On 10/14/2011 08:00 PM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:51 PM, ~Stack~ <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I am attempting to build a group of systems that boot off of PXE and
>> auto-install with a kickstart file. I previously used a bundled package
>> that for certain reasons is no longer applicable to the new system. So I
>> am learning a lot about what happened behind the scenes of the bundled
>> package.
>>
>> This particular stumbling block is: I have a mixed environment of 32bit
>> and 64bit machines. I would like for the kickstart menu to auto-pick
>> 32bit or 64bit. Is this possible?
> 
> Yes, but it's really *sneaky*. You have to build an OS image, usually
> a tarball. %pre scripting sets up your fileysstems, you don't actually
> install *anything* with the normal install procedures, and you can run
> %post or %post --nochroot scripts to implant details of the hardware
> and especially network configuration.
> 
> I did this on over 10,000 Linux servers in one month, along with tools
> that played 3-card monty to bundle thee relevant configuration files
> from old systems to new system. It  was the *fastest* OS installer
> I've ever seen, in industry or personal use.
> 

Would it be possible for you to give a few more details on how you did
this? I think I understand what you are saying but I am a ways off from
doing it. If I understand, the %pre setups up the environment, detects
the hardware, and then modifies the installer for the proper ARCH. Right?

I am having numerous PXE issues crop up and while I am solving most of
them just by searching the net, a few still elude me.

I do appreciate all the help I am getting.

~Stack~