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In the root directory of the boot floppy there is a file name syslinux.cfg. Replace its contents with this: default linux prompt 0 label linux ~ kernel vmlinuz ~ append ks=floppy initrd=initrd.img I was just playing with this friday, automating a network install with default linux prompt 0 label linux ~ kernel vmlimuz ~ append ks=nfs:blarg.redhat.com:/usr/new-machine/kickstart/ks.cfg initrd=initrd.img This was an important solution for me: I'm in an environment with a Microsoft DHCP server, which does not support the recommendation from the kickstart manual to configure the ISC DHCP server with: filename /"/usr/new-machine/kickstart/"/; next-server /blarg.redhat.com;/ ~ - Stephen Chris Knowles wrote: |Kickstart is really cool. | |1) From the redhat docs on |kickstart:http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide | | |You can also specify which packages not to install from the default |package list: | |@ Games and Entertainment |-kdegames | |2) If you look on the boot diskette, there is a text file "syslinx.cfg" |In that file, there are lines that start with append for each of the |boot options. Add ks=floppy to the line that is appropriate for you. | |HTH, |CJK | |On Sat, 2003-02-15 at 22:00, Jason Tower wrote: | |>1. can i deselect individual packages that would otherwise be installed as |>part of a package group? and if that deselection results in a dependency |>problem, can i provide an automatic answer (such as 'do not install packages |>with unresolved dependenies')? |> |>2. after copying the ks.cfg file to the boot floppy (created from the boot.img |>file) i'd like to pass the 'linux ks=floppy' parameter to the installer |>automatically instead of having to type it manually. is this possible? |> |>thanks all, |> |>jason |>_______________________________________________ |>TriLUG mailing list |> http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug |>TriLUG Organizational FAQ: |> http://www.trilug.org/~lovelace/faq/TriLUG-faq.html | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+Tw96V//0pa9oOLcRAuIXAJsE8XC7HZ4yh6l8JaWB+YyvOg//ewCdE3ym qcv0lMksnLhLU/wb3ovurOo= =x8MC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ TriLUG mailing list http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ: http://www.trilug.org/~lovelace/faq/TriLUG-faq.html
