the volume name in your mkisofs command (—V option) must match the LABEL value in the isolinux.cfg file exactly.... minus the x20 used for spaces. yours don't match : -V 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2' hd:LABEL=RHEL-7.2\x20Server.x86_64 <div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 8, 2016 2:28 AM, "C. Petro" <<a href="mailto:petro@cpetro.us">petro@cpetro.us</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I'm reasonably experienced in doing RHEL 5 and 6 kickstarts, but this is my first pass at building a custom install CD for RHEL 7. I'm working from the RHEL 7.2 sources (meaning not Centos). I used this: <a href="http://www.smorgasbork.com/2012/01/04/building-a-custom-centos-7-kickstart-disc-part-1/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.smorgasbork.com/2012/01/04/building-a-custom-centos-7-kickstart-disc-part-1/</a> as my "checklist" for the most part, with some of this: <a href="https://highon.coffee/blog/security-harden-centos-7/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://highon.coffee/blog/security-harden-centos-7/</a> My kickstart config looks like: #version=RHEL7 install text # System authorization information auth --enableshadow --passalgo=sha512 # Use CDROM installation media cdrom # Accept EULA eula --agreed services --enabled=NetworkManager,sshd reboot # Run the Setup Agent on first boot #firstboot --enable ignoredisk --only-use=sda # Keyboard layouts keyboard --vckeymap=us --xlayouts='us' # System language lang en_US.UTF-8 # SELinux selinux --permissive # Network information network --bootproto=dhcp --device=eno16777736 --onboot=on --ipv6=off network --hostname=default-vm # Root password # Fix for deploy rootpw --iscrypted HASHGOESHERE rootpw HASHGOESHERE # System timezone timezone --isUtc --ntpservers=prime.transformers # System bootloader configuration bootloader --location=mbr --boot-drive=sda # Partition clearing information clearpart --all --drives=sda ignoredisk --only-use=sda skipx # Some local users: user --name="ortep.sirhc" --is-crypted --password="$6$VHzvqK35oIsfbcgn$pyOvmSm8Y1BnYUKaaSeggHb4a3zwm3U5FTbP9g2cMQccruhF6.JswWYvYlsRjgOLAyE1DfPUjUD1iAh7yzY2e1" # LVM # Disk partitioning information # part pv.18 --fstype="lvmpv" --ondisk=sda --size=8004 part pv.11 --fstype="lvmpv" --ondisk=sda --size=16008 part /boot --fstype="ext4" --ondisk=sda --size=1000 #volgroup lg_data --pesize=4096 pv.18 volgroup lg_os --pesize=4096 pv.11 logvol / --fstype="xfs" --size=4000 --name=lv_root --vgname=lg_os logvol /home --fstype="xfs" --size=2000 --name=lv_home --vgname=lg_os logvol /tmp --fstype="xfs" --size=1000 --name=lv_tmp --vgname=lg_os logvol /var --fstype="xfs" --size=2000 --name=lv_var --vgname=lg_os logvol /var/tmp --fstype="xfs" --size=1000 --name=lv_var_tmp --vgname=lg_os logvol /var/log --fstype="xfs" --size=1500 --name=lv_var_log --vgname=lg_os logvol /var/log/audit --fstype="xfs" --size=500 --name=lv_var_log_audit --vgname=lg_os logvol swap --fstype="swap" --size=1000 --name=lv_swap --vgname=lg_data %addon org_fedora_oscap content-type = scap-security-guide profile = pci-dss %end %packages @core vim-minimal vim-common aide ntp ntpdate openscap openscap-scanner scap-security-guides authconfig chrony firewalld grub2 %end %post %end In isolinux.cfg I have: ... menu tabmsg Press Tab for full configuration options on menu items. menu separator # insert an empty line menu separator # insert an empty line label Basic KS menu label ^Kickstart menu default kernel vmlinuz append initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=RHEL-7.2\x20Server.x86_64 inst.ks=cdrom:/dev/cdrom:/ks/base_ks.cfg menu separator # insert an empty line ... grub.conf is: #debug --graphics default=1 splashimage=@SPLASHPATH@ timeout 60 hiddenmenu title Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 findiso kernel @KERNELPATH@ @ROOT@ initrd @INITRDPATH@ title Test this media & install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 findiso kernel @KERNELPATH@ @ROOT@ rd.live.check quiet initrd @INITRDPATH@ Which gets displayed, and then will start Linux. I am testing on VMware Workstation 12 Player. However I get stuck at: [ 23.820146] work still pending (and yes, I know the 23..... is not all that relevant) the line to generate the ISO is: mkisofs -o custom.iso -b isolinux.bin -c <a href="http://boot.cat" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">boot.cat</a> -no-emul-boot -V 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2' -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -R -J -v -T isolinux/ There used to be a way to view the virtual terminals (alt-F whatever) but apparently that's gone away. Any ideas on what I'm missing here? _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list <a href="mailto:Kickstart-list@redhat.com">Kickstart-list@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list</a> </blockquote></div>