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If you are performing a CD-based installation, insert the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM #1 into
the computer before starting the kickstart installation.
If you are performing a hard-drive installation, make sure the ISO images of the binary Red Hat
Enterprise Linux CD-ROMs are on a hard drive in the computer.
If you are performing a network-based (NFS, FTP, or HTTP) installation, you must make the installa-
tion tree available over the network. Refer to the Preparing for a Network Installation section of the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide for details.

9.10. Starting a Kickstart Installation

To begin a kickstart installation, you must boot the system from a Red Hat Enterprise Linux boot
diskette, Red Hat Enterprise Linux boot CD-ROM, or the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM #1 and
enter a special boot command at the boot prompt. The installation program looks for a kickstart file if
the command line argument is passed to the kernel.
ks
Boot Diskette
If the kickstart
Section 9.8.1 Creating a Kickstart Boot Diskette, boot the system with the diskette in the drive,
and enter the following command at the
linux ks=floppy
CD-ROM #1 and Diskette
The linux ks=floppy command also works if the
file system on a diskette and you boot from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM #1.
An alternate boot command is to boot off the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM #1 and have
the kickstart file on a vfat or ext2 file system on a diskette. To do so, enter the following command
at the prompt:
boot:
linux ks=hd:fd0:/ks.cfg
With Driver Disk
If you need to use a driver disk with kickstart, specify the dd option as well. For example, to
boot off a boot diskette and use a driver disk, enter the following command at the
linux ks=floppy dd
Boot CD-ROM
If the kickstart
Section 9.8.2 Creating a Kickstart Boot CD-ROM, insert the CD-ROM into the system, boot the
system, and enter the following command at the
the kickstart file):
linux ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg
Other options to start a kickstart installation are as follows:
ks=nfs: < server > :/ < path >
The installation program will look for the kickstart file on the NFS server <server>,
as file <path>. The installation program will use DHCP to configure the Ethernet
card. For example, if your NFS server is server.example.com and the kickstart
file is in the NFS share
ks=nfs:server.example.com:/mydir/ks.cfg
file is located
boot:
file is on
/mydir/ks.cfg
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on a boot diskette
prompt:
file is located on a vfat or ext2
ks.cfg
a boot CD-ROM
prompt (where
boot:
, the correct boot command would be
.
as described
prompt:
boot:
as described
is the name of
ks.cfg
in
in