Changeset 71018 in vbox

Timestamp:

Feb 14, 2018 6:42:52 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

Message:

Main,Installer: Made unattended installation work for rhel3 and friends.

Location:

trunk/src/VBox

Files:

• Installer/Config.kmk (modified) (1 diff)
• Main/UnattendedTemplates/Makefile.kmk (modified) (1 diff)
• Main/UnattendedTemplates/rhel3_ks.cfg (copied) (copied from trunk/src/VBox/Main/UnattendedTemplates/rhel4_ks.cfg ) (5 diffs)
• Main/include/UnattendedInstaller.h (modified) (2 diffs)
• Main/src-server/UnattendedInstaller.cpp (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/src/VBox/Installer/Config.kmk

@@ -63 +63 @@
         fedora_ks.cfg \
         ol_ks.cfg \
+        rhel3_ks.cfg \
+        rhel4_ks.cfg \
+        rhel5_ks.cfg \
         redhat67_ks.cfg \
-        rhel5_ks.cfg \
-        rhel4_ks.cfg \
         win_nt5_unattended.sif \
         win_nt6_unattended.xml \

trunk/src/VBox/Main/UnattendedTemplates/Makefile.kmk

@@ -29 +29 @@
         debian_preseed.cfg \
         ubuntu_preseed.cfg \
+        rhel3_ks.cfg \
+        rhel4_ks.cfg \
+        rhel5_ks.cfg \
         redhat67_ks.cfg \
-        rhel5_ks.cfg \
-        rhel4_ks.cfg \
         ol_ks.cfg \
         fedora_ks.cfg \

trunk/src/VBox/Main/UnattendedTemplates/rhel3_ks.cfg

@@ -1 @@
-# Template for RHEL5 and derivatives.
-#platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T
-#version=DEVEL
+#
+# Template for RHEL3 and derivatives.
+#
+# Note! RHEL3 kickstart typically just hangs if it finds something it doesn't like.
+#       So, all changes to this file must be tested!
+#
+# N.B! AHCI is not supported by RHEL3
+#
+
+# Use text mode install
+text
+
+# Install OS instead of upgrade
+install
+
+# System language
+lang @@VBOX_INSERT_LOCALE@@.UTF-8
+
+# rhel4+rhel3 needs:
+langsupport --default @@VBOX_INSERT_LOCALE@@.UTF-8 @@VBOX_INSERT_LOCALE@@.UTF-8
+
+# Use CDROM installation media
+cdrom
+
+# System authorization information (rhel5: no --passalgo=sha512)
+#auth  --useshadow
+authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5
+
+# Root password (rhel5 not --plaintext groks)
+rootpw @@VBOX_INSERT_ROOT_PASSWORD_SH@@
+
+# Network information
+# rhel3: doesn't like --onboot=on.
+network  --bootproto=dhcp --device=eth0 --hostname=@@VBOX_INSERT_HOSTNAME_FQDN_SH@@
 
 # Firewall configuration
 firewall --disabled
 
-# Install OS instead of upgrade
-install
-
-# Use CDROM installation media
-cdrom
-
-# Root password (rhel5 not --plaintext groks)
-rootpw @@VBOX_INSERT_ROOT_PASSWORD_SH@@
-
-# System authorization information (rhel5: no --passalgo=sha512)
-auth  --useshadow
-
-# Use text mode install
-text
-
 # System keyboard
 keyboard us
 
-# System language
-lang @@VBOX_INSERT_LOCALE@@
-# rhel4 needs:
-langsupport --default=@@VBOX_INSERT_LOCALE@@.UTF-8 @@VBOX_INSERT_LOCALE@@.UTF-8
-
+# rhel3 wants mouse config.
+mouse genericwheelps/2 --device psaux
 
 # SELinux configuration
-selinux --enforcing
+# rhel3: disable selinux
+# selinux --enforcing
 
 # Installation logging level
@@ -38 +52 @@
 # System timezone
 timezone@@VBOX_COND_IS_RTC_USING_UTC@@ --utc@@VBOX_COND_END@@ @@VBOX_INSERT_TIME_ZONE_UX@@
-
-# Network information
-network  --bootproto=dhcp --device=eth0 --onboot=on --hostname=@@VBOX_INSERT_HOSTNAME_FQDN_SH@@
 
 # System bootloader configuration
@@ -62 +73 @@
 # Packages.  We currently ignore missing packages/groups here to keep things simpler.
 %packages --ignoremissing
+grub
+kernel
 @ base
 @ core
@@ -84 +97 @@
 
 # Prepare building the additions kernel module, try get what we can from the cdrom as it may be impossible
-# to install anything from the post script:
+# to install anything from the post script (rhel3 seems to need kernel-sources):
+kernel-source
 kernel-headers
 kernel-devel
@@ -110 +124 @@
 # rhel5: There is not /bin/bash, so use /bin/sh
 # rhel5: There is no /dev/cdrom, so try use /dev/hdc and /dev/sdb.
-%post --nochroot --log=/mnt/sysimage/root/ks-post.log
-df -h 1>&2
+# rhel3: no --log option
+%post --nochroot
+df -h
 cp /tmp/vboxcdrom/vboxpostinstall.sh /mnt/sysimage/root/vboxpostinstall.sh
 chmod a+x /mnt/sysimage/root/vboxpostinstall.sh

trunk/src/VBox/Main/include/UnattendedInstaller.h

@@ -528 +528 @@
 
 /**
- * RHEL 5 installer (same as RHEL 6 & 7, except for the kickstart template).
+ * RHEL 4 installer (same as RHEL 6 & 7, except for the kickstart template).
  */
 class UnattendedRhel4Installer : public UnattendedRhel6And7Installer
@@ -535 +535 @@
     UnattendedRhel4Installer(Unattended *pParent) : UnattendedRhel6And7Installer(pParent, "rhel4_ks.cfg") {}
     ~UnattendedRhel4Installer() {}
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * RHEL 3 installer (same as RHEL 6 & 7, except for the kickstart template).
+ */
+class UnattendedRhel3Installer : public UnattendedRhel6And7Installer
+{
+public:
+    UnattendedRhel3Installer(Unattended *pParent) : UnattendedRhel6And7Installer(pParent, "rhel3_ks.cfg") {}
+    ~UnattendedRhel3Installer() {}
 };
 

trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-server/UnattendedInstaller.cpp

@@ -81 +81 @@
             else if (RTStrVersionCompare(strDetectedOSVersion.c_str(), "4") >= 0)
                 pUinstaller = new UnattendedRhel4Installer(pParent);
+            else if (RTStrVersionCompare(strDetectedOSVersion.c_str(), "3") >= 0)
+                pUinstaller = new UnattendedRhel3Installer(pParent);
             else
                 pUinstaller = new UnattendedRhel6And7Installer(pParent);