Smarter install - Headless

[Jerry Williams]

I have noticed that when you boot from the DVD that if you don't do anything
it acts like you hit enter.

How hard would it be to change that to do the following.

Check to see if the system has a keyboard.
If not look for a floppy with ks.cfg on it.
If it finds it act like the user typed: linux ks=floppy

If no floppy, look for usb device and do the same.
Linux ks=usb/ks.cfg kind of thing.

If no usb start network with dhcp and look for
Web server linux ks=http://fedora7.<domain from dhcp>/ks.cfg
Or maybe linux ks=http://fedora7.<domain from dhcp>/<mac address>.cfg

If no web server then run:
Linux vnc vncpassword=Fedora7

If it has a keyboard just do the normal thing.

This would make it so you don't really have to change the dhcp server.
Maybe add an alias for a web server.
Then the install would happen and when completed would eject DVD.
Take out the DVD and power cycle the box and be done.