hi there



Im not sure if anyone knows the answer to this question but i would appreciate any help at all



I am trying to create a custom installtion of a redhat based linux (fedora/centos etc). I want to build my own ISO images that have my logo on install screen and perform actions that i define...and after the first reboot will automatically run installation scripts without any user intervention at all.....(a sort of runonce type process). From the investigation I have done so far it seems there used to be an application called the "redhat installer" that you could manipulate but all references to that were quite old...

I basically want to build a system (for example a complete web server with everything preconfigured), change it around install the bits i want to install, do a full yum update, amend all the files that need ammending then make an ISO out of that image but with the anaconda setup process scripted in such a way that all i have to do is put the CD in, press enter, its installs the OS (just like using a kickstart server) reboots, then runs a once only script to install and configure all of my software


I know this is possible, because a lot of software distributions such as asterisk@home and some others provide this all in one solution in an ISO image

any help would be greatly appreciated

i'm working on building my own (live) installable cd also.

i'm not sure it will do what you want, but bootcd and it's partners (ie. bootcdwrite, etc) will take your running os (ie the one you use everday) and turn it into a 'livecd' which will then (can) be installable to a hd.

the advantage here is it is your own creation (not knoppix or whatever) and you don't have to 'chroot' for anything..

you simply run the command 'bootcdwrite' from within your normaly running system (that you want to make into an iso).

there is a very simple and small config file, and requires only one command at the cmd line. it even gives you the opportunity to continue or quit when it hicups

good luck.

I think you answered your own question. You can accomplish this with kickstart, but you do not need a kickstart server. All you need is centos, your kickstart file in the iso, all of the RPMS you want to use in the file, and a post install shell script that finishes up the configuration. Take a look at the A@H source, it should provide a good starting point.