Thanks. That seems to answer my confusion. For now I'll think of a kickstart disk as an automated script that answers the questions that the CD installer would otherwise ask you. (I'll probably wait awhile before trying to understand it more clearly, as I don't have any way to apply it immediately.) Jonathan Prigot wrote: > Let's say that you need to set up systems for a group. You could go to each > system, boot off the CDROM, answer all the questions, then go to the next > system, and repeat the process. The alternative is to set up the first system, > save the setup to a floppy, then carry the floppy and CDROM to the next system, > boot up with "linux ks=floppy", go away until the install is complete, then > repeat the process. > --- > On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, you wrote: > > > > Jonathan Prigot wrote: > > > > > You mean a "kickstart" floppy. It used to be magic to get and configure > > > the necessary info. I noticed during the latest install that toward the > > > end of the install there is a question about generating the floppy. I > > > forget whether that was in the 7.1 or "Ulysses" install. If it's not in > > > 7.1, then hit the MandrakeSoft web site and search for "kickstart". > > > --- > > > > Installation floppy? All that I can think that you might mean is a floppy > > > > with a customized version of the installer software. I don't believe that > > > > this is any standard utility. There is an option in drakeConfig (sorry if I > > > > have the name wrong). Under the boot options there is a choice for "create > > > > boot floppy", and that does have some specialized functions, but I believe > > > > that it's mainly intended to control the loading of device drivers, and > > > > choosing between default boot systems. > > > > > > > >... > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > > > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. > > > > I seem to be confused. How is the "kickstart" floppy different from the CD > > Update (or, if one already has a base system active, a script to apply multiple > > RPM's in sequence)? And then there's the CD's rescue mode, but I don't know what > > it does. The one time I tried to use it, it didn't seem to do anything useful. > > Perhaps it didn't see my system disk (sda), as there was some comment about not > > being able to pass parameters to SCSI devices. > > > > -- > Jonathan M. Prigot (617-278-0794) > Brigham and Women's Hospital > 900 Commonwealth Avenue, East > Boston, MA 02215-1213 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
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