`inst.ks` hides installation source on an ISO?

[David Barr]

Good Morning!

Duck Duck Go searches haven't helped me, and this problem feels like it
has an obvious answer if I put the question in front of the right person.

I'm adding a kickstart reference to an ISO. When I do, Anaconda (I
think) can't find the Installation Source. If I drop the "inst.ks" the
Installation Source is autodetected. So, an unmodified entry in
isolinux/isolinux.cfg looks like this:

```
label linux
  menu label ^Install CentOS Linux 8
  kernel vmlinuz
  append initrd=initrd.img
inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=CentOS-8-3-2011-x86_64-dvd quiet
```

This will autodetect the Installation Source. If I add a kickstart
reference:

```
label linux
  menu label ^Install CentOS Linux 8
  kernel vmlinuz
  append initrd=initrd.img 
inst.stag2=hd:LABEL=CentOS-8-3-2011-x86_64-dvd quiet
inst.ks=hd:LABEL=CentOS-8-3-2011-x86_64-dvd
```

No Installation Source is found, but any `repo` entries in the kickstart
file will be listed as "Additional Repositories." This is true for any
variety of inst.ks reference. ("inst.ks=hd:/dev/sdb",
"inst.ks=hd:/dev/sdb:/ks.cfg", etc.)

Am I not seeing a kickstart entry that specifies the Installation
Source? Do I have to add another `append` argument that specifies the
Installation Source? What am I missing?

Thanks!
David

Previous problems and solutions:

-
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/640232/verified-good-mkisofs-for-centos-8/640786
-
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/641277/centos-8-custom-iso-adding-ks-cdrom-ks-cfg-hangs-the-installer/641278

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