The kickstart install fails when attempting to install mouse. I have tried using a generic two button mouse instead of a Microsoft mouse, but the install program continually fails when attempting to install the Microsoft mouse with the emulthree option. I have used the latest patch for the boot disk from the Redhat site along with the update disk. I am now able to install GNOME workstation using the gui, but am unable to install using kickstart.
Test lab - please verify if this is realted to an earlier 6.2 bug report about kickstart/mouse detection please.
Yes. This is related to the earlier 6.2 bug report about kickstart/mouse detection. I am using the disk images provided by Redhat (Bug ID RHBA-2000:015-01). The kickstart file being used is: ### ### Language lang en ### Netowrk protocol network --bootproto static --ip 100.100.0.2 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway 100.100.0.25 --nameserver 100.100.0.10 ### The installation source cdrom ### Use Intel 10/100 EtherExpress ethernet Card device ethernet eepro100 ### Keyboard definition keyboard us ### Re-write the master boot record zerombr yes ### Repartition the hard drive clearpart --all ### Create swap partition -- this will go on a logical partition part swap --size 200 ### Root partition - 500M part / --size 500 ### INTV AND APPL directory part /usr --size 3000 --grow ### Use MicroSoft compatible mouse mouse --kickstart microsoft --device ttyS1 ### Install or Upgrade install ### Select timezone timezone --utc US/Central ### Use standard VGA 16 xconfig --server XF86_VGA16 #### Root password rootpw INTVPASS #### Use shadow passwording auth --useshadow ### Install Lilo at the master boot record lilo --location mbr ### Packages %packages @ Base @ X Window System @ Gnome Workstation @ Web Server @ Networked Workstation
If you leave the '--kickstart' off of the mouse config line in your kickstart file does it work?
When I removed the --kickstart off the mouse line from the ks.cfg, then I got the following error: Traceback (innermost last): File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 45, in ? ['gui', 'text', 'reconfig', 'test', debug' File "/usr/lib/anaconda/isys.py", line 198, in getopt return apply(_isys.getopt, args) Type error: bad argument --kickstart:missing argument. When I put the --kickstart back in the mouse line in ks.cfg I got the original error again.
Try replacing the line for the mouse in the kickstart file with "mouse generic3ps/2" and see if that works. Also, you might try just "mouse". It should probe the mouse to find out what type it is.
hmmm ... I am unable to reproduce your traceback ... :( I used a ks file based on your above file, with the --kickstart option removed from the mouse config line: lang en_US network --bootproto dhcp cdrom device ethernet eepro100 keyboard us zerombr yes clearpart --all part swap --size 200 part / --size 500 part /usr --size 3000 --grow #mouse --kickstart microsoft --device ttyS1 mouse microsoft --device ttyS1 install timezone --utc US/Central xconfig --server XF86_VGA16 rootpw foobarbazandbooie auth --useshadow lilo --location mbr %packages @ Base @ X Window System This install completes properly, and X is properly configured wrt to the mouse post-install ... does my slightly stripped down version work for you ...?