[2919] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: Things still to do for gb-athena
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Thu Aug 24 14:55:12 2000
To: Greg Hudson <ghudson@MIT.EDU>
Cc: Sam Hartman <hartmans@MIT.EDU>, linux-dev@MIT.EDU
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: 24 Aug 2000 14:54:45 -0400
In-Reply-To: Greg Hudson's message of "Thu, 24 Aug 2000 10:31:08 -0400"
One of the nice features of a hacked Installer is that we can simplify
the process of installation of RedHat itself. Right now someone has
to go through the process of installing RedHat, and then go install
the right Layered packages. For a relatively naive user, the
installation of RedHat can be challenging -- there are too many
options. Unfortunately the Linux-Athena install only works on
cluster-config workstations.
What we want is a generalized installation that works with ANY machine
that RedHat supports, but all the user needs to do is identify the
hardware (if RH cannot detect it) and enter IP address.
-derek
Greg Hudson <ghudson@MIT.EDU> writes:
> So, I have a question, though it might be a bit late: the Red Hat
> installer is kind of a beast, and keeping a modified version of it
> around strikes me as a maintenance hassle. Wouldn't it be easier to
> write an athenization script intended to be run on a newly-installed
> vanilla Red Hat machine?
--
Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
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