[CentOS] custom cd's

Fri Jun 9 16:58:31 UTC 2006
Steve <steve27 at cox.net>

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