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diff --git a/docs/README b/docs/README index d35508e66..f35b3c49f 100644 --- a/docs/README +++ b/docs/README @@ -267,6 +267,43 @@ then, on another computer: % DISPLAY=test_machine:0 xwd -root | convert - screenshot.png ******************************************************************************** +* Auto install ***************************************************************** +******************************************************************************** +A powerful auto-install system is available. It allows performing +an install without any human interaction. + +To feed automatic parameters to the stage1 part (the textmode +part - might not be necessary for you if you plan to do +cdrom-based auto-installs, but mostly highly needed when doing +network installs), please refer to ../mdk-stage1/doc/TECH-INFOS. + +About the stage2 part (the actual installer, at the time you're +(usually) running in graphical mode), please refer to the nice +documentation written by David Eastcott. Either install the +package "drakx-autoinstall-doc" from contrib, or browse: + +http://members.shaw.ca/mandrake/drakx/9.0/HTML/ + +The previous document will explain you how to setup the contents +of the auto_inst.cfg file. Note that you have 3 alternatives for +providing this file: +- from a floppy disk; use "kickstart=floppy" as kernel parameter, + as explained in the document +- from the installation volume itself; put the file in the + "Mandrake/base" directory of the installation volume; use + "kickstart" only, or "kickstart=filename" to specify another + filename than auto_inst.cfg +- specified by the network; setup your DHCP server to provide the + "bootfile" parameter, this file will be used as the + "auto_inst.cfg" file, in the case you also provide the + "netauto" boot parameter + +In any case, if the specified file ends with -IP or -IP.pl, IP +will be substituted by the IP address of the machine, when doing +a network install. Might be useful so that you can control all +your auto installs from your server. + +******************************************************************************** * Miscellaneous **************************************************************** ******************************************************************************** > o Media access methods: nfs, ftp, http, hd, cdrom |