On 4/11/2005 6:52 AM, Todd wrote:
I'm trying to figure out how to use the sysinstall using a install.cfg
script to install on multiple machines without floppies, and without
needing any interaction other than putting in the CD.
I can create the script but don't know where to put it on the modified
installation CD, or how to initiate sysinstall during the boot process
to use it?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Todd
Are you creating your own CDs using a 'make release' (see release(7))
process? If so, I've generally followed an approach similar to the
following:
1. Create your install.cfg file in the /usr/src/release/ directory.
2. Create a patch file that will add your install.cfg to a standard
/usr/src tree:
cd /usr/src
diff -u /dev/null src/release/install.cfg > ~/local.patch
3. Make the release with the appropriate LOCAL_PATCH parameter:
make release \
CHROOTDIR=/some/dir \
BUILDNAME=6.0-MYRELEASE \
CVSROOT=/usr/home/ncvs \
RELEASETAG=RELENG_6_0 \
LOCAL_PATCHES=/path/to/local.path
That would build a 6.0 security branch build with your install.cfg in
/usr/src/release/ of the chroot. The make release process then takes
care of placing the install.cfg in the appropriate location on the CD.
If you're attempting to patch an existing CD image, reading
/usr/src/release/Makefile suggests you'll need to:
- Extract the contents of the ISO
- Un-gzip and then mount the decompressed /boot/mfsroot.gz file
- Place your install.cfg in the root of the mounted mfsroot fs
- Unmount the mfsroot filesystem
- Re-gzip the mfsroot file to /boot/mfsroot.gz
- Run mkisofs to re-create the CD
Hopefully this points you in the right general direction!
Cheers
Antony
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