[CentOS] custom cd's
Steve
steve27 at cox.net
Fri Jun 9 16:58:31 UTC 2006
Michel wrote:
>Looks interesting but i have the feeling it doesn't allow the end user
>to make decisions like how to parition, keyboard layout etc...
>I realy need this as i will have no idea about the configuration of the
>box that will be used to install it on
>
>
Any part of the config that you do not specify defaults back to normal
anaconda behavior. If you don't tell it how to partition, the user gets
control.
However, what I do is autopartition and let the installer make the
appropriate decisions based upon what it see's at install time. I make
conservative (manual) assumptions about the monitor (1024x768.16 @
60hz), etc.
My nontechnical users install on everything from creaky old 64mb HP
Pavillions to brand spanking new Dell P4's with the same CD set and
without ever having to answer a question, and they do it mostly without
issue. The most common problem by far is flaky cdrom readers that don't
read the CD or read it incorrectly. (And I don't care what people tell
me about crc's and stuff. In my experience, cdrom readers will happily
return invalid data without indicating an error.)
-Steve
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