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This patch for anaconda-10.2.1.5 (Fedora Core 4) makes it possible to provide several kickstart files as parameter. For me this solves the described problem below. I hope this functionality can be included in some next release of anaconda. Thanks in advance for any comments, Niels de Vos Description of problem: The integrated kudzu in anaconda does not recognize my USB-CDROM as cdrom. Therefore it is not possible to use ks=cdrom as parameter on my custom prepared boot-CD for unattended installations. However some systems do have an IDE-CDROM which is detected correctly. To provide one CD with support for both devices, the attached patch is used. Giving the boot parameter "ks=cdrom,bd:scd0:/ks.cfg" is first trying the cdrom device, after a timeout (24 x 5 secs) the next ks-parameter is tried. The advantage of this is that there is no need to update the integrated kudzu for every new device. Even USB-sticks are supported this way. An extra timout (again 24 x 5 secs) is used for waiting for the requested ks-device. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 10.2.1.5 (Fedora Core 4) How reproducible: USB-CDROM not recognised: Teac CD-210PU
Created attachment 139334 [details] Kickstart fallback implementation
Created attachment 139362 [details] mount retry and timeout for usb devices (ks=hd:* and ks=bd:*)
Created attachment 141800 [details] Kickstart fallback implementation Fixes an error when using IDE-CDROM as kickstart-source without explicit filename (i.e. ks=cdrom,hd:sda1:/ks.cfg)
Adding FutureFeature keyword to RFE's.
Thanks for the patch. However, this isn't really something we are interested in adding at this time. If you provide an invalid kickstart URL, the loader will stop and prompt you to modify your provided location and will then use that to retry.
(In reply to comment #5) > Thanks for the patch. However, this isn't really something we are interested in > adding at this time. If you provide an invalid kickstart URL, the loader will > stop and prompt you to modify your provided location and will then use that to > retry. Hello Chris, thanks for your comments. However I'm looking for a solution which is able to install from a USB-Stick, on an other USB-drive. I was unable to do 100% automated installations over kickstart without this patch. Providing an other URL in the loader is not a real option as it breaks on headless and/or keyboardless systems.