Newbie to kickstart - question about loading linux from dvd

[Alexander Rau]

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

----- Original Message ----
From: John Brussard <jbrussard at netnumber.net>
To: kickstart-list at redhat.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2006 2:18:45 PM
Subject: FW: Newbie to kickstart - question about loading linux from dvd

               
   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.  
     
   My problem is when it looks for the redhat installations disks, it says:
     
   “CD NOT FOUND
   Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD was not found in any of your CDROM drives”
     
   Here’s my ks.cfg file:
     
   root at ncs-ard1 backup]# more ks.cfg
   #Generated by Kickstart Configurator
   #platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T
     
   #System  language
   lang en_SG
   #Language modules to install
   langsupport --default=en_US.UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8
   #System keyboard
   keyboard us
   #System mouse
   mouse
   #Sytem timezone
   timezone --utc America/New_York
   #Root password
   rootpw --iscrypted $1$1OOUHcE9$nPOink4oNK7B/1vK06RZl1
   bootloader --location=mbr --append="rhgb quiet"
   #Use text mode install
   text
   #Install OS instead of upgrade
   install
   #Use CDROM installation media
   cdrom
   #System bootloader configuration
   bootloader --location=mbr 
   #Partitioning
   clearpart --all --drives=sda,sdb
   part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=256 --ondisk=sda
   part /home --fstype ext3 --size=4096 --ondisk=sda
   part /opt/nnmysql/log --fstype ext3 --size=4096 --ondisk=sda
   part /opt --fstype ext3 --size=4096 --ondisk=sda
   part /var --fstype ext3 --size=4096 --ondisk=sda
   part /usr --fstype ext3 --size=4096 --ondisk=sda
   part / --fstype ext3 --size=4096 --ondisk=sda
   part swap --size=2048 --ondisk=sda
   part /backup --fstype ext3 --size=100 --grow --ondisk=sda
   part /opt/nnmysql/data --fstype ext3 --size=100 --grow --ondisk=sdb
   #Clear the Master Boot Record
   #zerombr yes
   #System authorization infomation
   auth  --useshadow  --enablemd5 
   #Firewall configuration
   firewall --disabled 
   #Do not configure XWindows
   skipx
   #Package install information
   %packages --resolvedeps
   @ admin-tools
   @ system-tools
   @ gnome-desktop
   @ dialup
   @ compat-arch-support
   @ base-x
   @ server-cfg
   kernel-smp
   e2fsprogs
   system-config-boot
     
   %post
     
   My isolinux.cfg file
     
   [root at ncs-ard1 isolinux]# more isolinux.cfg 
   default nnks
   prompt 0 
   timeout 600
   display boot.msg
   F1 boot.msg
   F2 options.msg
   F3 general.msg
   F4 param.msg
   F5 rescue.msg
   F7 snake.msg
   label nnks
     kernel vmlinuz
     append ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg initrd=initrd.img devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=9216 text
     
   directory structure,
     
   
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