Re: [Unattended-gui-users] Trying to use unattended-gui, running into issues

[Mario G. <mar...@te...>]

Hi Jeremy,

Am Donnerstag, den 24.07.2008, 13:27 -0400 schrieb Jeremy Fein:
> I have been using unattended-4.7 for a while now, but I need to switch
> to 64-bit and/or Vista installs. Therefore, I am trying to use
> unattended-gui with all of my stuff from unattended-4.7
>  
> Maybe I'm just being stupid, but I can't seem to even mount Z onto my
> server. I'm using the same configuration that I used for
> unattended-4.7 (a DHCP server with a windows file share). I use the
> option to configure Z and keep everything default, yet the window
> comes back up to configure Z. I hit "no" and it states that there is
> no Z and it drops to shell.

Did you use the kernel parameters?
http://unattended-gui.sourceforge.net/index.php?title=Bootcd:options

>  
> Also, I need to modify the boot disk's options. I want to completely
> get rid of that very first menu, since I need the installation to go
> completely automated with no human interaction except turning on the
> system. I also want to be able to select profiles based on MAC address
> (something I did in unattended-4.7, maybe it will integrate into
> unattended-gui when I get to that point). 

You can do this in different ways. You can use the WEB-GUI for the part
with the mac adresses. The documentation to modify the boot-cd is here:
http://unattended-gui.sourceforge.net/index.php?title=Bootcd:howto

>  
> Anyways, the point is that the documentation for this is very
> confusing, and having little experience I have no idea how to modify
> the boot disk at all for my needs or even get the thing started up.
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>  
> Thank you.


Feel free to ask, I am on the way so I can answer you only short today.

greetings mario