topic Kickstart in Operating System - Linux

Kickstart

RobertClark — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:24:30 GMT

Am new to kickstart file, using parallel am running image of isolinux

In isolinux.cfg file .I have specified path of ks.cfg.I created image by using this command

sudo mkisofs -o ../ks.iso -V 'RH9 Install' -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -R -J -V -T .

When i boot it using parallel it say ks.cfg. Can u tell me how to specify path
for ks.cfg.

default ks
prompt 1
timeout 200
display boot.msg
F1 boot.msg
F2 options.msg
F3 general.msg
F4 param.msg
F5 rescue.msg
F7 snake.msg
label ks
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.img ramdisk_size=8192 ks=file:/root/Desktop/isolinux/isolinux/ks.cfg
label linux
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.img ramdisk_size=8192
label text
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.img text ramdisk_size=8192
label expert
kernel vmlinuz
append expert initrd=initrd.img ramdisk_size=8192
label ks
kernel vmlinuz
append ks initrd=initrd.img ramdisk_size=8192
label lowres
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.img lowres ramdisk_size=8192
label local
localboot 1
label memtest86
kernel memtest
append -

Re: Kickstart

Stuart Browne — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:41:10 GMT

If using a 'ks=' type of URL, it should be relative to the ISO image i.e. 'ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg' or 'ks=floppy'. The 'ks=file:/ks.cfg' type should only be used if the 'ks.cfg' is within the 'initrd' image.

See:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/s1-kickstart2-startinginstall.html

Re: Kickstart

Matti_Kurkela — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:47:10 GMT

Also, the "ks=..." option should be added to the "append" line. It should not be on its own line.

Where is the ks.cfg located in the CD-ROM?

If the ks.cfg is located in the top-level directory of the CD-ROM, the correct option would be "ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg".

If it's in the "isolinux" subdirectory, the correct option would be "ks=cdrom:/isolinux/ks.cfg".

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