Installation guide

kssendmac
Adds HTTP headers to ks=http:// request that can be helpful for provisioning systems. In-
cludes MAC address of all nics in CGI environment variables of the form: "X-
RHN-Provisioning-MAC-0: eth0 01:23:45:67:89:ab".
lang=<lang>
Language to use for the installation. This should be a language which is valid to be used
with the 'lang' kickstart command.
loglevel=<level>
Set the minimum level required for messages to be logged. Values for <level> are debug,
info, warning, error, and critical. The default value is info.
lowres
Force GUI installer to run at 640x480.
mediacheck
Activates loader code to give user option of testing integrity of install source (if an ISO-
based method).
method=cdrom
Do a CDROM based installation.
method=ftp://<path>
Use <path> for an FTP installation.
method=hd://<dev>/<path>
Use <path> on <dev> for a hard drive installation.
method=http://<path>
Use <path> for an HTTP installation.
method=nfs:<path>
Use <path> for an NFS installation.
netmask=<nm>
Netmask to use for a network installation.
nofallback
If GUI fails exit.
nofb
Do not load the VGA16 framebuffer required for doing text-mode installation in some lan-
guages.
nofirewire
Do not load support for firewire devices.
noipv6
Disable IPv6 networking during installation.
nokill
A debugging option that prevents anaconda from terminating all running programs when a
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