Joe G wrote:
> Just as an update.
>
> I think my problem has more to do with the anaconda then cobbler.
>
> What I have been doing is listing all the rpms on the dvd individually in the 
> kickstart file, including the rpms in the  Workstation directory.  
>
> When I do a network install, it works fine because the repos are set up and 
> it can get all the files.
>
> When I try to do a standalone install, with all the rpms listed individually, 
> it can not find any of the rpms in the Workstation directory. It looks like 
> anaconda is hard coded to only look in the Client directory.
>   

Anaconda is not hard coded.   I suspect you'd have to specify more repo 
directives with "file:///" that reference the extra CD content.    
Really the standalone stuff should probably be documented that it only 
handles base packages.      If this is in a office environment, though, 
there's really no reason to not use "cobbler buildiso" in normal network 
install mode.
> Thus far I have had trouble setting IP addresses and having the installs 
> work, because the machine are to be set up in other offices using different 
> network schemes.  
>   

This is definitely not a Cobbler problem; you'll probably want different 
kickstarts.


> Thanks for your help.  I'll let you know my solution when I come up with one.
>
> Joe
>
>   
>
>
>
> --- On Mon, 4/27/09, James Cammarata <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>   
>> From: James Cammarata <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: standalone
>> To: "Joe G" <[email protected]>
>> Cc: "cobbler mailing list" <[email protected]>
>> Date: Monday, April 27, 2009, 11:16 PM
>>
>> On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:19:10 -0700 (PDT), Joe G <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>     
>>> James,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the reply.
>>>
>>> The command I use to make the iso is"cobbler buildiso
>>> --distro=RH5.3client-x86_64 --standalone"
>>>
>>> I tried it with --source/path to iso with the same
>>>       
>> result.
>>     
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>       
>> Try specifying the --tempdir as well, and after the build
>> is done look at
>> the contents of that directory.  Also make sure that
>> you're using an
>> official release ISO and not a custom made one.  I
>> know we've had issues
>> with people using custom rolled CD's before.
>>
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