In case I do have to reinstall, this would be a great opportunity to try the autoyast install feature. I have read a lot of pages on it, but I am still not clear where in the boot process you provide the xml file to the installer. You got a favorite link that might help??
I do that by specifying it on the kernel command line. This means either writing in either a syslinux pr pxelinux config file or in grub menu.lst or by manually entering it at a syslinux/isolinux/pxelinux/grub prompt. autoyast=url-or-path-to-file.xml There may be places that linuxrc (the very early script that runs immediately after the installer kernel loads) checks by default but I find it just as easy to specify an arbitrary file. Example from a bootable usb stick with the kernel and initrd form a minimal/net install iso, and very little else label auto_or1 kernel linux append showopts initrd=initrd install="http://host/path/to/oss" autoyast="http://host/path/to/or1.xml" Stupid email probably wraps that. it's only 3 lines and the last one starts "append=..." If I knew what drive letter the usb stick would receive after booting, I could put the xml file on the usb stick and use this instead: autoyast="device://sdi1/autoinst.xml" If it was /dev/sdi Maybe theres a uuid or guid or label way to do that so you can write something that will always work regardless which /dev/sd* the stick gets. You could type this in manually at the isolinux boot prompt from a stock install dvd instead of setting up an install repo mirror and and creating bootable usb thumb drives. You would still need at least a regular usb thumb drive or web server just as a place to put the xml file. autoinst.xml can be generated by installing the autoyast package on a working box and then in yast go to misc autoinstallation. You can clone the working box or write out a default reference one or you can use that yast module to build a custom one and write it. -- bkw -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org