complete automated installation using kickstart

[arulP]

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Hi,
I want to install Red hat based custom OS in a complete automated mode.I ll have my kick start file inside the CD rom and when I boot with that ISO or CD.The OS should start installing by taking parameters from the kick start file without having to specify the path of the kick start file inside the CD.like "linux ks=<path>".Is it possible to achieve this by writing any script or something so that when the CD boots the kick start path is passed automatically to the anaconda installer.

Thanks,
Arul

[Mudgen]

The way it's designed to work is for the ks.cfg file to be in / of the cd. Is that not working automatically?

[le_forban]

You may modify your isolinux.cfg file to set the default startup label to an entry giving the ks location. I usually use /tmp for my kickstart files.

[arulP]

Hi ,

@greyhairweenie :Even the kickstart file is in the root level directory ,it still needs this command

"linux ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg"

Ref:wwwdotredhatdotcom/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/s1-kickstart2-startinginstall.html]Starting a Kickstart Installation


@le_forban :can you please give me an example of how to give a default startup label in the isolinux.cfg file? If I have my ks.cfg file in / of my ISO.

Thanks,
Arul

[arulP]

my isolinux.cfg file looks like this

default vesamenu.c32
#prompt 1
timeout 600

display boot.msg
F1 boot.msg
F2 options.msg
F3 general.msg
F4 param.msg
F5 rescue.msg

menu background splash.jpg
menu title Welcome to Fedora 9!
menu color border 0 #ffffffff #00000000
menu color sel 7 #ffffffff #ff000000
menu color title 0 #ffffffff #00000000
menu color tabmsg 0 #ffffffff #00000000
menu color unsel 0 #ffffffff #00000000
menu color hotsel 0 #ff000000 #ffffffff
menu color hotkey 7 #ffffffff #ff000000
menu color scrollbar 0 #ffffffff #00000000

label linux
menu label ^Install or upgrade an existing system
menu default
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.img
label text
menu label Install or upgrade an existing system (^text mode)
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.img text
label rescue
menu label ^Rescue installed system
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.img rescue
label local
menu label Boot from ^local drive
localboot 0xffff
label memtest86
menu label ^Memory test
kernel memtest
append -

[le_forban]

default linuxks
prompt 1
timeout 600

label linuxks
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.img ks=/tmp/ks.cfg