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-====== Building E.F.A. ======+====== Building eFa ======
  
-If you cannot use one of the available VM images you can manually build E.F.A. your self using kickstart.+If you cannot use one of the available VM images you can manually build eFa your self using kickstart.
 Note that this is only for experienced users and should be avoided for normal usage unless you really have to. Note that this is only for experienced users and should be avoided for normal usage unless you really have to.
  
-**Warning: Building E.F.A. should only be done by users with extensive Linux knowledge.**+**Warning: Building eFa should only be done by users with extensive Linux knowledge.**
  
 ===== Requirements ===== ===== Requirements =====
-Kickstart is used to start the installation/build of E.F.A. which downloads all required components from git/e.f.a. and build the system. +Kickstart is used to start the installation/build of eFa which downloads all required components from git/e.f.a. and build the system. 
 You will need the following requirements: You will need the following requirements:
-  * Centos 6.x64 minimal boot cd: http://centos.mirrors.efa-project.org/6/isos/x86_64/CentOS-6.8-x86_64-minimal.iso+  * Centos 6.x64 minimal boot cd: http://mirror.seedvps.com/CentOS/6.9/isos/x86_64/CentOS-6.9-x86_64-minimal.iso
   * Atleast 30GB of harddrive space   * Atleast 30GB of harddrive space
   * Active DHCP server   * Active DHCP server
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 ===== Start building ===== ===== Start building =====
-  - bootup the system from the CentOS netinstall boot cd +bootup the system from the CentOS netinstall boot cd 
-  At the 'Welcome to CentOS (grub) screen press 'tab' to edit the boot line. {{wiki:build001.png}} +At the 'Welcome to CentOS (grub) screen press 'tab' to edit the boot line.  
-  append the following to the existing line: **ks=http://dl.efa-project.org/build/3.0.1.8/ks.cfg** Make sure you use the updated URL {{wiki:build003.png}} +\\ 
-  Press enter +{{wiki:build001.png}} 
-  The building will start, after a while you will see that the post installation-scripts are running, these might take a while! {{wiki:build004.png}} +\\ 
-  After a while the system will automatically reboot and will be ready. +append the following to the existing line: **ks=http://dl.efa-project.org/build/3/ks.cfg 
-  Make sure to dismount the CentOS CD when the installation is completed.+\\ 
 +{{wiki:build003.png}} 
 +\\ 
 +Press enter 
 +The building will start, after a while you will see that the post installation-scripts are running, these might take a while!  
 +\\ 
 +{{wiki:build004.png}} 
 +\\ 
 +After a while the system will automatically reboot and will be ready. 
 +Make sure to dismount the CentOS CD when the installation is completed.
  
 **Warning: Do not stop the installation when the post installation-scripts are running, this is the longest part of the installation and might take over a few hours!** **Warning: Do not stop the installation when the post installation-scripts are running, this is the longest part of the installation and might take over a few hours!**
- 
  
 If you want to see what is going on switch to another console screen and tail the /mnt/sysimage/var/log/EFA/build.log file. If you want to see what is going on switch to another console screen and tail the /mnt/sysimage/var/log/EFA/build.log file.
 +\\
 {{wiki:Build005.png}} {{wiki:Build005.png}}
 +\\
building_e.f.a.1487515216.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017/02/19 14:40 by spammy