Re: developing custom installation procedure.

ashok <[email protected]> Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:54:50 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Darshak wrote:
> ashok wrote:
>> Darshak wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I want to make an installation programme like linux askmethod and 
>>> give ISO path of any distribution and it should work.
>> every distribution has its own set of rules, so if you really want to 
>> do something similar you have to check which distro it is and process 
>> accordingly.
>>> e.g. I can give any ISO path may be red-hat or fedora or any.....
>>> How can I do it?
>>> How can I stop red-hat to check that this is not proper linux ISO 
>>> ??????
>>>
>>> When I install from red-hat with askmethod. and give file name then 
>>> it cheks wether its proper CD or not.
> Can you please tell me which variable/parameters are that. and how to 
> change them.
Analyze Anaconda script. It is a Python script.  it is huge ;)
>> What do you mean by Linux ISO? ISO is a standard format for CDs. If 
>> you mean "How you stop RedHat to check that this is not proper RedHat 
>> install medium then you have to fool arround some 
>> variables/parameters  in the installer.
>>> Thanxs
>>> Darshak
>>>
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>> If I am not misunderstood your question you want an universal 
>> installer, Right?
>> In such a case consider making a CD with GRUB for different distros.
>> There are other methods too. Consider _Syslinux_* .*
>>
>> Thanks
>> Ashok.
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