Thanks, that helps a lot. I couldn't figure out if something wasn't working much
less how to fix it. This would also explain why I had to modify the base.cfg in order to
get the livecd to even build.
I've been using the iso generated by "cobbler buildiso" and that does work
but I was hoping for an option that wasn't quite so static. Since I don't have
access to the DHCP servers, I figured that the livecd would be a good option. The wiki
page I found did mention that buildiso was an easier option, but that the livecd was more
flexible (
https://fedorahosted.org/cobbler/wiki/CobblerLiveCd)
Out of curiosity, is the livecd an idea that has pretty much been depreciated and will be
going away or might it come back if the issues with grubby are resolved?
Would the livecd work with F8 and older livecd files from git or have there been other
changes to cobbler which would prevent the livecd from working?
Thanks,
Tim
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[mailto:cobbler-bounces@lists.fedorahosted.org] On Behalf Of Michael DeHaan
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Subject: Re: Cobbler LiveCD question
Flink, Timothy wrote:
I'm new to cobbler and I am trying to get the LiveCD working as I
am not able to change the dhcp server. I apologize if there are docs about this, but I
wasn't able to find them.
What is procedure for starting an install using the LiveCD?
I have been able to build the iso and when I try booting from the iso in vmware, I get a
login prompt for FC9. From there, I can log in as root/cobbler but have no idea what to do
after that.
Thanks,
Tim
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The live CD itself is not something the Wiki or manpages advertises
anymore, if it does -- let me know, I need to edit them.
Ultimately I liked the live CD because it was effectively a PXE
simulator, but it had two problems:
(A) a newer version of grubby caused one of the less-well-documented
flags we were using to stop working
(B) it was too hard for many folks to build.
As a result, we made something much simpler, which builds much faster,
and does not require livecd builds.
This is "cobbler buildiso" (see "cobbler buildiso --help" for
details).
It covers /most/ functionality of the live CD and effectively presents
the same menu you'd get when PXE'ing without a MAC address in Cobbler --
the cobbler boot menu.
(FWIW, with the livecd, it's probably done ... root/cobbler should get
you a login, and "reboot" is probably missing at the end of the template
-- that all being said, the problems with grubby mean that on /most/
platforms, it doesn't work anymore, and folks should just use "cobbler
buildiso" -- the only real functionality lost is being able to sign a
system to boot to a specific profile, as with PXE -- though it is
possible to include system records in the PXE menus using the buildiso
command).
Hope that helps?
--Michael
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