kickstart from a USB pen / harddrive.

[Terje Kvernes]

"Bouhnik, Samuel" <Sbouhnik at ndsisrael.com> writes:

> Terje Kvernes <terjekv at math.uio.no> wrote:
>
> > now, if only the installation image would support 3Com 940 network
> > cards, sigh, we have around 30 of those on our boxes.  oh well.
>
> You can try to install the images/boot.iso on your USB this image
> contains lot of more drivers.

  <url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=123277 >

  I'm not exactly holding my breath, since 3Com 940 doesn't even work
  on the kernel booted by RHEL after installation.  the card works
  fine in vanilla 2.4.24 (or so) and in 2.6.  and, since ypbind breaks
  on vanilla 2.4-kernels with RHEL 3.0 WS, we're running 2.6 on a lot
  of machines here at the moment.

  but hey, I got a few (well, four) installs done with the USB pen
  today, which is kind of nice.  we generate kickstart-files for all
  our boxes via a tool that sets things like IP-addresses and such
  things for the install and the finished box.  so, on the USB pen I
  now have the kickstart-files to install any machine at the
  department, and also full rescue-CD-support.  very neat!  now, that
  was with 256MB and a lot to spare.  :-)

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Terje