----- Jörgen Maas <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 3:25 AM, Dan White <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good to see you on the list, Michael. I thought you had moved on. > > So it looks like the current buildiso will not give me what I am asking for. > > Dang. > > > > I was hoping for a standalone loader that I could customize to the system > > level. > > This is because the DHCP in the environment I am in is run by the Microsoft > > Side of the House and I have not been able to get consistent behavior from > > the first part of the Cobbler net-boot process. > > > > Reference: > > https://fedorahosted.org/pipermail/cobbler/2011-November/006889.html > > > > Is buildiso.py self-contained ? I would be willing to take a shot at > > getting it to do what I want. > > Seems like a good feature to contribute for me to the stew. > > > > Can you please explain the exact use case please? What do you mean > with a standalone loader? With the standalone ISO you basically get > the installation media from your Linux distro with associated > profiles/systems and the isolinux menu so you can still use kickstarts > for handsoff installations. > > If you are using standalone ISO installations (you'd do this because > netbooting isn't available), so what does DHCP have to do with it ? > > Thanks.
Sorry if I have confused. I started out with a classic Cobbler Server, net/PXE-booting the clients to install. However, the folks controlling DHCP are pro-Microsoft/anti-Linux and are uncooperative. If I do my own DHCP, it will cause problems -- possibly technical problems, most definitely bureaucratic/security problems. So my intent is to find an alternate workflow that could remove the DHCP-related obstacle. Does that clarify ? “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” Bill Waterson (Calvin & Hobbes) _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list [email protected] https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
