[mdlug] CentOS net install

[Mat Enders]

The way the net install works is that it boots to an ncurses environment then after you provide the source. I am using a CentOS 6.2 mirror. Then after the image is downloaded the graphical installation starts. I complete the install the way I would regularly and then it wants to reboot. After reboot however it drops into a command prompt login instead fo the first boot scenrio I am used to. 
Mat Enders from my BlackBerry®

-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org>
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Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 21:59:07 
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Subject: Re: [mdlug] CentOS net install

On Prickle-Prickle, the 51st of Discord, 3178 , Mat Enders said:
> I am trying to do a CentOS net install and I am not getting the
> expected results.  Normally upon first boot after completing an
> install of CentOS you still have more to do like setting up your
> user. I am however being dropped into a command prompt login. Does
> anyone have any ideas.  

What version of CentOS?  5?  6?

Did you perform the minimal install?  Typically, the interactive setup
is run by the 'firstboot' service, but if it wasn't installed (nor any
of the dependencies it requires, like X), you won't get the interface
you're familiar with.

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Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org>
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