initiating kickstart install from fc9 media

[John Summerfield]

Richard wrote:
> Hi John,
> 
> thanks for the reply.
> 
> john> "media" refers to the actual boot disk, not to the install tree.
> 
> Yes.  That's what I was referring to - the boot disk created from one of 
> Fedora-9-i386-disc1.iso, Fedora-9-i386-netinst.iso or 
> Fedora-9-i386-DVD.iso.
> My problem was that whichever one I booted from I could not find the 
> stage where I could add the necessary "linux ks=http://... etc." 
> commands in the format that I used on older versions of fedora which is 
> the same as the format shown in the current anaconda / kickstart 
> documentation.
> 
> Since posting my question on this mailing list I have resolved my problem.
> With Fedora 9 media you can initiate a kickstart installation by editing 
> one of the standard grub menu options (hitting TAB when the menu is 
> displayed) and ADDING "linux ks=http://ksserver.example.com/ks.cfg 
> ksdevice=eth0" to the existing text on the command line i.e. "vmlinuz 
> initrd=initrd.img".  On earlier versions of Fedora, I simply entered the 
> "linux ks=... " etc. on a blank "boot:" prompt. The Fedora 9 installer 
> appears to "leap frog" the stage in the boot process where you 
> previously had the option to open the boot: prompt directly (though you 
> do see this stage flash past on the display).
> 
> Alternatively, you can hit the ESCAPE key when the menu is displayed 
> which drops you to the boot: prompt. From here the kickstart initiation 
> is exactly as per old/existing docs.
> 
> So the process is ....
>    1.  insert CD or DVD
>    2.  power on computer
>    3.  wait for "Welcome to Fedora 9" menu
> 
> Then either ..
>    4.  hit the TAB key
>    5.  command line is displayed already showing "vmlinuz 
> initrd=initrd.img"
>    6.  edit line to read "vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img linux 
> ks=http://ksserver.example.com/ks.cfg ksdevice=eth0" and hit the enter key
> 
> .. or ..
>    4.  hit the ESCAPE key
>    5.  boot prompt is displayed
>    6.  enter "linux ks=http://ksserver.example.com/ks.cfg ksdevice=eth0" 
> and hit the enter key

I-m _sure_ that's what I did years ago, say RHL 7.x or so.


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