I use the boot.iso on Fedora CD1 to create a bootable CDROM for starting kickstart/NFS installations. Just put your ks.cfg in exported directory you are using for your NFS install, and then point to it with the boot: linux ks=nfs:IPADDR:/path/to/ks.cfg For further info, look at the first option under "Boot CDROM" in the following: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/s1-kickstart2-startinginstall.html --- Ron Cresswell <Ron.Cresswell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm hoping someone can help me here. I have a > Beowulf cluster which I > want to upgrade to FC2 to take advantage of the > latest kernel and also > because it contains compatible drivers for the > lm-sensors package > allowing me to monitor the health of my nodes. > > It's not a big cluster, but with one set of CD's it > will take me about > 32hrs straight to do the install one machine at a > time. I previously > installed RH9 using kickstart via NFS and want to > upgrade to FC2 the > same way. > > The kickstart info > (/usr/share/doc/system-config-kickstart-2.5.11/index.html) > implies that > I make a network boot floppy onto which I put the > ks.cfg file once > created. Problem is, there is no bootnet.img > included in the > distribution, and I can't see how to go about > getting it to work without > one. > > Any pointers would be very gratefully received!! > > > Cheers > > Ron > > > > Ron Cresswell > > Principal Scientist > > James Hardie Research > > Ph +61-2-8845-3382 > > Fax +61-2-8845-3222 > > THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE PARTY > TO WHOM IT IS > ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION WHICH IS > CONFIDENTIAL. If you are > not the intended recipient and have received this > document in error, > please return it to the originator or notify the > originator and ensure > its destruction. Any dissemination or copying of > this document and its > attachments by anyone other than the addressees is > strictly prohibited. > > > > THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE PARTY > TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION > WHICH IS CONFIDENTIAL. > If you are not the intended recipient and have > received this document in error, please return it to > the originator or notify the originator and ensure > its destruction. > Any dissemination or copying of this document and > its attachments by anyone other than the addressees > is strictly prohibited. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com
