Bret... Already looked/read the Redhat docs... Can't find where it points to the "installation tree" with an explanation as to how you get it.... It states that you need it... allows you to download the ISOs... If you can point to the specific location that deals with the installation tree files/folder structure, I'd be much obliged!!!
I believe I need the installation files, as I believe I'm going to need to use either FTP/HTTP to upgrade to RH 9.0. Since I'm trying to do a remote upgrade, I'm not going to have access to the CD player, and I will not be at the keyboard... So.. I still have the question.. How/where do I get/create the installation file tree. The funny thing is that I have them for RH8.0 on one of my windows drives... so I know that I went through this once before... Can't find my notes on what I did though!!! Thanks -bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED] (925) 866-2790 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bret Hughes Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 8:56 AM To: redhat-list Subject: RE: remote upgrade from Redhat 8.0 --> 9.0 On Sat, 2003-07-26 at 02:32, bruce wrote: > bret... > > ok.. i don't have an nfs server!!! arrgghh!! i do have an FTP/HTTP server. > Shouldn't this be sufficient? I already have all the machines setup and > running using Windows as the DNS. > > 1) where do i find the files that make up the installation tree as opposed > to the ISO files?? check out the following http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/install-guide/s1-begin install-net.html These redhat manuals have a wealth of information in them and if you are iso instead of cds you can mount the iso for the copy using the loop option to mount mount path/to/isofile -o loop /mnt/cdrom instead of the mount /mnt/cdrom command used in the docs. > > 2) image=/boot/vmlinuz-ks > label=ks > read-only > initrd=/boot/newinitrd.img > append="ks=nfs:zenon:/install/redhat/7.1/7.1seawolf.allfiles/ks71.cfg" > I assume that the vmlinuz-ks and the newinitrd.img are from the > "installation tree" files... > > But in your append line, can you use FTP/HTTP instead of NFS... I suspect so. you can also check out : http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/part-inst all-info.html part of the customization guide. googling for kickstart and http should get a bunch of hits too. > > So many questions!!!! Do some reading and subscribe to the kickstart list. The archives at marc.theaimsgroup.com allow serching this and many other lists and I find this to be an invaluable source of information. This is not the best documented feature of the distro but it is certainly getting better. HTH Bret -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
