[RULE] MP3 Project: Kickstart & Syslinux.cfg

[Lloyd Thompson]

Hello I'm new to this list, and I am wondering to what extent RULE is similar to a normal Redhat CD. 

 

I am making an MP3 juke box kit for the car that runs on a PC connected to a ps/2 numeric keypad and an LCD Display. 

 

Part of my project is making an auto installer that comes on a CD, that when booted from, re-partitions and formats the drives and turns the computer into a dedicated system to run the software.

 

As I am new to C and Linux this is all fairly new, I have created a custom Red Hat CD (ISO) that runs a kick start script that performs the above, and have altered the Syslinux.cfg file such that once booted no user interaction is required. The problem I have is that the minimal install for RH8 is something silly like 450Mb, I would be more than happy if I could trim this down to something like 50Mb, which though large for a dedicated system is small compared to a large collection of MP3 song files.

 

So my questions:

 

- Does RULE have kick start?

- Can I still modify Syslinux.cfg so no user input is required at boot time for the whole install?

- What version of Red Hat is RULE based on?  I chose RH8 as it has good sound support (crucial for my project), and Kick start makes the install easy.

- What is the minimal install size? I do not require X support, just a console (must have sound support though!).

 

Regards,

 

Lloyd