Hi, For number 4, I have a small hack in install.pl that replaces the tftpboot file from booting from the network to booting from the local disk.
It does this once the machine has repartitioned etc, right before it starts to copy files. Brad > -----Original Message----- > From: Max Lovius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 2:27 AM > To: 'Jordan Share' > Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [Unattended] Fully unattended, changing pxelinux boot files > > Jordan Share wrote: > > >Rather than change the config files (if that is indeed what you need to > >do), you might consider changing the IP addresses handed out to the > >various MAC addresses. pxelinux.0 will get its config file based on > >what IP address it was given. So you could dynamically reconfigure your > >dhcp server to give out addresses from different pools. > > >We have every machine PXE boot all the time, and default to "localboot" > >in the /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default file. Thus, we manually tell it > >to boot to the unattended install (for the first boot) and then just let > >it reboot. It subsequently PXE boots, times out, then boots from HD. > > > What I want to do is : > > (1) remotely reboot a computer. > (2) have the first boot, partion hard drive. > (3) have the second reboot, continue the unattended installation. > (4) have a system that will then change automatically "unattended" (in > some > way) to boot straight of the hard drive. > > If I change the /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/(file), or change the IP address > handed out with dhcp(so pxelinux points to a different (file) like > "C0A8002A > for example", I think? I still need a way to change one of (dhcp or tftp) > with the installation? Or I would have to manually go to the computer to > start the installation, or manually change the (dhcp or tftp config) mid > installation! > > My wish is a system that is completely unattended ;-) > > Thanks anyway I never thought about dhcp. > > If anyone has any other ideas about this? > > Thanks > Max > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 > Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration > See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. > http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn > _______________________________________________ > unattended-info mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
