Archive for March, 2008
Here’s a nice tip on how to install Linux over the network (in this case a http / webserver), from a kickstart file Put this in the /ks.cfg file on your bootable CD: [php] title Remote Install root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz_remote ks=http://<domain>/<path_to_file>/<kickstart_config> vnc vncconnect=<observing_ip> initrd /initrd_remote.img # Barebones demo remote kickstart configuration # install network [...]
I was looking for a way to make my own CentOS 5.1 CD’s with various selected packages, some which are normally located on the other CD’s and not on the first CD. For what I need, I want to keep it simple, just use one CD to install the packages I need for a minimal [...]
For some odd reason my code high lighter isn’t working anymore So now all my posts look ugly, and I need to figure out why….. Share and Enjoy:
I often want to modify the contents of a Linux CD, and then I need to recreate the ISO image before I can use it on another PC. One such example is to make a "vanilla" install of CentOS Linux for cPanel. cPanel and most other control panels don’t want / need all the extra [...]
It’s been quite some time since I have last blogged (hey, this word doesn’t exist in the dictionary, is it a valid verb?) so I better post some stuff on my blog again. Things have been hectic at work. I have quite a few web development projects to complete, and also a new Dedicated Server [...]
I found a site with a quick overview on how to create Logical Volume’s (otherwise known as LVM) on a Linux partition. Here’s the link Share and Enjoy:
I was looking for a way to get notifications when servers start up or shutdown. Since a server normally doesn’t have a monitor connected. Using a chime / tone could be very effective, but since servers normally don’t have external speakers, the internal speaker would need to be used. It is there already, and generally [...]
I’m busy writing a kickstart file to be used on and automated installation of CentOS Linux on my servers. I basically need a vanilla installation for cPanel, and 90% of the options I choose will always stay the same, like the language / country / time zone / packages / etc. The only things that [...]
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