CDs "1,2,3,4" instead of just "1"} mkisofs -v -pad -o RHEL4-i386-DVD.iso \ -V "RHEL4-i386-DVD.2005-02-16" \ -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat \ -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table \ -r -R -T -m TRANS.TBL \ -x /mnt/tmp1/.discinfo \ -x /mnt/tmp1/isolinux \ -graft-points /mnt/tmp1 .discinfo=.discinfo isolinux/=isolinux \ RedHat=/mnt/tmp2/RedHat \ RedHat=/mnt/tmp3/RedHat \ RedHat=/mnt/tmp4/RedHat /usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/implantisomd5 RHEL4-i386-DVD.iso (This needs the anaconda-runtime rpm installed) If you want to add additonal packages and a kickstart file to the DVD you actually need to copy the 1st CD to /mnt/tmp1 rather than mounting it. In order to get the kickstart install to prompt for IP address and hostname (even thought it is not in the kickstart file - this is a bug in the Anaconda Installer) you need to do the follwing: take the stage2.img from the CD 1, copy it /tmp or whatever. mkdir /mnt/img mkdir /tmp/new_img mount -o loop /tmp/stage2.img /mnt/img rsync -avv /mnt/img/* /tmp/img/ make sure the hidden .buildstamp file gets copied as well... now you want to look at the /tmp/img/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py and comment out the below line: dispatch.skipStep("network") This will force kickstart to prompt for networking. then create your new stage2.img : mkcramfs /tmp/new_img /tmp/stage2.img.new and copy it back (cp /tmp/stage2.img.new /mnt/tmp1/stage2.img) to your temporary CD making directory, re-create your ISO, burn it and you're good to go. Hope this helps AR<o:p></o:p> <div> ----- Original Message ---- From: John Brussard <jbrussard@netnumber.net> To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">kickstart-list@redhat.com</st1:PersonName> Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2006 2:18:45 PM Subject: FW: Newbie to kickstart - question about loading linux from dvd<o:p></o:p> <div> <o:p></o:p> I want to install ES4U2 from a kickstart DVD, I have loaded the all the RPMS’s onto the dvd as well as the ks.cfg file and changed the isolinux.cfg file. <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> My problem is when it looks for the redhat installations disks, it says:<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> “CD NOT FOUND<o:p></o:p> Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD was not found in any of your CDROM drives”<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Here’s my ks.cfg file:<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> root@ncs-ard1 backup]# more ks.cfg<o:p></o:p> #Generated by Kickstart Configurator<o:p></o:p> #platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> #System language<o:p></o:p> lang en_SG<o:p></o:p> #Language modules to install<o:p></o:p> langsupport --default=en_US.UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8<o:p></o:p> #System keyboard<o:p></o:p> keyboard us<o:p></o:p> #System mouse<o:p></o:p> mouse<o:p></o:p> #Sytem timezone<o:p></o:p> timezone --utc America/New_York<o:p></o:p> #Root password<o:p></o:p> rootpw --iscrypted $1$1OOUHcE9$nPOink4oNK7B/1vK06RZl1<o:p></o:p> bootloader --location=mbr --append="rhgb quiet"<o:p></o:p> #Use text mode install<o:p></o:p> text<o:p></o:p> #Install OS instead of upgrade<o:p></o:p> install<o:p></o:p> #Use CDROM installation media<o:p></o:p> cdrom<o:p></o:p> #System bootloader configuration<o:p></o:p> bootloader --location=mbr <o:p></o:p> #Partitioning<o:p></o:p> clearpart --all --drives=sda,sdb<o:p></o:p> part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=256 --ondisk=sda<o:p></o:p> part /home --fstype ext3 --size=4096 --ondisk=sda<o:p></o:p> part /opt/nnmysql/log --fstype ext3 --size=4096 --ondisk=sda<o:p></o:p> part /opt --fstype ext3 --size=4096 --ondisk=sda<o:p></o:p> part /var --fstype ext3 --size=4096 --ondisk=sda<o:p></o:p> part /usr --fstype ext3 --size=4096 --ondisk=sda<o:p></o:p> part / --fstype ext3 --size=4096 --ondisk=sda<o:p></o:p> part swap --size=2048 --ondisk=sda<o:p></o:p> part /backup --fstype ext3 --size=100 --grow --ondisk=sda<o:p></o:p> part /opt/nnmysql/data --fstype ext3 --size=100 --grow --ondisk=sdb<o:p></o:p> #Clear the Master Boot Record<o:p></o:p> #zerombr yes<o:p></o:p> #System authorization infomation<o:p></o:p> auth --useshadow --enablemd5 <o:p></o:p> #Firewall configuration<o:p></o:p> firewall --disabled <o:p></o:p> #Do not configure XWindows<o:p></o:p> skipx<o:p></o:p> #Package install information<o:p></o:p> %packages --resolvedeps<o:p></o:p> @ admin-tools<o:p></o:p> @ system-tools<o:p></o:p> @ gnome-desktop<o:p></o:p> @ dialup<o:p></o:p> @ compat-arch-support<o:p></o:p> @ base-x<o:p></o:p> @ server-cfg<o:p></o:p> kernel-smp<o:p></o:p> e2fsprogs<o:p></o:p> system-config-boot<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> %post<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> My isolinux.cfg file<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> [root@ncs-ard1 isolinux]# more isolinux.cfg <o:p></o:p> default nnks<o:p></o:p> prompt 0 <o:p></o:p> timeout 600<o:p></o:p> display boot.msg<o:p></o:p> F1 boot.msg<o:p></o:p> F2 options.msg<o:p></o:p> F3 general.msg<o:p></o:p> F4 param.msg<o:p></o:p> F5 rescue.msg<o:p></o:p> F7 snake.msg<o:p></o:p> label nnks<o:p></o:p> kernel vmlinuz<o:p></o:p> append ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg initrd=initrd.img devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=9216 text<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> directory structure,<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@redhat.com <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list</a><o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>