asked on 11/11/2010

Redhat kickstart from USB disk

I want to install redhat ES 5 I have a kickstart.cfg file that I would like to use but dont have access to a kickstart server. Is it possible to boot of CD and point it at the kickstart.cfg file on a usb disk and have it read that.

It looked like it was possible but anytime I try to use the option it fails. Would someone know the steps and commands please

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enigma1234567890

11/21/2010

enigma1234567890

11/11/2010

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also need to know what modification to make to cfg file so it reads from cdrom

Monis Monther

11/11/2010

http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/Installation_Guide/s1-kickstart2-putkickstarthere.html

enigma1234567890

11/11/2010

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http://www.vtc.com/products/RedHatCertifiedEngineer/AdditionalInformationfortheRHCEExam/69508

found this will try it out

enigma1234567890

11/11/2010

ASKER

I tried entering

linux ks=hd:sda1:/ks.cfg

but I get advised unable to download kickstart file any ideas how I confirm if the usb device is sda ???

Monis Monther

11/12/2010

run the command fdisk -l and post your output here

enigma1234567890

11/12/2010

ASKER

from what I am building a server from scratch ?

Julian Parker

11/12/2010

sda refers to the first scsi disk, if you have other scsi disks in the server then sda is likely to be one of those disks and your usb disk could be something else...

try sdb1 or sdc1 etc.

enigma1234567890

11/12/2010

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tried all that

enigma1234567890

11/12/2010

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does the drive have to be formated in a special way to read it ? if so how do i get usb formatted

Julian Parker

11/13/2010

I believe it has to be ext3 or vfat...

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