Enterprise Linux: Oracle Linux 6.3 without UEK

kickstart file

An example ks.cfg content

# Install OS instead of upgrade

install

# Use CDROM installation media

cdrom

# Use text mode install

text

lang en_US.UTF-8

keyboard us

# Do not configure the X Window System

skipx

network --onboot yes --device eth0 --bootproto dhcp --noipv6

rootpw --iscrypted $1$PNv3UQZ4$gG61y7oaw8JCUhlzH.k1X0

firewall --disabled

authconfig --enableshadow --passalgo=sha512

selinux --disabled

timezone --utc America/New_York

bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=sda --append="crashkernel=auto rhgb quiet"

%packages

Oracle Linux 6.3 kickstart installation 

Type in after vmlinux initrd=initrd.img ks=http://<http_server>/ks.cfg

Configure kernel to Red Hat compatible Kernel 2.6.32-279

After reboot, switch Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 [kernel-uek-2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek] Installed and booted by default to Red Hat compatible Kernel [kernel-2.6.32-279.el6]

cat /etc/grub.conf
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root
#          initrd /initrd-[generic-]version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
#title Oracle Linux Server-uek (2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64)
#       root (hd0,0)
#       kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64 ro root=/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root rd_NO_LUKS LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rd_NO_MD rd_LVM_LV=VolGroup/lv_swap SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 rd_LVM_LV=VolGroup/lv_root  KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us  rhgb quiet rd_NO_DM rhgb quiet
#       initrd /initramfs-2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64.img
title Oracle Linux Server (2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64 ro root=/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root rd_NO_LUKS LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rd_NO_MD rd_LVM_LV=VolGroup/lv_swap SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 rd_LVM_LV=VolGroup/lv_root  KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us crashkernel=auto rhgb quiet rd_NO_DM rhgb quiet
        initrd /initramfs-2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64.img
cat /etc/sysconfig/kernel
# UPDATEDEFAULT specifies if new-kernel-pkg should make
# new kernels the default
UPDATEDEFAULT=yes

# DEFAULTKERNEL specifies the default kernel package type
#DEFAULTKERNEL=kernel-uek
DEFAULTKERNEL=kernel

/etc/yum.repos.d/public-yum-ol6.repo

[ol6_u3_base]
name=Oracle Linux $releasever Update 3 installation media copy ($basearch)
baseurl=http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL6/3/base/$basearch/
gpgkey=http://public-yum.oracle.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-oracle-ol6
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1