On 10/14/2011 08:00 PM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:51 PM, ~Stack~ <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I am attempting to build a group of systems that boot off of PXE and >> auto-install with a kickstart file. I previously used a bundled package >> that for certain reasons is no longer applicable to the new system. So I >> am learning a lot about what happened behind the scenes of the bundled >> package. >> >> This particular stumbling block is: I have a mixed environment of 32bit >> and 64bit machines. I would like for the kickstart menu to auto-pick >> 32bit or 64bit. Is this possible? > > Yes, but it's really *sneaky*. You have to build an OS image, usually > a tarball. %pre scripting sets up your fileysstems, you don't actually > install *anything* with the normal install procedures, and you can run > %post or %post --nochroot scripts to implant details of the hardware > and especially network configuration. > > I did this on over 10,000 Linux servers in one month, along with tools > that played 3-card monty to bundle thee relevant configuration files > from old systems to new system. It was the *fastest* OS installer > I've ever seen, in industry or personal use. >
Would it be possible for you to give a few more details on how you did this? I think I understand what you are saying but I am a ways off from doing it. If I understand, the %pre setups up the environment, detects the hardware, and then modifies the installer for the proper ARCH. Right? I am having numerous PXE issues crop up and while I am solving most of them just by searching the net, a few still elude me. I do appreciate all the help I am getting. ~Stack~
