We have not taken vnc out of the installer. I have not ever done a vnc install. In looking through TUV's installation manual, the only place it talks about doing vnc installs is with the IBM system-z. That's a bit odd actually, maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. Where in the installation manual is the instructions? Troy Andrew Elwell wrote: > Hi folks, > > I see from TUV's installation manual I should be able to launch a vnc > server as part of the install procedure. > > however I don't seem to get this working - perhaps because I force > text mode anyway? or is it disabled in the SL version of anaconda? > > I have (in the pxe config) > append initrd=initrd-sl-5x-i386 keymap=uk lang=en_GB ks=http://master.beowulf.cluster/alt/autokick.php > ksdevice=eth0 vnc > > > and in the generated kickstart config: > > install > url --url http://master.beowulf.cluster/linux/scientific/5x/i386 > network --device=eth0 --bootproto dhcp > lang en_GB.UTF-8 > langsupport --default en_GB.UTF-8 en_GB.UTF-8 > keyboard uk > mouse none > skipx > text > rootpw --iscrypted [REMOVED] > authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5 > timezone --utc Europe/London > bootloader --location=mbr > reboot > vnc > clearpart --initlabel --all --drives=hda > part /boot --fstype "ext3" --size=200 --ondisk=hda > part pv.4 --size=0 --grow --ondisk=hda > volgroup linuxvg pv.4 > logvol / --fstype "ext3" --size=1024 --grow --maxsize=4096 -- > name=rootlv --vgname=linuxvg > logvol swap --fstype swap --size=1024 --grow --maxsize=4096 -- > name=swaplv --vgname=linuxvg > logvol /opt --fstype "ext3" --size=1024 --grow --maxsize=4096 -- > name=optlv --vgname=linuxvg > logvol /var --fstype "ext3" --size=4096 --grow --maxsize=8192 -- > name=varlv --vgname=linuxvg > logvol /home --fstype "ext3" --size=1024 --name=homelv --vgname=linuxvg > logvol /tmp --fstype "ext3" --size=8000 --name=tmplv --vgname=linuxvg > > > I'm not doing the 'connect to listening client' voodoo - but I was > under the impression this would still work if I connect a client at > the right time on the right (unspecified!) port > > > If anyone has experience of this could they let me know? > > Many thanks > > Andrew > > > Andrew > -- > Andrew Elwell > [log in to unmask] > Tel: +44 141 330 6439 > Mob: +44 7952 922263 -- __________________________________________________ Troy Dawson [log in to unmask] (630)840-6468 Fermilab ComputingDivision/CSS CSI Group __________________________________________________