Jose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Is there anything special regarding auto install in mdk security v1.0?
> Has this feature been disabled? This works for me in v8.0 of Mandrake
> Linux and according to everything I read this should be it in a
> nutshell.
>
> i create bootdisk using /images/cdrom.img using dd
> mount /mnt/floppy
> cd /mnt/floppy
> touch ks.cfg
> cp ~/auto_inst.cfg.pl /mnt/floppy and cp ~/auto_inst.cfg.pl
> /mnt/floppy/auto_inst.cfg
> vi syslinux.cfg add ks kickstart=floppy
>
> Jose
hi there,
A. _c_r_e_a_t_e _t_h_e _k_i_c_k_s_t_a_r_t _f_l_o_p_p_y
_d_i_s_k_:
you create a kickstart floppy disk in two ways:
1. the easiest way:
reinstall the firewall in expert mode (type F1 at the
first screen and the type expert, the continue the installation in
expert mode). At the end of the installation choose to create the
replication floppy disk. You can the edit (modify) all the files you
want.
2. by hand:
the floppy disk will need to have the following files:
florin@mypc ~ $ ll /mnt/floppy
total 1401
-rwxrwxr-x 1 florin florin 14047 jun 6 13:38 auto_inst.cfg*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 florin florin 118 jun 6 13:38 boot.msg*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 florin florin 913052 oct 23 2000 cdrom.rdz*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 florin florin 0 jun 6 13:38 ks.cfg*
-r-xr-xr-x 1 florin florin 6892 sep 12 2000 ldlinux.sys*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 florin florin 1927 jun 6 13:52 syslinux.cfg*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 florin florin 495806 oct 23 2000 vmlinuz*
B. _b_o_o_t _t_h_e _c_o_m_p_u_t_e_r _w_i_t_h _t_h_e
_k_i_c_k_s_t_a_r_t _f_l_o_p_p_y _d_i_s_k_:
1. simply type auto after pressing F1
or
2. modify the syslinux.cfg file from your floppy and make sure it has the
following lines:
default auto
...
label auto
kernel vmlinuz
append kickstart=floppy corporate firewall ramdisk_size=32000 initrd=cdrom.rdz
cdrom auto_install=floppy
Observation: if you create the kickstart floppy disk with the expert
install, edit and modify the default entry as abobe because theres is a
bug: it points to something else, or use the n�1 section.
That's all, folks :)
PS. you can use these sample files if you want:
ftp.mandrakesoft.com:/pub/florin>kickfloppy*
hope it helps,
--
Florin http://www.mandrakesoft.com
