What about using a "kickstart server" (web/nfs server that export the ks
file) and using the DHCP server to pass the parameter of the "kickstart
server" (next-server) to your server ?
About the kickstart, the "anakonda" support installation via VNC , so
you can use an empty file ( just with VNC parameters ) and without any
installation parameters .
The installation should continue from the vnc console .
- doron
Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:
Hi,
I have my Dell Optiplex GX270 here with Fedora 7 and I'm thinking to
upgrade to CentOS 5.2. I'm planning to format the machine.
My only issue: I don't have any monitor to connect to this machine (I
don't have a monitor here at all).
Most of the servers today gives you the option to connect to a serial
port or VNC and do a remote install, but this machine doesn't have any
of those capabilities. I can boot from hard disk, floppy, but I cannot
setup the BIOS either ... since I don't have a monitor.
So what is the best way to install CentOS to this machine "blind"? I
thought about creating a kickstart floppy but then I recalled that I
cannot feed any parameters to the boot line. I can't use any PXE
tricks either since I cannot go into the BIOS screen..
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Hetz
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