Package: di-netboot-assistant Version: 0.38a Severity: wishlist There seems to be no way to elegantly handle serial console clients. In the past, one already had to copy e.g. daily/i386/pxelinux.cfg/default to the UUID-specific file of a client, thereby hardcoding daily/i386 for this client and forgoing the possibility of chosing via the menu. One also had to manually add the "serial" and "console" parameters to this file, and change the reference to menu.cfg to serial.cfg, which often also required changes when e.g. ttyS1 was to be used, or vga=778 just did not work.
Now it seems that serial.cfg is no longer provided at all.
It would be really great if di-netboot-install went one of the
following ways instead:
1. a DHCP option flags a given client as having a serial console,
causing the menu to be displayed on the specified serial
console, as well as the kernel parameters set accordingly;
2. the boot: prompt appears on both, console and serial console,
and if <enter> is received on the serial console, then that's
where stuff continues, else a normal install happens.
3. displaying the menu on both consoles and letting the user
select "serial" if appropriate.
Thanks for your consideration.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.0
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_NZ, LC_CTYPE=en_NZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages di-netboot-assistant depends on:
ii curl 7.38.0-4
ii wget 1.16-3
Versions of packages di-netboot-assistant recommends:
ii atftpd 0.7.git20120829-1
Versions of packages di-netboot-assistant suggests:
pn dhcp3-server | udhcpd | dnsmasq <none>
pn elilo <none>
ii syslinux 3:6.03+dfsg-5
ii vim-addon-manager 0.5.3
-- Configuration Files:
/etc/di-netboot-assistant/di-netboot-assistant.conf changed:
TFTP_ROOT=/srv/tftp
MIRROR_REGEXPS="s=://ftp.debian.org/=://ftp.stw-bonn.de/=
s=://ftp.ubuntu.com/=://ftp.hawo.stw.uni-erlangen.de/="
umask 0002
/etc/di-netboot-assistant/di-sources.list changed:
stable amd64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/stable/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
stable i386
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/stable/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
stable ia64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/stable/main/installer-ia64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
stable sparc
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/stable/main/installer-sparc/current/images/
netboot/boot.img
stable-gtk amd64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/stable/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
stable-gtk i386
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/stable/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
wheezy amd64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/wheezy/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
wheezy i386
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/wheezy/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
wheezy ia64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/wheezy/main/installer-ia64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
wheezy sparc
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/wheezy/main/installer-sparc/current/images/
netboot/boot.img
wheezy-gtk amd64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/wheezy/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
wheezy-gtk i386
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/wheezy/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
oldstable amd64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/oldstable/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
oldstable i386
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/oldstable/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
oldstable ia64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/oldstable/main/installer-ia64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
oldstable sparc
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/oldstable/main/installer-sparc/current/images/
netboot/boot.img
oldstable-gtk amd64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/oldstable/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
oldstable-gtk i386
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/oldstable/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
squeeze amd64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/squeeze/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
squeeze i386
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/squeeze/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
squeeze ia64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/squeeze/main/installer-ia64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
squeeze sparc
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/squeeze/main/installer-sparc/current/images/
netboot/boot.img
squeeze-gtk amd64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/squeeze/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
squeeze-gtk i386
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/squeeze/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
testing amd64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/testing/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
testing i386
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
testing ia64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/testing/main/installer-ia64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
testing sparc
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/testing/main/installer-sparc/current/images/
netboot/boot.img
testing-gtk amd64
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/testing/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
testing-gtk i386
http://ftp.debian.org/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
daily alpha http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/alpha/daily/ netboot/boot.img
daily amd64 http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/amd64/daily/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
daily hppa http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/hppa/daily/
netboot/2.6/boot.img
daily i386 http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/i386/daily/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
daily ia64 http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/ia64/daily/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
daily sparc http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/sparc/daily/ netboot/boot.img
daily-gtk amd64 http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/amd64/daily/
netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
daily-gtk i386 http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/i386/daily/
netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
lenny alpha
http://archive.debian.org/dists/lenny/main/installer-alpha/current/images/
netboot/boot.img
lenny amd64
http://archive.debian.org/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
lenny hppa
http://archive.debian.org/dists/lenny/main/installer-hppa/current/images/
netboot/2.6/boot.img
lenny i386
http://archive.debian.org/dists/lenny/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
lenny ia64
http://archive.debian.org/dists/lenny/main/installer-ia64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
lenny sparc
http://archive.debian.org/dists/lenny/main/installer-sparc/current/images/
netboot/boot.img
lenny-gtk amd64
http://archive.debian.org/dists/lenny/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
lenny-gtk i386
http://archive.debian.org/dists/lenny/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/gtk/netboot.tar.gz
hardy i386
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
hardy amd64
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
lucid i386
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
lucid amd64
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
precise i386
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
precise amd64
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
trusty i386
http://ftp.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
trusty amd64
http://ftp.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
utopic i386
http://ftp.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
utopic amd64
http://ftp.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
saucy i386
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/saucy/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
saucy amd64
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/saucy/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
raring i386
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
raring amd64
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
quantal i386
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
quantal amd64
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
oneiric i386
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/installer-i386/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
oneiric amd64
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/installer-amd64/current/images/
netboot/netboot.tar.gz
-- debconf-show failed
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