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| (*) Automatic install
\----------------------
-This feature is used to replace redhat kickstart. I use the kernel
-parameter "automatic" with the following keywords:
+This feature is used to replace redhat kickstart. It uses the kernel
+parameter "automatic" with keywords separated with commas and colons, on
+the following genres:
-from list:
- method nfs, ftp, http, cdrom, disk
- network static, dhcp
- interface eth0, eth1, ..
+ automatic=method:nfs,network:static,ip:192.168.1.24,server:192.168.1.7,directory:/stable/i586
-giving (string) values:
- (static IP infos)
- ip
- dns
- gateway
- netmask
+ automatic=method:ftp,network:dhcp,server:ftp.ciril.fr,directory:/pub/linux/mandrake-devel/cooker
- (2nd step network config)
- hostname
- domain
+ automatic=method:ftp,interface:eth1,network:dhcp,...
- (3rd step nfs, ftp, http installs)
- server
- directory
+ automatic=method:ftp,network:adsl,adsluser:XXX,adslpass:XXX,...
- (3rd step ftp only)
- user
- pass
+ automatic=method:cdrom
- (2nd step disk install)
- disk
+ automatic=method:disk,disk:hdb,partition:hdb7
- (3rd step disk install)
- partition
- (4th step disk install)
- directory
+The keywords correspond to each "virtual" question answered automatically,
+either from a list or from a free field.
-Keywords must be passed with commas and colons, that is for example:
+Keywords are:
+
+
+`method' <- (nfs,ftp,http,cdrom,disk)
+
+if nfs/ftp/http:
+
+ `network' <- (static,dhcp,adsl)
+
+ if multiple interfaces detected:
+
+ `interface' <- (list-of-detected-interfaces)
+
+ fi
+
+ if static:
+
+ `ip', `dns', `gateway', `netmask' (free fields)
+
+ elsif adsl:
+
+ `adsluser', `adslpass' (free field)
+
+ fi
+
+ if resolving fails:
+
+ `hostname', `domain' (free fields)
+
+ fi
+
+ `server', `directory' (free fields)
+
+ if ftp:
+
+ `user', `pass' (free fields)
+
+ fi
+
+fi
+
+if disk:
+
+ `disk' <- (list-of-detected-disks)
+
+ `partition' <- (list-of-detected-partitions)
+
+ `directory' (free fields)
+
+fi
+
- automatic=method:nfs,network:static,ip:192.168.1.24,server:192.168.1.7,directory:/stable/i586