[BlueOnyx:00524] Re: Boot BX installer from USB memory key?

[Gerald Waugh]

Gerald Waugh wrote; Saturday, February 14, 2009 8:24 AM
> 
> David Thacker wrote; Friday, February 13, 2009 5:07 PM
> > 
> > I can now boot the server from that USB key, but when I 
> start the BlueOnyx 
> > installer, it's reporting that it cannot locate the 
> > cdrom:/ks/kickstart.cfg file.  I understand why, because 
> there is no cdrom 
> > device, but I am wondering how to proceed from this point 
> to perform the 
> > install.
> 
> > It seems this USB key is mounted as /dev/sdc1, and the 2 
> hard drives are 
> > sda1 and sdb1.
> 
> > Can I convince the BX installer to install from the mounted USB key 
> > somehow, or am I just spinning my wheels here?
> 
> I have no idea if this will work, but it may...
> At the boot prompt enter
> 
>   linux ks=hd:sdc1/kickstart.cfg
> or
>   linux ks=hd:sdc1/ks/kickstart.cfg
> 
> Not sure, but you may have to edit the kickstart.cfg file.
> line that 11 that reads cdrom...

Looking at the redhat site, seems like you may need that 2nd ':'
And probably the /ks/kickstart.cfg may be the more correct syntax.

   linux ks=hd:sdc1:/kickstart.cfg
 or
   linux ks=hd:sdc1:/ks/kickstart.cfg
 
Gerald