Kickstart should allow passing the config in from a CDROM other than the main media
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Description
Right now, we can only mount kickstart files via http or by putting them into the install media.
For use with packer running in a docker container to build a photon image, it would be very helpful to allow passing a secondary cdrom or floppy that contains just the kickstart files.
Something like allowing passing the cdrom device would fix this issue:
vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img root=/dev/ram0 loglevel=3 ks=cdrom:sr1:/http/photon-kickstart.json photon.media=cdrom
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Research direction
Start by tracing the existing handling of the ks=cdrom boot argument and how install media devices are selected. Verify the behavior with a secondary CD-ROM or floppy containing only the kickstart files, and confirm that the Photon image build can load that configuration without placing it on the main media.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, docker, linux
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100