Re: [CentOS] creating a floppy image from a linux file

2014-10-21 Thread SilverTip257
On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Dan Hyatt wrote: > My chicken and egg. > > I was hoping to > 1. create a baseline image that I can clone > 2. get a centos image on a VM guest, have my own management servers > (including pxe boot) that I own and control. > > > Once I have one or two, I can expand

Re: [CentOS] creating a floppy image from a linux file

2014-10-20 Thread Les Mikesell
On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 7:58 AM, Dan Hyatt wrote: > This is relatively unique. Cannot load a barebones OS because VMWares mouse > does not map to the screen. So where the mouse pointer is pointing and the > buttons are not mapped correctly making impossible. Can't you resize the (virtual) console

Re: [CentOS] creating a floppy image from a linux file

2014-10-20 Thread Dan Hyatt
So back to the question... If I unpack my iso image, and add a kickstart file, then I have to do this every change I make to the kickstart file. But if I convert the kickstart file into a floppy image, then I don't need an iso image for every build..I just have tiny kickstart images. So bac

Re: [CentOS] creating a floppy image from a linux file

2014-10-20 Thread Dan Hyatt
My chicken and egg. I was hoping to 1. create a baseline image that I can clone 2. get a centos image on a VM guest, have my own management servers (including pxe boot) that I own and control. Once I have one or two, I can expand my private cloud as large as I want...and building new guest s

Re: [CentOS] creating a floppy image from a linux file

2014-10-20 Thread Dan Hyatt
This is relatively unique. Cannot load a barebones OS because VMWares mouse does not map to the screen. So where the mouse pointer is pointing and the buttons are not mapped correctly making impossible. Since it is not a physical server, I don't have the USB. But VMWare will allow me to "mount"

Re: [CentOS] creating a floppy image from a linux file

2014-10-17 Thread SilverTip257
On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Dan Hyatt wrote: > Hi, > > I am still trying to get kick-start centos in my vmware5 because pxe > cannot find the pxe server. I do not control the dhcp or pxe server. > Bummer. > I have both my kickstart file and my iso image for centos6.5 on my vmware > datast

Re: [CentOS] creating a floppy image from a linux file

2014-10-17 Thread John R Pierce
On 10/17/2014 1:55 PM, Dan Hyatt wrote: I am still trying to get kick-start centos in my vmware5 because pxe cannot find the pxe server. I do not control the dhcp or pxe server. this is on ESXI? you /could/ create a virtual network thats not routed or bridged to your actual networks, then c

Re: [CentOS] creating a floppy image from a linux file

2014-10-17 Thread Valeri Galtsev
On Fri, October 17, 2014 3:55 pm, Dan Hyatt wrote: > Hi, > > I am still trying to get kick-start centos in my vmware5 because pxe > cannot find the pxe server. I do not control the dhcp or pxe server. > I have both my kickstart file and my iso image for centos6.5 on my > vmware datastore, but am t

[CentOS] creating a floppy image from a linux file

2014-10-17 Thread Dan Hyatt
Hi, I am still trying to get kick-start centos in my vmware5 because pxe cannot find the pxe server. I do not control the dhcp or pxe server. I have both my kickstart file and my iso image for centos6.5 on my vmware datastore, but am trying to run my kickstart file from VMware guest. Can I te