Hi Peter > What I DON'T know ... and have yet to find in the docs, is whether I > can do a dvd=based "auto" install using the xml file. I guess (since > nobody here knows, which is a surprise to me) I will have to dig > deeper to find out.
have you seen http://www.suse.com/~ug/autoyast_doc/bootmedium.html, especially chapter 7: > "7.2.3. Booting via PXE over the network ... Here is a small example of a "/srv/tftp/pxelinux.cfg/default" file: default SLES9 # install SLES9 label SLES9 kernel linux_sles9 append initrd=initrd_sles9 vga=0x0314 install=.... autoyast=... " Seems you can replace the 3 dots behin autoyast= with the path to the control file. " For testing/rescue purposes or because the NIC does not have a PROM or PXE you can build a boot floppy to use with AutoYaST. Using a floppy to initiate an auto-install process is limited due to the size of the data a floppy can hold. However, it is still possible to use floppies when auto-installing a single, disconnected machine. Floppies can be used to store the control file, especially when using the original SuSE CD-ROMs for a single, disconnected machine. Using the kernel command line, you can specify the location of the control file on the floppy. Even without specifying any command line options, it is still possible to initiate the auto-install process by placing a control file on a floppy with a special, pre-defined file name. (autoinst.xml) YaST2 will check for autoinst.xml upon startup and if it was found it will switch from interactive to automated installation." HTH hjb -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
