RE: Re: RHEL 7 problems.

Andrew Simpson <[email protected]> Wed, 8 Jun 2016 09:07:04 -0400
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No.   and you might want to use genisoimage going forward.
On Jun 8, 2016 9:05 AM, "Hearn, Stan J." <[email protected]> wrote:

> Do I have to build the ISO on a RHEL 7 system?
>
>
>
> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Mr. Pushpendra Chavan
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 08, 2016 8:41 AM
> *To:* Discussion list about Kickstart
> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: RHEL 7 problems.
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Here are the steps which I follow to modify my ISO for adding Kickstart,
> you might want to give it a try. One can run these steps on RHEL7/CentOS7
> machine.
>
> 1. Mount the DVD iso at some location:
>
>     # mount -o loop /path/to/rhel-server-7.2-x86_64-dvd.iso /mnt
>
> 2. Then create a directory and copy all the contents of the ISO into the
> same.
>
>     # mkdir /tmp/rhel7
>     # shopt -s dotglob
>     # cp -avRf /mnt/* /tmp/rhel7
>
> 3. Verify that all hidden files like .treeinfo are there in /tmp/rhel7
>
>     # cd /tmp/rhel7
>     #  ls -a
>
> 4. Get the kickstart file and rename it to ks.cfg
>
>     # cd /tmp/rhel7
>     # wget ftp://192.168.122.254/rhel7/ks.cfg <=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D or simply copy
> your kickstart file
>
> 5. Confirm the LABEL of the DVD iso.
>
>     # blkid /path/to/rhel-server-7.2-x86_64-dvd.iso
>
> 6. Add the stanza in /tmp/rhel7/isolinux/isolinux.cfg file as follows.
>
> #######################################
> label kickstart
>   menu label ^Kickstart Installation of RHEL7.2
>   kernel vmlinuz
>   append initrd=3Dinitrd.img inst.stage2=3Dhd:LABEL=3DRHEL-7.2\x20Server.=
x86_64
> inst.ks=3Dcdrom:/ks.cfg
> #######################################
>
> Make sure that the stanza has inst.stage2 and the correct label.
>
> 7. Now, save the file and create the ISO as follows.
>
>     # mkisofs -J -T -o /tmp/rhel7test.iso -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c
> isolinux/boot.cat
> <http://secure-web.cisco.com/1UMmCKqlVs5S02IVStJ2oWf5O2EAILD6pDZSIRHEYfHn=
X1NT0NI0br2PNX4vXs4STSwWWTwhuAANnKzx2UK3KCuZIFO4KNRwSnfrdkVhxA_i-zlra-ffDUB=
uKkdidpZest4x1YnWOuItfMbvoXPN6UDyGYl-hRMoCwGIuWUW39FL8x8jRlaLfyUuywEXebUncW=
Yc_4f8qAi3_whsHnUh5pT-zL4kMrp18NTNHs4uqd3OSW2LUShL2htSsA7bva4zr/http%3A%2F%=
2Fboot.cat>
> -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -R -m TRANS.TBL
> -graft-points -V "RHEL-7.2 Server.x86_64" /tmp/rhel7/
>
> The ISO /tmp/rhel7test.iso will be bootable. This will be for Legacy Boot
> only, for UEFI boot, the procedure will be a little bit different. Just f=
ew
> more steps added/replaced.
>
> Regards,
>
> Pushpendra Chavan.
>
>
>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">No.=C2=A0=C2=A0 and you might want to use genisoimage going =
forward.=C2=A0=C2=A0 </p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jun 8, 2016 9:05 AM, &quot;Hearn, Stan J.&quo=
t; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&g=
t; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">





