Kickstart Fedora 3

[Greg Morgan]

Linux Devel wrote:
> I'm trying to build a single boot kickstart CD for Fedora Core 3 and
> while i've found quite a bit of info on the next regarding kickstart, it
> is mostly relating to RH.  Here are some questions that i'm having a
> hard time answering for FC3.

http://rau.homedns.org/twiki/bin/view/Anaconda/AnacondaDocumentationProject

> 
> 1. Where is getfullcomps.py or what is the FC3 version of this file?
> 

http://rau.homedns.org/twiki/bin/view/Anaconda/PreparingTheBuildEnvironment
...
"RPM Packages

"Packages required for rebuilding Fedora Core CDs
(all available on original Fedora Core CDs)
...
You can find CVS information here 
http://fedora.redhat.com/projects/anaconda-installer/
should you need recent updates.

> 2. I created an install CD but the installer complained about the CD
> name on boot...said a Fedora CD was not in the drive.  Where do I change
> that?  Or is that part of comps?

http://rau.homedns.org/twiki/bin/view/Anaconda/PreparingTheBuildEnvironment

My guess is that you missed this command in Step 3.)
"3. Copy the Fedora Core tree stucture to the...
...
"cp /mnt/cdrom/.discinfo $BASE/fedora-original/i386

The dot file .discinfo has this information.

> 
> Anyway...i maybe asking obvious questions but this is my first time for
> both kickstart and anaconda...so go easy on me.

I hope you encounter fewer problems with the information above.

Regards,
Greg