Thanks for the suggestion Ted.
I was able to look through the sample.cfg file that is provided
with systemconfigurator and get an idea of how to override the
creation and use of the sc-initrd thing.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ted Arden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Sep 14, 2007 10:07 AM
>To: "Steven A. DuChene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] systemconfigurator and bogus sc-initrd
>
>
>d00de.. just write a post-install script that
>copies over a known good working grub.conf
>file as the last thing to do after imaging??
>i have had to do a coupla work arounds with
>sysimager in the past.. some post processing.
>if you have the vanilla grub.conf file, you may
>as well just put that into the image via post-process?
>
>=ted=
>
>On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Steven A. DuChene wrote:
>
>> I am trying to install some nodes using an image captured from a pre-existing
>> system and during the install systemconfigurator keeps creating an initrd
>> file called sc-initrd-2.6.9-55.ELsmp.gz and this does not work out because
>> the correct modules do not get included in this initrd and the resulting
>> system does not boot.
>>
>> I have an initrd file that does work but everytime I edit the grub.conf
>> or menu.lst files in the image, it seems like systemconfigurator overwrites
>> the grub.conf file to reference this bogus sc-initrd-2.6.9-55.ELsmp.gz file
>> instead.
>>
>> How do I get one of two things to happen:
>>
>> 1. how to get systemconfigurator to STOP rewriting my grub.conf file
>>
>> or
>>
>> 2. how to get systemconfigurator to create a CORRECT initrd file containing
>> the appropriate modules needed for this platform?
>>
>> I am in the process of creating a hardware.lst file but the documentation
>> that talks about that file does not mention how to get systemconfigurator
>> to include modules for things like lvm.
>>
>> Any assistance, information, pointers to docs or other suggestions are most
>> welcome.
>> --
>> Steven DuChene
>>
>>
>>
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