Is there an easy way to specify the proper device location for the kickstart configuration file if it is on a USB flash or USB floppy drive? Depending on the hard disk configuration they might by /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, etc.
On SuSE'autoyast instalattions, the system searches all available devices for an ``info'' configuration file. Does CentOS 5.x do something similar to find a ``ks.cfg'' file?
Bill
findfs comes to mind.
other than that... fdisk -l | grep
Bill Campbell wrote:
Is there an easy way to specify the proper device location for the kickstart configuration file if it is on a USB flash or USB floppy drive? Depending on the hard disk configuration they might by /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, etc.
On SuSE'autoyast instalattions, the system searches all available devices for an ``info'' configuration file. Does CentOS 5.x do something similar to find a ``ks.cfg'' file?
Bill
On Fri, 2008-04-11 at 12:18 -0600, Milton Calnek wrote:
findfs comes to mind.
other than that... fdisk -l | grep
Bill Campbell wrote:
Is there an easy way to specify the proper device location for the kickstart configuration file if it is on a USB flash or USB floppy drive? Depending on the hard disk configuration they might by /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, etc.
On SuSE'autoyast instalattions, the system searches all available devices for an ``info'' configuration file. Does CentOS 5.x do something similar to find a ``ks.cfg'' file?
"ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg" Specify it at the command prompt at boot time. You may have to substitute the drive you have your Kick Start file in.....
Bill
-- Milton Calnek BSc, A/Slt(Ret.) milton@calnek.com 306-717-8737
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008, John wrote:
On Fri, 2008-04-11 at 12:18 -0600, Milton Calnek wrote:
findfs comes to mind.
other than that... fdisk -l | grep
Bill Campbell wrote:
Is there an easy way to specify the proper device location for the kickstart configuration file if it is on a USB flash or USB floppy drive? Depending on the hard disk configuration they might by /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, etc.
On SuSE'autoyast instalattions, the system searches all available devices for an ``info'' configuration file. Does CentOS 5.x do something similar to find a ``ks.cfg'' file?
"ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg" Specify it at the command prompt at boot time. You may have to substitute the drive you have your Kick Start file in.....
That's a no brainer, but when I'm testing various ks.cfg files, it's far quicker to be able to edit a file on a USB device than to burn a new CD.
Bill
On Fri, 2008-04-11 at 12:24 -0700, Bill Campbell wrote:
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008, John wrote:
On Fri, 2008-04-11 at 12:18 -0600, Milton Calnek wrote:
findfs comes to mind.
other than that... fdisk -l | grep
Bill Campbell wrote:
Is there an easy way to specify the proper device location for the kickstart configuration file if it is on a USB flash or USB floppy drive? Depending on the hard disk configuration they might by /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, etc.
On SuSE'autoyast instalattions, the system searches all available devices for an ``info'' configuration file. Does CentOS 5.x do something similar to find a ``ks.cfg'' file?
"ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg" Specify it at the command prompt at boot time. You may have to substitute the drive you have your Kick Start file in.....
That's a no brainer, but when I'm testing various ks.cfg files, it's far quicker to be able to edit a file on a USB device than to burn a new CD.
Explain exactly what you are trying to do? You can respin the media and specify that in systl.conf to hunt for ks file??
Bill
Bill Campbell wrote:
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008, John wrote:
On Fri, 2008-04-11 at 12:18 -0600, Milton Calnek wrote:
findfs comes to mind.
other than that... fdisk -l | grep
Bill Campbell wrote:
Is there an easy way to specify the proper device location for the kickstart configuration file if it is on a USB flash or USB floppy drive? Depending on the hard disk configuration they might by /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, etc.
On SuSE'autoyast instalattions, the system searches all available devices for an ``info'' configuration file. Does CentOS 5.x do something similar to find a ``ks.cfg'' file?
"ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg" Specify it at the command prompt at boot time. You may have to substitute the drive you have your Kick Start file in.....
That's a no brainer, but when I'm testing various ks.cfg files, it's far quicker to be able to edit a file on a USB device than to burn a new CD.
Bill
ks=http://host/path/ks.cfg Of course you have have to be using the network in order to do this... It works well for me as I install via the http anyway.
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008, Milton Calnek wrote:
findfs comes to mind.
other than that... fdisk -l | grep
That's fine -- once the system has been installed, but I'm looking for a general way when attempting kickstart installs on new hardware that may find devices in different places.
Bill Campbell wrote:
Is there an easy way to specify the proper device location for the kickstart configuration file if it is on a USB flash or USB floppy drive? Depending on the hard disk configuration they might by /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, etc.
On SuSE'autoyast instalattions, the system searches all available devices for an ``info'' configuration file. Does CentOS 5.x do something similar to find a ``ks.cfg'' file?
Bill
-- Milton Calnek BSc, A/Slt(Ret.) milton@calnek.com 306-717-8737
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