Re: Rebuilding minimal install iso RHEL 4 (U1)

[John Summerfied <debian herakles homelinux org>]

Michael Stiller wrote:
> I want to do unattended RHEL 4 U1 (ES) installations via 
> kickstart. Unfortunately this is not possible, cause
> the installer wants me to change cd-roms twice. 
> This is not acceptable for an unattended install. The installation
> itself is a minimal install with some more unneeded packages removed
> (mgetty, some serial stuff e.g.) 
> (actually about 220 packages are installed)
> A DVD image is not an option because not all machines
> are DVD-Rom equipped.
>
> Any clues on howto-rebuild the installation cd images 
> for a really "minimal" install which doesn't need that
> braindead cd changes. I tried to follow 

Rather than a rebuild, I find a network install extremely convenient. 
Modify the boot cd image (you need to update the syslinux configuration) 
so it automatically installs of the LAN. It takes a few seconds to boot 
the CD, and then you can remove it and use it in another.

I've not tried, it might be possible to eject the CD automatically in %pre.

If you don't ordinarily want an install server on the LAN, a laptop, 
minimac (with OS X or Linux) or other SFF box will do fine.


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John

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