I went through the process described here to create my own custom iso. My intent is to have a hands-free install once the DVD starts to boot. The link I'm using as reference describes creating a custom kickstart file and I can see it included on my custom iso as /ks/ks.cfg.

When I create a DVD with this image, it runs the normal interactive install steps, not the hands-free install I was trying to achieve.

My understanding is that this is possible with kickstart. Any suggestions what I am doing wrong?

I have never attempted what you are trying to accomplish but the posted site should work. Basically you modify the isolinux menu to automatically boot the desired image / options.


http://blog.subaquatic.net/archives/...via-kickstart/

This looks promising. Thanks very much for the link.

This did in fact solve my problem. Thanks again. One follow-up question: I can make a customized isolinux.cfg and define a default menu entry that automatically performs a kickstart install after the menu timeout occurs. I've tested this from a DVD and it works exactly as I need it. The only problem is I'd much rather test it via a VM so I don't have to keep burning DVDs. However, when I create a VM using virt-install, it appears to skip by my custom menu and go immediately to the first install screen, prompting me to hit OK. It bypasses my kickstart script as well.

I'm using a command similar to this:

virt-install --connect=qemu:///system --network bridge=br0 --extra-args="text console=tty0 utf8 console=ttyS0,115200" --name=vmtest --nographics --location=/tmp/custom.iso ...

If I use this command instead:

virt-install --connect=qemu:///system --network bridge=br0 --extra-args="ks=cdrom:/ks/ks.cfg text console=tty0 utf8 console=ttyS0,115200" --name=vmtest --nographics --location=/tmp/custom.iso ...

my custom kickstart script runs as expected, but I still don't see my custom install menu. I'm assuming my virt-install command is slightly wrong, but I've tried various options with no luck. Can anyone suggest a solution? Note that I am running a text only install.