Remove Windows permanently; Can installer run from ntldr/boot.ini?

[Rick Stevens]

Me wrote:
> I am looking to convert many existing WinNT/2k/XP machines to rh, 
> automatically. However, getting the installer to run, hands-off, no 
> floppy or cd,, seems to be a challenge.
> 
> Can ntldr run the installer from boot.ini from an ntfs partition?
> 
> On Win 98, dos style, I surmise that I can run loadlin to start it, then 
> kiskstart the install.
> 
> I have completely switched to RH many moons ago, which is why I do not 
> even have a XP to test such a scenario, and the other FAQs all talk 
> about dual boot; I want total elimination.

You must have boot media that will boot the installer's Linux kernel
and start anaconda.  Once you've established that, you can set up a
kickstart file (on floppy, FTP server, whatever) that will control the
rest of the install (partitioning, etc.)

See
 
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/ch-kickstart2.html

for details on how to do that.
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