[CentOS] Instalation with a customized kernel

Garrick Staples garrick at usc.edu
Mon Dec 17 19:43:41 UTC 2007


On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 09:52:59AM -0600, Jerome alleged:
> Hi all
> I don't know if it's the right place to ask for this problem.
> I just install my server with centos4.5, using PXE/http protocol. ALl 
> goes very well. My asking is that i need a customized kernel to use all 
> of the posibilities of my server. This kernel, made as an rpm file, run 
> well on it. But i would like to be able to install the server directly 
> with this kernel, using PXE/http.. As for any reason, i can have in 10 
> minutes a new fresh server ready installed.
> 
> Someone can say me where to search?

You want kickstart.  It gives you a way to script your installation to do
anything you want.  You can start with the anaconda-ks.cfg file in root's homedir.

There are lots of docs on kickstart.


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