Re: python scriptable kickstart?

[Eric Gibson <lyonfyre yahoo com>]

Hey all :-)
	In reply to my own post. I've been exploring
kickstart in detail, and I've found some aspects of
how kickstart is python is "scriptable". I especially
look forward to the "driverdisk" argument, as this
would make what I'm trying to do work.

When I boot of the kickstarted bootnet image floppy (I
created) the controllers for scsi aren't present. In
kickstart mode, it doesn't ask for a driver disk
(which I now know how to make :-). I'm a novice Python
programmer, but I'm going to spend some time trying to
implement this so I can get this done now.

As a spoiled user of HPUX's Ignite, I'd love to see
kickstart get to this level of automated installation.
I'm just casting my vote here for it :-).

If any anaconda developers are listening, all I want
for christmas 6.2 is the driverdisk kickstart command.
I'd even be willing to contribute what code I can and
my "real world" scenarios as far as kickstart
installations are concerned.

Thanks!
Eric Gibson
Hewlett Packard

if you want to contact me quickly, email me at
eric_gibson non hp com
 

--- Eric Gibson <lyonfyre yahoo com> wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> 	I'm creating a kickstart for a customized version
> of
> redhat for a rollout of e-service servers. I read in
> the manual that there was a new feature, python
> scriptable kickstart, where you can dynamically call
> python objects? I couldn't find anything about this
> (besides that it exists) in the documentation or
> with
> a search on the internet. I tried reading the
> kickstart.py on the CD, but it's uncommented (and I
> know not of python). What should I be hacking at to
> make some customizations via this interface?
> 
> Suggestions Welcome,
> 
> Eric Gibson
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