advanced kickstart - Displaying GUI stuff from the %post section

johnnymta · 09-22-2009, 09:22 AM

Hi all,
I'm trying to manipulate the user display during a CentOS 5.3 installation when the kickstart reaches the %post section...

I already know that stuff like 'zenity' have no chance of working that I know of, and also - they are ugly.

I'm trying to find a way to use the anaconda API and change the DISPLAY window that says 'running post-installation scripts' to 'installing this', 'installing that', 'XXX minutes remaining', ...

If I will succeed in any way - I'll be sure to post the way here, but for now - If anyone has already done something similar and succeeded, I'll be glad to know about it

Thanks!

mwhidby · 10-01-2009, 04:44 AM

You can do simple echo statements by doing:-

Code:

chvt 3
clear
echo Started post-install script...

and then at the end of the %post section:-

Code:

clear
echo Finished post-install script...
sleep 3
chvt 1

You might be able to do something more elaborate using 'dialog' or 'whiptail' but I've never tried this.