<div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple">
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Do I have to build the IS=
O on a RHEL 7 system?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa=
n></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot=
;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-s=
ize:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> <a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">kickstart-l=
[email protected]</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:kickstart-list-bounces=
@redhat.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mr. Pushpendra Chavan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 08, 2016 8:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Discussion list about Kickstart<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: RHEL 7 problems.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style=3D"font-f=
amily:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#274e13">Hello,<u></u>=
<u></u></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style=3D"font-f=
amily:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#274e13">Here are the =
steps which I follow to modify my ISO for adding Kickstart, you might want =
to give it a try. One can run these steps on RHEL7/CentOS7
 machine.<br>
<br>
1. Mount the DVD iso at some location:<br>
<br>
</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;=
;color:#274e13">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 # mount -o loop /path/to/rhel-server-7.2=
-x86_64-dvd.iso /mnt</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&qu=
ot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#274e13"><br>
<br>
2. Then create a directory and copy all the contents of the ISO into the sa=
me.<br>
<br>
</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;=
;color:#274e13">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 # mkdir /tmp/rhel7<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 # shopt -s dotglob<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 # cp -avRf /mnt/* /tmp/rhel7</span><span style=3D"font-f=
amily:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#274e13"><br>
<br>
3. Verify that all hidden files like .treeinfo are there in /tmp/rhel7<br>
<br>
</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;=
;color:#274e13">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 # cd /tmp/rhel7<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 #=C2=A0 ls -a</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Ari=
al&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#274e13"><br>
<br>
4. Get the kickstart file and rename it to ks.cfg<br>
<br>
</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;=
;color:#274e13">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 # cd /tmp/rhel7<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 # wget <a href=3D"ftp://192.168.122.254/rhel7/ks.cfg" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">ftp://192.168.122.254/rhel7/ks.cfg</a>
</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;=
color:#274e13">&lt;=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D or simply copy your kicks=
tart file<br>
<br>
5. Confirm the LABEL of the DVD iso.<br>
<br>
</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;=
;color:#274e13">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 # blkid /path/to/rhel-server-7.2-x86_64-=
dvd.iso
</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;=
color:#274e13"><br>
<br>
6. Add the stanza in /tmp/rhel7/isolinux/isolinux.cfg file as follows.<br>
<br>
</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;=
;color:#274e13">#######################################<br>
label kickstart<br>
=C2=A0 menu label ^Kickstart Installation of RHEL7.2<br>
=C2=A0 kernel vmlinuz<br>
=C2=A0 append initrd=3Dinitrd.img inst.stage2=3Dhd:LABEL=3DRHEL-7.2\x20Serv=
er.x86_64 inst.ks=3Dcdrom:/ks.cfg<br>
#######################################</span><span style=3D"font-family:&q=
uot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#274e13"><br>
<br>
Make sure that the stanza has inst.stage2 and the correct label.<br>
<br>
7. Now, save the file and create the ISO as follows.<br>
<br>
</span><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;=
;color:#274e13">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 # mkisofs -J -T -o /tmp/rhel7test.iso -b=
 isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/<a href=3D"http://secure-web.cisco.com/1=
UMmCKqlVs5S02IVStJ2oWf5O2EAILD6pDZSIRHEYfHnX1NT0NI0br2PNX4vXs4STSwWWTwhuAAN=
nKzx2UK3KCuZIFO4KNRwSnfrdkVhxA_i-zlra-ffDUBuKkdidpZest4x1YnWOuItfMbvoXPN6UD=
yGYl-hRMoCwGIuWUW39FL8x8jRlaLfyUuywEXebUncWYc_4f8qAi3_whsHnUh5pT-zL4kMrp18N=
TNHs4uqd3OSW2LUShL2htSsA7bva4zr/http%3A%2F%2Fboot.cat" target=3D"_blank">bo=
ot.cat</a>
 -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -R -m TRANS.TBL -graft-po=
ints -V &quot;RHEL-7.2 Server.x86_64&quot; /tmp/rhel7/</span><span style=3D=
"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#274e13"><br>
<br>
The ISO /tmp/rhel7test.iso will be bootable. This will be for Legacy Boot o=
nly, for UEFI boot, the procedure will be a little bit different. Just few =
more steps added/replaced.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;s=
ans-serif&quot;;color:#274e13">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;s=
ans-serif&quot;;color:#274e13">Pushpendra Chavan.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>

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