[libvirt-users] virt-install kickstart local file

[Cole Robinson]

On 11/06/2012 01:29 AM, Joe Linoff wrote:
> Hi Everybody:
> 
> I am trying to get virt-install to work with a kickstart file that is on
> the local file system.
> 
> I tried using the --initrd-inject="/tmp"
> --extra-args="ks=file:/myks.cfg" but I got this error message:
> 
>    ERROR    --extra-args only work if specified with --location.
> 
> Here is the basic command:
> 
> virt-install \
>    --accelerate \
>    --cdrom /tools/iso/CentOS-6.3-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso \
>    --disk device=disk,path="/var/lib/libvirt/images/myguest.img" \
>    --graphics vnc \
>    --name myguest \
>    --os-type linux \
>    --os-variant rhel6 \
>    --ram 2048 \
>    --vpcus 1,maxvcpus=4 \
>    --initrd-inject "/tmp" \
>    --extra-args "ks=file:/myks.cfg"
> 
> Why do I need the location? I thought that was only used when
> installatiing from a distribution tree. I am using a DVD ISO image. If I
> have to use it, how would I specify it?
> 

--extra-args is just kernel arguments, and when booting off an ISO
libvirt/qemu has no way to pass the arguments to the kernel. You would have to
actually edit files on the ISO media.

- Cole