Re: loader/stage2 interaction

[Alexander Todorov <atodorov redhat com>]

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Chris Lumens wrote:
|> Another problem I can see right now:
|> boot off CD/boot.iso and perform a network install. Useful in cases where:
|> no PXE available, ISOs not mirrored - only packages
|
| You can do this now by adding 'askmethod' to the cmdline parameters.
|
|> The stage2= needs a repo= cousin (or ks.cfg) so we can use any compatible stage2
|> with any compatible repos.
|
| I think Jeremy's talked about this a little in the past but I don't
| remember what decision was reached.  Also we haven't even begun to
| consider the implications of stage2= vs. method= for kickstart.  Right
| now there's just the url/cdrom/nfs/whatever command to give the method.

| Perhaps that should be converted into a way to specify the stage2 image
| and the repo command should be used to specify the installation source?
|

Sounds perfect to me. stage2 + repo.

- - Alexander.
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