I'm trying to create a SL303 install CD that will automatically do
something like "linux ks=http://noc/ks.cfg" at the initial "boot:"
prompt... here's my naive recipe...

 # mount and clone the disc1...
 mkdir /tmp/sl303.OLD /tmp/sl303.NEW
 mount -o loop SL.303.093004.i386.disc1.iso /tmp/sl303.OLD
 cd /tmp/sl303.OLD
 tar -cf - . | (cd /tmp/sl303.NEW; tar -xpf -)

 # change the isolinux.cfg...
 vi /tmp/sl303.NEW/isolinux/isolinux.cfg
 # ...add "ks=http://noc/ks.cfg" to the default (linux label) append line...

 # make the iso...
 VERSION=303.093004
 BOOTIMG=isolinux/isolinux.bin
 BOOTCAT=isolinux/boot.cat
 BOOTOPTS="-no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table"
 DEST=UW-HEP.SL.$VERSION.i386.disc1.iso
 mkisofs \
   -A "$VERSION DISC1" -V "$VERSION" -R -l -v -J \
   -x lost+found -c $BOOTCAT $BOOTOPTS \
   -b $BOOTIMG -o $DEST sl303.NEW

...but the resulting CD does not boot!  I'm executing mkisofs the
same was as the build script. [1]  Where am I going wrong??

steve 
- - - 
systems & network guy
high energy physics
university of wisconsin

 [1] ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/303/i386/SL/build/scripts/buildisoimages/subscripts/mkisoimage.disc1.sh