The reason for: prompt 0 timeout 0 is there is no keyboard or screen, so whats the point of having a prompt or delay.
If the CD is accidentally used in a machine, it will boot into the red Hat installer, but since there is no kickstart file specified, the automatic install wouldn't happen. A label written on top of the CD explaining its purpose will stop accidental usage. James ________________________________ From: Gerald Waugh <[email protected]> To: Discussion list about Kickstart <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, February 25, 2011 11:52:51 AM Subject: Re: boot cd-rom network install on system with no display using vnc /root/isolinux/isolinux.cfg file like this: default linux prompt 0 timeout 0 The parts above allow the system to start automatically with no operator intervention Downside is, if anyone inadvertently puts this CD in a system and reboots, or the system itself reboots, it will install! On Thu, 2011-02-24 at 23:18 +0000, James Harrison wrote: Take boot.iso from the images directory in the RHEL DVD and mount it: >mount -o loop boot.iso /mnt > >make a directory and copy all files from /mnt to this dir. >mkdir /root/iso >cd /mnt >cp -pr * /root/iso >cd / >umount /mnt > >Look in /root/iso/isolinux > >Probably want an isolinux.cfg file like this: > >default linux >prompt 0 >timeout 0 > >label linux > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img ksdevice={DEV} linux ip=xx.xx.xx.xx >netmask=xx.xx.xx.xx dns=xx.xx.xx.xx gateway=xx.xx.xx.xx vnc >vncconnect=xx.xx.xx.xx vncpassword=abcdef method=nfs:xx.xx.xx:/{PATH TO >LINUX_DISTRO EXPORTED FROM NFS SERVER} keymap=us lang=en_US.UTF-8 > >fill in the details. Dont forget to make an NFS server. > >To make the iso file use something like: >mkisofs -o "/root/iso/isolinux.iso" -boot-info-table -b isolinux.bin >-no-emul-boot -c boot.cat /root/iso/isolinux > > >Use this file to boot from an RSA adapter or burn a cd. > >Hope this helps > > ________________________________ >From:Peter Allen <[email protected]> >To:Discussion list about Kickstart <[email protected]> >Sent:Thu, February 24, 2011 5:43:41 PM >Subject:RE: boot cd-rom network install on system with no display using vnc > > Ok, I will try this and report back with results J > > > >Peter > > ________________________________ From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Harrison >Sent:Thursday, February 24, 2011 2:25 PM >To:Discussion list about Kickstart >Subject:Re: boot cd-rom network install on system with no display using vnc > > > > > You have to make your own boot cd and insert the information I provided into the isolinux.cfg. > >James > > > > > ________________________________ From:Peter Allen <[email protected]> >To:Discussion list about Kickstart <[email protected]> >Sent:Thu, February 24, 2011 5:07:43 PM >Subject:RE: boot cd-rom network install on system with no display using vnc > > What if the OS destination machine has no keyboard or monitor?? > > > >Peter > > > > ________________________________ From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Harrison >Sent:Thursday, February 24, 2011 11:52 AM >To:Discussion list about Kickstart >Subject:Re: boot cd-rom network install on system with no display using vnc > > > > > >Hi, >Start by running a vncviewer in listen mode (I use realvnc: vncviewer --listen >from a command line ). Boot the machine to install linux with the cd-rom and >you >type: > >linux ip=xx.xx.xx.xx netmask=xx.xx.xx.xx dns=xx.xx.xx.xx gateway=xx.xx.xx.xx >vnc vncconnect=xx.xx.xx.xx vncpassword=abcdef method=cdrom keymap=us >lang=en_US.UTF-8 > >You need to specify IP, method, keymap and lang information otherwise it will >ask you for this before vnc is running. > >the ip address is the address you want to give to the machine your installing >linux on. Can also be ip=dhcp >vncconnect is the IP address you ran the vncviewer on >vncpassword is the password. Not sure if it should be encrypted or mot >method=cdrom specify your install media > >By booting from a cd-rom you unfortunately have to perform a media check. This >requires output to a screen and a few key presses and I don't know if this can >be disabled. The way I got round this was to use an NFS server, so the boot >line >is: > >linux ip=xx.xx.xx.xx netmask=xx.xx.xx.xx dns=xx.xx.xx.xx gateway=xx.xx.xx.xx >vnc vncconnect=xx.xx.xx.xx vncpassword=abcdef \ > > method=nfs:xx.xx.xx:/{PATH TO LINUX_DISTRO EXPORTED FROM NFS SERVER} >keymap=us lang=en_US.UTF-8 > >eg, >method=nfs:10.2.34.123:/export/RHEL5.4/i386 > >/export/RHEL5.4/i386 is the path on the NFS server to the DVD distribution on >disk. You have to copy the contents of the DVD to disk. > >Heres a useful web page: >http://www.redhat.com/magazine/024oct06/features/kickstart/ > >Hope this is of some help. > >James > > ________________________________ From:Peter Allen <[email protected]> >To:[email protected] >Sent:Thu, February 24, 2011 1:00:18 PM >Subject:boot cd-rom network install on system with no display using vnc > > Does anyone know how to do this? > > > >Thanks > > > >Peter > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list >[email protected] >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > -- Gerald Waugh Front Street Networks http://www.frontstreetnetworks.com +1 318-670-8312 cell 318-401-0428
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