Hi,
I am trying to create a custom iso that I can use to install machines. I want to include my custom kickstart file on the distro and when its put in get the system to build using it.
I have done some reading about this process, but i still havent been able to get it working with out any problems.
I have ripped the contents of the iso by mounting it on a loop back device.
I then put my kickstart file names ks.cfg into /isolinux/ on the ripped cd.
I then use mkisofs to recreate the iso, but every time i boot from it i get either "unknown keyword in config file", "could not find kernel image: linux" or "invalid or corrupt kernel image" error messages.
Has anyone got a step by step guid to how to do this as this is driving me nuts!
Hope someone can help.
Thankyou!
From: Anthony Davis tony@specialistdevelopment.com
I am trying to create a custom iso that I can use to install machines.
This used to work for me (I think):
mount CentOS-XXX.iso /mnt/cdrom -t iso9660 -o loop cp -a /mnt/cdrom /tmp/cdrom cp ks.cfg /tmp/cdrom/ vi /tmp/cdrom/isolinux/isolinux.cfg default linux ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg
Mini iso (without packages): cd /tmp/cdrom mkisofs -o ../mini.iso -b isolinux.bin -c boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -R -J -v -T isolinux/
Or full iso (with packages): cd /tmp mkisofs -o full.iso -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -R -J -v -T cdrom
JD
On Thu, 2010-06-17 at 11:15 +0100, Anthony Davis wrote:
Hi,
I am trying to create a custom iso that I can use to install machines. I want to include my custom kickstart file on the distro and when its put in get the system to build using it.
I have done some reading about this process, but i still havent been able to get it working with out any problems.
I have ripped the contents of the iso by mounting it on a loop back device.
I then put my kickstart file names ks.cfg into /isolinux/ on the ripped cd.
I then use mkisofs to recreate the iso, but every time i boot from it i get either "unknown keyword in config file", "could not find kernel image: linux" or "invalid or corrupt kernel image" error messages.
Has anyone got a step by step guid to how to do this as this is driving me nuts!
Hope someone can help.
Thankyou! _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
http://www.harkness.co.uk/other/RHEL4_custom_dvd.html
HTH,
Hi klanix,
Thanks for your help, will try it out.
Kind Regards
Tony
On 17 Jun 2010, at 11:53, kalinix wrote:
On Thu, 2010-06-17 at 11:15 +0100, Anthony Davis wrote:
Hi,
I am trying to create a custom iso that I can use to install machines. I want to include my custom kickstart file on the distro and when its put in get the system to build using it.
I have done some reading about this process, but i still havent been able to get it working with out any problems.
I have ripped the contents of the iso by mounting it on a loop back device.
I then put my kickstart file names ks.cfg into /isolinux/ on the ripped cd.
I then use mkisofs to recreate the iso, but every time i boot from it i get either "unknown keyword in config file", "could not find kernel image: linux" or "invalid or corrupt kernel image" error messages.
Has anyone got a step by step guid to how to do this as this is driving me nuts!
Hope someone can help.
Thankyou! _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
http://www.harkness.co.uk/other/RHEL4_custom_dvd.html
HTH,
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