Here's the line that worked for me.
repo --name=base1 --baseurl=file:///mnt/source/Workstation I guess you could add VT the same way if you wanted to. The bandwidth in our other offices (DSL) make it impractical to do a network install, witch is why I'm so happy with --standalone. Thanks for your help. Joe --- On Sun, 5/10/09, Michael DeHaan <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Michael DeHaan <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: standalone > To: "cobbler mailing list" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, May 10, 2009, 10:07 AM > 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. > >> > >> -- > >> This message has been scanned for viruses and > >> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > >> believed to be clean. > >> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > cobbler mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list [email protected] https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
