Package: netcfg Version: 1.108 using "d-i netcfg/hostname string foobar" in preseed file still makes the installer to ask user for hostname. or when using kernel option priority=critcal hostname is silently set to "noname".
info from: https://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/example-preseed.txt using debian wheezy 7.6.0 netinst: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.6.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-7.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso adding to default boot opionts: auto=true url=http://my.domain/my.preseed.file -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
