controlling partitioning but not install device

[Matt Rose]

Thanks!  I didn't realize you could programmatically change vt's in the 
anaconda image.

Matt

Kyle Powell wrote:
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> Matt Rose wrote:
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>> How would you write a pre script that queried the user?  Kickstart just
>> runs pre scripts, and doesn't allow interaction, as far as I know.
>>
>> Matt
>>     
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> You can use chvt (and possibly exec with redirection) to switch to another
> virtual termnial (usually VT3) in the %pre script, ask a user for input, then
> switch back to VT1 (or 6 if you didn't specify a text based kickstart) and let
> the kickstart continue.
>
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/kickstart-list/2003-September/msg00053.html
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/kickstart-list/2004-November/msg00033.html
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/kickstart-list/2007-September/msg00015.html
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/kickstart-list/2008-November/msg00062.html
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