Solved: Making anaconda prompt for network information during CD-based Kickstart

As some of us know, when doing a CD-based kickstart, anaconda will not 
prompt you for network information, even if you leave the network line 
blank, empty, etc.  After some digging, I came up with a solution.

First thing you need to do is modify the stage2.img on the CD.. 

copy stage2.img to /tmp

mkdir /mnt/img
mount -o loop /tmp/stage2.img /mnt/img
cd /mnt/img
tar cvf /tmp/stage2.tar .
cd /tmp
mkdir stage2
cd stage2
tar xvf /tmp/stage2.tar

now with your editor, open up /tmp/usr/lib/anaconda/kickstart.py

Look for the line:

dispatch.skipStep("network")

change it to :

#dispatch.skipStep("network")

save the file.

cd /tmp

run cramfs to generate the new stage2.img

mkcramfs stage2/ stage2.img


Now copy the stage2.img back into the directory tree you used to burn the 
CD.

Have fun.

James




James S. Martin, RHCE
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