On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 5:50 AM, Rajagopal Swaminathan < raju.rajsand@gmail.com> wrote:

Greetings,

On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Rajagopal Swaminathan raju.rajsand@gmail.com wrote:

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Greetings,

I am trying to prepare

1. installer usb using iso with (centos minimal + custom rpm)
2. a Live usb using (centos minimal + custom rpm)

So you're going to have a local copy of all the RPMs for the minimal installer to use?

Personally I think you're best off saving yourself headaches and making certain you have a network available (and might just as well PXE boot at that point).

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I do not have any information of the configuration of target system beforehand -- especially the storage devices. Could be two or more and may a dvd-rw. Unknown

1. How does one specify the path for kickstart file in the

syslinux.cfg which is in the usb given that device ?

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=235489 https://www.redhat.com/archives/rhelv6-list/2011-June/msg00026.html http://www.redhat.com/archives/redhat-list/2006-November/msg00186.html

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2. where should the kickstart file be located - inside isolinux

directory or above it?

Per the URLs above: - It appears you can place a ks.cfg on the root of the device and it will be used by default. Though it is also possible (and probably best for multiple kickstart recipes) to specify the config manually.

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3. If we just put ks=ks.cfg where should ks.config be located?

See notes above.

Another small issue: network (Lan/Internet) may or may not be available. remote access may or may not be there.

Disclaimer: I have not tested the above notes for complete accuracy. I have always had a network connection available and [in many cases] PXE booted my installs. I reference a kickstart config on a local web server.

-- Regards,

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Greetings,

On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 8:38 PM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:

I don't know his environment, and I *think* he said a network might not be available. I see no reason that you can't have an ISO with all that you need - certainly, you won't need the laundry list that now is over 1 DVD.

Indeed, This a a software product based off centos which will be distributed to channel partners for installation some time in remote places where, let alone network, even electricity might not be there for hours. And the installation will be done by end user who almost certainly will not know much about computers, let alone linux.