Hi,
I tried this on a HPE BL460c blade server (boot.cfg is in directory EFI for me) and used the .ISO file via the HPE ILO remote console.
I could not change the initial file.
I solved it by adding this in the kickstart script. (see below)
I create a new inittab file instead of adding modules. (+sleep 10)
This is tested on 6.7U1, ISO, HPE virtual CD-ROM
I now only have to create an ISO with only the ks-script inside. (no need for making extras.tgz)
The only problem is that if you mistype an entry, the kickstart script see this as a wrong character (the backspace gets wrong interpreted).
This means you may not mistype anything during entering of the parameters?
Maybe someone know how to solve this?
Thanks anyway for the code!
###############################################################################
# Pre-installation section
###############################################################################
%pre --interpreter=busybox
#
# Change the inittab file by removing the techsupport.sh line and changing by another tty1
# We do this by creating a new inittab file
#
cp /etc/inittab /etc/inittab.ori
rm /etc/inittab
echo "::sysinit:/usr/lib/vmware/secureboot/bin/secureBoot.py" > /tmp/inittab
echo "::sysinit:/usr/lib/vmware/firstboot/bin/firstboot.py -e" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::sysinit:/usr/lib/vmware/rp/bin/configRP init" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "#" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::sysinit:/usr/lib/vmware/misc/bin/timeoutConsole.sh tty4 &" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::sysinit:/bin/init-launcher" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::wait:/usr/lib/vmware/firstboot/bin/firstboot.py ++group=host/vim/vmvisor/boot -l" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::wait:/bin/services.sh start" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::wait:/usr/lib/vmware/misc/bin/ucode_workarounds.py" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::wait:/bin/apply-host-profiles" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::wait:/usr/lib/vmware/secureboot/bin/secureBoot.py ++group=host/vim/vmvisor/boot -a" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::wait:/usr/lib/vmware/vmksummary/log-bootstop.sh boot" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::wait:/usr/lib/vmware/coredump/collect-coredump-at-boot.sh" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::wait:/bin/vmdumper -g 'Boot Successful'" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::wait:/usr/lib/vmware/misc/bin/killTimeoutConsole.sh" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::wait:/bin/sh ++min=0,group=host/vim/vimuser/terminal/shell /etc/rc.local" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::wait:/bin/esxcfg-init --set-boot-progress done" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::wait:/bin/vmware-autostart.sh start" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "#Following line has been commented out by skor and replaced for Kickstart" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "#tty1::respawn:/bin/initterm.sh tty1 /bin/techsupport.sh" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "tty1::respawn:/bin/initterm.sh tty1 /bin/sh" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "tty2::respawn:-/bin/initterm.sh tty2 /bin/dcuiweasel" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::restart:/bin/init" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::shutdown:/usr/lib/vmware/vmksummary/log-bootstop.sh stop" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::shutdown:/bin/shutdown.sh" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::shutdown:/usr/lib/vmware/random-seed/bin/storeRandomSeed.sh" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::shutdown:/bin/vmware-autostart.sh stop" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::shutdown:/bin/services.sh stop" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::shutdown:/bin/backup.sh 1" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "#This call sets up the next fast boot, but does not perform a reboot," >> /tmp/inittab
echo "#and must be called after backup.sh" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::shutdown:/usr/lib/vmware/loadesx/bin/loadESXShutdown.sh prepare" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "#No logging after this point" >> /tmp/inittab
echo "::shutdown:/usr/lib/vmware/vmsyslog/bin/shutdown.sh" >> /tmp/inittab
cp /tmp/inittab /etc/inittab
# Wait for techsupport to start
sleep 10
################################################################################
# Force init to re-read /etc/inittab
################################################################################
init_pid=`ps -c|grep '\/bin\/init'|awk '{ print $1 }'`
kill -1 ${init_pid}
################################################################################
# Kill /bin/techsupport.sh and associated getty process
################################################################################
techsupp_pid=`ps -c|grep '\/bin\/techsupport\.sh'|awk '{ print $1 }'`
kill -9 ${techsupp_pid}
getty_pid=`ps -c|grep 'getty.*tty1'|awk '{ print $1 }'`
kill -9 ${getty_pid}
###############################################################################
# Change to virtual terminal 2
###############################################################################
/usr/bin/chvt 1
###############################################################################
# Make sure keyboard comes with us
###############################################################################
exec < /dev/tty1 > /dev/tty1 2>&1
###############################################################################
# Clear screen
###############################################################################
clear
###############################################################################
# INSERT YOUR CODE HERE
###############################################################################
HOSTNAME=""
IPADDR=""
NETMASK=""
GATEWAY=""
DNS=""
#while [[ "$HOSTNAME" == "" ]] || [[ "${IPADDR}" == "" ]] || [[ "${NETMASK}" == "" ]] || [[ "${GATEWAY}" == "" ]] || [[ "${DNS}" == "" ]] ; do
echo
echo " *** Please enter the following details: *** "
echo
read -p "Hostname: " HOSTNAME
read -p "IP Address: " IPADDR
read -p "Netmask: " NETMASK
read -p "Gateway: " GATEWAY
read -p "DNS: " DNS
#done
echo "network --bootproto=static --addvmportgroup=0 --device=vmnic0 --ip=${IPADDR} --netmask=${NETMASK} --gateway=${GATEWAY} --nameserver=${DNS} --hostname=${HOSTNAME}" > /tmp/networkconfig
echo -e "Applying the following configuration: \n"
echo "Hostname = ${HOSTNAME}"
echo "IP Address = ${IPADDR}"
echo "Netmask = ${NETMASK}"
echo "Gateway = ${GATEWAY}"
echo -e "DNS = ${DNS}\n"
sleep 5
/usr/bin/chvt 2
