Ah, well, my recipe below did work just now.  I must not have
followed it exactly the first time!

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

 > ---- Original Message ----
 > From: rader
 > 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/scri
 > pts/buildisoimages/subscripts/mkisoimage.disc1.sh