Installation guide

The installation program uses this network device to connect to the network. For example,
consider a system connected to an NFS server through the eth1 device. To perform a
kickstart installation on this system using a kickstart file from the NFS server, you would use
the command ks=nfs:<server>:/<path> ksdevice=eth1 at the boot: prompt.
kssendmac
Adds HTTP headers to ks=http:// request that can be helpful for provisioning systems.
Includes 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
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