how to install linux by kickstart method
 

Hello all,

I want to install Red Hat 9.0 by kick start method. i m givin u all the steps wat i m doin and after tht wat i m gettin .

1> i made a copy of anaconda-ks.cfg as ks.cfg by using command :-
# cp anaconda-ks.cfg ks.cfg

2> after this i copied ks.cfg file in to floppy
# mcopy ks.cfg a:

now i was gettin the error

Can't open /dev/fd0: Device or resource busy
Cannot initialize 'A:'
Bad target a:

3> so i copied in the GUI mode

now i am checkin the files by "ls" command
in the floppy i m gettin ks.cfg

4> now after this i insert the cd 1 where i want to installation .
5> at th eboot prompt i typed

boot: linux ks=file:fd0/ks.cfg

after this command i should see the formation of the hard disk but i m gettin error like :--

error opening kickstart file
fd0/ks.cfg : no such file or directory

so plz suggest me how to come out from this problem.


regards
puneet

mount the floppy with

#mount /mnt/floppy
#cp /pathto/ks.cfg /mnt/floppy
#ls /mnt/floppy

You should find ks.cfg on the floppy disk.

#umount /mnt/floppy

and get back to the kickstart process.

hello there

i copied the ks.cfg file accordin to teh given command
but the error i m gettin is after givin the followin command :--

boot: linux ks=file:fd0/ks.cfg

error is :--

Error opening
kickstart file
fd0/ks.cfg:No such file or directory

plz help me

puneet

after copying the file using the cp command, you must have run the ls command.

could you see ks.cfg then?

hello there

yeah i m seein the ks.cfg file

is there any chance of bad sector coz of tht problem is comin
but floppy is new

puneet

You can try to

$cat /mnt/floppy/ks.cfg

Also, on the PC that you want to perform kickstart, try

boot: linux ks=floppy

i tried by this command
it goes in to linux askmethod
it doesnt perform kickstart installation

Are you booting off a floppy / cdrom?

If you are booting off a cdrom, try

linux ks=hd:fd0:/ks.cfg

yeah i m bootin frm the cdrom

i m givin this command
error comes :=----

installation terminated --- received error 11

Puneet

some progress ... although not much.... it recognises ks.cfg now ????

At what stage does it come up with this error.

when i typed

linux ks=hd:fd0:/ks.cfg

and it waits for a few sec. and after showin "running /sbin/loader"

it gives error




puneet

Can you Ctrl-Alt-F2, Ctrl-Alt-F3, Ctrl-Alt-F4 and gather some information -- about where exactly it is failing.