Auto Install for Mandrakelinux
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Introduction

Summary

Copyrights, Trademarks, Credits

Conventions Used in this Document

New Versions

New / Changes in this Version

Installation Methods

Overview

Getting Started

Installation Mediums

Contents of the Install Diskette

Contents of the HD_Grub Boot Diskette

Contents of the Boot CD-ROM and Diskette

Anatomy of the Boot Loader Configuration Files

General

Directives

Global Directives

Global Directives for syslinux / isolinux

Global Directives for grub

Section Directives

Section Directives for syslinux / isolinux

Section Directives for grub

Stage 1 Parameters

General Parameters

General Paramters for syslinux / isolinux

General Parameters for grub

Method Parameters

CD-ROM

Disk

NFS Network Services

FTP Network Services

HTTP Network Services

DHCP Notes

Method Parameter Aliases

Anatomy of the 'auto_inst.cfg' File

Options Summary

authentication

autoExitInstall

autologin

bootloader

LILO / GRUB

YABOOT

compssListLevel

compssUsersChoice

default_packages

desktop

excludedocs

interactive

interactiveSteps

intf

isUpgrade

keyboard

locale

manualFstab

miscellaneous

mkbootdisk

mouse

netc

nomouseprobe

partitioning

partitions

postInstall and postInstallNonRooted

printer

security

security_user

services

superuser

timezone

users

useSupermount

X

No X

Default X

Manual X

Multi-Head X

Replay Install

Replay Steps

Steps vs Options

Advanced Features

Kernel 'append' Parameters

The 'auto_inst.cfg' File Location

Floppy Disk

Source Media

IP-based File Naming

DHCP Server

Method 1

Method 2

Method 3

Method 4

Method 5

Install Console Choices

Scratch Built Auto Install Diskette

Things to know before starting

Creating Your Boot Media

Basic Auto Install Diskette

Grub Auto Install Diskette

Network Auto Install Diskette Set

Boot CD-ROM and Auto Install Diskette

Example 'auto_inst.cfg' File

Creating an Updated Installation CD Set

Creating a Mastering File Set

Updating the Master File Set

Creating New ISO Images

Advanced and Less Error Prone Approaches

Alternate for Creating the Initial Image

A Script Based Updater

Alternate for Creating an Updated CD Set

Setting up a Simple NFS Server

Network and Connection Examples

Single Interface Connections to a LAN or Internet

Multiple Interface Connections

Problems and Issues

General Issues

Community Release Issues

Final Release Issues

Cooker Issues

GNU Free Documentation License


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