-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 You probably have already figured this out, but those tildes (~) don't belong in the file. They're just an artifact of the silly mozilla rich test to plain text translation. I just wish it would let me compose in plain text. Anyone know how to configure that? I'm in Mozilla 1.0.1, but I'm willing to update if enigmail still works.
~ - Stephen Jason Tower wrote: |thanks for the pointer | |On Saturday 15 February 2003 23:11, Stephen P. Schaefer wrote: | |>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- |>Hash: SHA1 |> |>Here's the answer to 2) |> |>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-g |>|uide |>| |>| |>|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 | | |_______________________________________________ |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+TyF/V//0pa9oOLcRAoZxAJ9HVR+W2q6UHcJTMK7mQBx8WvxgqwCfb0H2 vDZvPWqohayMgvnN3NATo/4= =dZVl -----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
