minimal installation and anaconda gui

Mr.Pine pine5514 at gmail.com
Mon Oct 14 07:08:49 UTC 2013


I test it with full centos/sl dvd. anaconda still says "graphical installer
is now available, running text mode"
really strange  problem.
waiting for solution!



On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 1:56 PM, <Matthew.Conley.CTR at mcw.usmc.mil> wrote:

> Hmm, Let me run a test run at home when I get there. Ironically, as a Linux
> Engineer, I have no linux boxes at work to test this.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Mr.Pine
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 3:08 AM
> To: Discussion list about Kickstart
> Subject: Re: minimal installation and anaconda gui
>
> Hi, sorry to be late,
>
> It does not work again.
> let my download full centos dvd1,2 and update repository. I used
> 64-x86_64-2013-03-18-Install-DVD.iso and want to test
> SL-64-x86_64-2013-03-21-Everything-DVD1-2.iso.(as Matthew said)
>
> let me emphasize that if I put all desktop package group in %package
> section
> my iso runs in graphical mode correctly!!.
>
> I want to have "minimal iso" that install in graphical mode and boot with
> minimom packages in text mode!
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 2:03 PM, TheParimal <parimal.sardar at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>         try this one ,it has been tested a long back
>         the ks.cfg
>         -------------------
>         install
>         cdrom
>         lang en_US.UTF-8
>         langsupport --default=en_US.UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8
>         keyboard us
>         mouse genericwheelps/2 --device psaux --emulthree
>
>         ..
>         ...
>         It should work
>         cheers
>         Parimal
>
>
>         On 1 October 2013 15:32, Mr.Pine <pine5514 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>                 as harry said graphical installation is default option.
>
>                 I put  these options in my ks file but it does not work!
>
>                 install
>
>                 graphical
>
>                 ----------
>
>                 anaconda says: no graphical installation is available, try
> text mode!
>
>                 I thinks it needs some program (rpm) to be add in packages
> section of ks file.
>
>
>
>
>                 On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 2:28 PM, TheParimal
> <parimal.sardar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>                         Hi Mr Pine,
>
>                         sorry ,In that case
>                         put
>                         install
>                         graphical
>
>                         regards
>                         Parimal
>
>
>                         On 30 September 2013 13:42, Mr.Pine
> <pine5514 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>                                 Hi perimal,
>
>                                 you did not get me !
>
>                                 my custom cd boot in text mode and want to
> boot it via graphical  mode!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>                                 On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 10:33 AM,
> TheParimal
> <parimal.sardar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>                                         Hi,
>
>                                         please put
>                                         these line at the top of your
> ks.cfg
>
>                                         install
>                                         text
>                                         skipx
>
>                                         .... then your regular stuff
>
>                                         cheers,
>                                         Parimal Sardar
>
>
>
>                                         On 30 September 2013 10:38, Mr.Pine
> <pine5514 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>                                                 tnx for your reply,
>
>                                                 I want to have a minimal
> install(without X) but the install happen always in text mode  as opposed
> to
> graphical mode.
>
>
>
>                                                 here is my ks file
>                                                 #########
>                                                 timezone America/Chicago
>                                                 # Package manifest for the
> compose.  Uses repo group metadata to translate groups.
>                                                 # (@base is added by
> default
> unless you add --nobase to %packages)
>                                                 # (default groups for the
> configured repos are added by --default)
>                                                 ##########################
>                                                 %packages
>                                                 @base
>                                                 @core
>                                                 anaconda
>                                                 %end
>
>
>
>
>
>                                                 On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at
> 4:27
> PM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman at ip-solutions.net> wrote:
>
>
>                                                         Hi,
>                                                         I'm not sure I
> understand your question.
>                                                         Are you trying to
> have a minimal install but have the install happen in graphical as opposed
> to text mode?
>                                                         Can you state what
> it is that you are trying to accomplish?
>                                                         Cheers,
>                                                         Harry
>
>
>                                                         "Mr.Pine"
> <pine5514 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>                                                         hi,
>
>                                                         I users revisor to
> create minimal centos cd. but the problem is that anaconda installer always
> start
>                                                         in text mode. when
> i
> create cd with desktop packages(X11) anaconda start in graphical mode.
>
>                                                         i want to know
> witch
> packages should i put in my ks file in addition to @base and @core group.
>
>
>                                                         TNX
>
>
>
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