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Note that if you do not specify a server name, then the client system attempts to use the server that
answered the BOOTP/DHCP request as its NFS server. If you do not specify a path or file name, the
client system tries to mount /kickstart from the BOOTP/DHCP server and tries to find the kickstart
file using the same <ip-addr>-kickstart file name as described above.
31.9. Making t he Inst allat ion T ree Available
The kickstart installation must access an installation tree. An installation tree is a copy of the binary
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROMs with the same directory structure.
If you are performing a CD-based installation, insert the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM #1 into
the computer before starting the kickstart installation.
If you are performing a hard drive installation, make sure the ISO images of the binary Red Hat
Enterprise Linux CD -ROMs are on a hard drive in the computer.
If you are performing a network-based (NFS, FTP, or HTTP) installation, you must make the
installation tree available over the network. Refer to Section 2.5, “ Preparing for a Network
Installation” for details.
31.10. St art ing a Kickst art Inst allat ion
To begin a kickstart installation, you must boot the system from boot media you have made or the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM #1, and enter a special boot command at the boot prompt. The
installation program looks for a kickstart file if the ks command line argument is passed to the kernel.
CD - RO M #1 an d Disket t e
The linux ks=floppy command also works if the ks.cfg file is located on a vfat or ext2
file system on a diskette and you boot from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD -ROM #1.
An alternate boot command is to boot off the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM #1 and
have the kickstart file on a vfat or ext2 file system on a diskette. To do so, enter the following
command at the boot: prompt:
linux ks=hd:fd0:/ks.cfg
Wit h D river Disk
If you need to use a driver disk with kickstart, specify the dd option as well. For example, to
boot off a boot diskette and use a driver disk, enter the following command at the boot:
prompt:
linux ks=floppy dd
Bo o t CD - RO M
If the kickstart file is on a boot CD -ROM as described in Section 31.8.1, “Creating Kickstart
Boot Media” , insert the CD-ROM into the system, boot the system, and enter the following
command at the boot: prompt (where ks.cfg is the name of the kickstart file):
linux ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg
Other options to start a kickstart installation are as follows:
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