Bug 215212 - For (ks) cd/dvd initiated installs: eject disc before reboot.
Summary: For (ks) cd/dvd initiated installs: eject disc before reboot.
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 6
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Chris Lumens
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Reported: 2006-11-12 13:11 UTC by David Timms
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2006-11-14 18:21:25 UTC
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Description David Timms 2006-11-12 13:11:21 UTC
Description of problem:
After install, CD/DVD stays loaded, and hence reboot loads the installer again.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
fc6 boot.iso

Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot boot.iso
2. linux ks=ftp://... {may also happen with manual method and direct cd/dvd
install}.
3. when install completes, machine gets rebooted.
  
Actual results:
Since CD is in drawer, installer boot is run again.

Expected results:
On a notebook {and server notebook size} cd drive, ejecting the CD will leave it
ejected after the bios startup, so that the freshly installed operating system
starts.

Additional info:
This wouldn't help on a full size cd/dvd drive install because the bios ide
reset seems to pull the drawer back into the drive - and thus the machine would
then boot from the CD {if set to}.
This would be a little time saver, but wouldn't hurt other machines.

Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2006-11-13 15:19:51 UTC
Does reboot --eject work for you?

Comment 2 David Timms 2006-11-14 12:20:40 UTC
As suggested, added --eject to the reboot option of the kickstart.cfg:
#Reboot after installation

reboot --eject

This did indeed eject the cd just before the notebook was booted. The machine
then rebooted and started the freshly installed operating system :)

So this enhancement request is already available. The only thing is: where is
the doco. The most recent I could find is:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/s1-kickstart2-options.html

So where do documentation bugs/enhancements need to be notified ?

Comment 3 Chris Lumens 2006-11-14 18:21:25 UTC
/usr/share/doc/anaconda-*/kickstart-docs.txt has it on an installed system.  I'm
going to talk to the docs people to make sure it gets in for the RHEL5 dics. 
You wouldn't see this option in the RHEL4 docs anyway because it's newer than that.


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