Auto Install for Mandrake Linux
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Table of Contents

Introduction

Summary

Copyrights, Trademarks, Credits

New Versions

New / Changes in this version

Installation Methods

Overview

Getting Started

Contents of the Install Diskette

Anatomy of the 'syslinux.cfg' File

General

Directives

Global Directives

Section Directives

'append' Parameters

General Parameters

Method Parameters

CD-ROM

Disk

NFS Network Services

FTP Network Services

HTTP Network Services

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

lang

manualFstab

miscellaneous

mkbootdisk

mouse

netc

nomouseprobe

partitioning

partitions

postInstall and postInstallNonRooted

printer

security

services

superuser

timezone

users

useSupermount

wacom

X

No X

Default X

Manual X

Multi-Head X

Replay Install

Advanced Features

Kernel 'append' Parameters

The 'auto_inst.cfg' File Location

Floppy Disk

Source Media

DHCP Server

Method 1

Method 2

Method 3

Method 4

Install Console Choices

Scratch Built Auto Install Diskette

Things to know before starting

Creating the Basic Auto Install Diskette

Examples

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

GNU Free Documentation License


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