install from usb stick

inode0 inode0 at gmail.com
Mon May 29 15:24:28 UTC 2006


On 5/26/06, inode0 <inode0 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/26/06, Stuart Sears <stuart at sjsears.com> wrote:
> > Because a USB install counts as a harddisk install and the 'harddisk'
> > option in anaconda requires that you have .iso images.
> > I am fairly certain you used to be able to use an install tree, but now
> > it definitely needs the .isos
>
> Ah, the installation guide does say that - my curiosity is going to
> kill me about this now though and I'll have to do some
> experimentation.

However the sysadmin guide pretty clearly still says that harddrive
installs via kickstart use install trees - but, alas, they don't seem
to work.

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/s1-kickstart2-options.html

John




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