creating boot image

[John Summerfield]

Joel Andres Granados wrote:
> John Summerfield wrote:
>> � wrote:
>>> Couldn't find a nice guide through google, so I try here.
>>>
>>> I'd like to create a boot image, where I already on the image itself
>>> point out my nfs server and kickstart file so I don't have to write
>>> the boot options everytime (linux ks=nfs:myserver:/somedir/ks.cfg),
>>> always using the same nfs server for installation.
>>> I then mount the image in my ilo (hp machine) as a usb or cdrom image.
>>>
>>> In short, trying to perform a diskless/usbless installation with
>>> preconfigured boot options.
>>
>> I've seen the others' replies.
>> I have done it, with CentOS5. In my case, the network connection to my 
>> install server wasn't as good as my Internet connexion, but I wanted 
>> to ks. I don't recall now wither I used the Internet, or installed 
>> from DVD. Probably the former, the machine I used doesn't have a DVD 
>> drive, but I did set up transparent proxy (and cache).
>>
>> I don't remember all the commands, but it would have been something 
>> like this:
>> read all the relevant docs including how to specify where the ks file 
>> is. In my case, I decided to put the ks file on one of my servers so I 
>> didn't have to burn another CD or DVD to change it.
>>
>> Unpack the ISO:
>>  mount -o loop,ro bf.iso /mnt/iso
>>  cp -pr /mnt/iso /tmp/iso
>>  find /mnt/iso -name TRANS.TBL -exec rm -fv {} \;
>> ensure it's writable
>>  chmod -r +w /tmp/iso
>> edit the isolinux configuration to specify the ks location
>>  vim /tmp/iso/...
>> put the ks file in place
>>   whatever
>> create a new iso.
>>   mkisofs <google knows the proper command, and it should be in 
>> anaconda too, so read anaconda if you can't find it with google, I 
>> think Chris Kloiber had a script....>
>> Burn to rewritable media. Important this, one chap I know of used a 
>> whole box of CDs before he thought of this.
>> One of
>>   cdrecord
>>   growisofs
>>
>> Note to Anaconda hackers, if any are listening. Is there a good reason 
>> Anaconda shouldn't just have a peek at local floppy, USB and maybe 
>> optical media to see whether there's a ks file to be found, and use it?
>>
>>
>>
> 
> You can tell anaconda where to look in the cmdline.  from 
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Options

I know, but setting that as a default requires fiddling with the ISO as 
I just described.

It would be handy if, as I said, it just has a look around. In 
comparison, it's what Windows XP does (at least, it looks for a floppy).


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