Solved: Making anaconda prompt for network information during CD-based Kickstart

[Ed Brown]

Since you are not using the network for your install, another approach
that doesn't require modifying anaconda would be to run netconfig in
%post.

-Ed



On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 15:44, James_Martin at ao.uscourts.gov wrote:
> Your first assumption is correct, you don't understand what I'm trying to 
> do.  I'm simply trying to be prompted by anaconda during a CD-based 
> kickstart for network information such as IP, DNS, etc.. --not the NIC I 
> want to install through.
> 
> James
> 
> James S. Martin, RHCE
> Contractor
> Administrative Office of the United States Courts
> Washington, DC
> (202) 502-2394
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> 
> Tom Diehl <tdiehl at rogueind.com>
> Sent by: kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com
> 03/19/2004 03:04 PM
> Please respond to Discussion list about Kickstart
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> Kickstart
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> On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 James_Martin at ao.uscourts.gov wrote:
> 
> > As some of us know, when doing a CD-based kickstart, anaconda will not 
> > prompt you for network information, even if you leave the network line 
> > blank, empty, etc.  After some digging, I came up with a solution.
> 
> Unless I do not understand what you are trying to do, all you need to
> do is pass ksdevice-link on the command line and it will find the
> nic that has a link light.
> 
> Of course ths only applies to RHL9 and later. You can also do 
> ksdevice=eth0
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Tom
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