On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 4:32 AM, Tom H <tomh0...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Tom H <tomh0...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 8:04 PM, keshav prabhakar <kes...@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Also 1483 seems like a very small preseed file. >>> >>> It is. >>> # ls -l preseed_Debian-6.0.7.cfg >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1488 Mar 8 14:00 preseed_Debian-6.0.7.cfg >>> # more preseed_Debian-6.0.7.cfg >>> #d-i netcfg/dhcp_timeout string 60 >>> #d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US >>> #d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us >>> #d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us >>> #d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth0 >>> #d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string x.x.x.x >>> #d-i netcfg/get_hostname string myhostname >>> #d-i netcfg/get_domain string mydomain >>> #d-i netcfg/get_hostname seen true >>> #d-i netcfg/get_domain seen true >>> #d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string y.y.y.y >>> #d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.x.x.x >>> #d-i netcfg/get_gateway string z.z.z.z >>> #d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true >>> d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string >>> #d-i mirror/country string US >>> d-i mirror/protocol string http >>> d-i mirror/http/hostname string 192.168.1.12 >>> d-i mirror/http/directory string /Debian-6.0.7-amd64/debian/ >>> d-i passwd/make-user boolean false >>> d-i passwd/root-password password pppp >>> d-i passwd/root-password-again password pppp >>> d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true >>> d-i time/zone string US/Eastern >>> d-i clock-setup/ntp boolean true >>> d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/sda >>> d-i partman-auto/method string lvm >>> d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true >>> d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true >>> d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select home >>> d-i base-installer/kernel/linux/initramfs-generators string initramfs-tools >>> d-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux-image-2.6-486 >>> d-i debian-installer/allow_unauthenticated boolean true >>> d-i finish-install/keep-consoles boolean true >>> d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note >> >> d-i mirror/country string manual >> >> and >> >> d-i mirror/suite string stable >> or >> d-i mirror/suite string squeeze >> or >> d-i mirror/codename string squeeze > > Looking at this again, there's at least one "...confirm_nooverwrite..." > missing. > > You'll need "d-i partman-lvm/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true" and > possibly "d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true" too. > > What does this preseed config install? A base install or a desktop > install? If it's a desktop install, you'll only be able to log in to a > console because you're not creating a non-root user.
I was curious so I did two installs to answer my questions above. I don't have a repository or a pxe server so I did them booted from a wheezy iso, and typing in the url and co stuff at the kernel line. Not specifying a task creates a desktop install (so I restricted the second test to the standard task for the sake of speed). For the first test, I added "d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true" and "d-i partman-lvm/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true" but that wasn't enough to have an automatic install. For the second (successful) test, I added "d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true" and "d-i partman-lvm/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true" as well "d-i partman/choose_partition select finish". <begin_preseed> # preseeded by both of us at the cmdline d-i auto-install/enable boolean true d-i debconf/priority select critical d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth1 ################ # preseeded by you at the cmdline d-i debian-installer/country string US d-i debian-installer/keymap string us d-i debian-installer/language string en d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap string us d-i netcfg/get_domain string h0665.int d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 8.8.8.8 d-i netcfg/get_hostname string tom ################ # your preseed file - rearranged so it's clearer to my eyes #d-i debconf/priority select critical # not needed for a regular install #d-i debian-installer/allow_unauthenticated boolean true #d-i debian-installer/country string US #d-i debian-installer/keymap string us #d-i debian-installer/language string en #d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US #d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap string us d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap string us # not needed for a static address #d-i netcfg/dhcp_timeout string 60 #d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true #d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth0 #d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth1 #d-i netcfg/get_domain string mydomain #d-i netcfg/get_hostname string myhostname #d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 8.8.8.8 d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 192.168.1.1 d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 192.168.1.61 d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.0 # not needed #d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string # the problematic entry and its replacement # not needed for a cd install ####d-i mirror/country string US #d-i mirror/country string manual #d-i mirror/suite string stable # not needed for a cd install #d-i mirror/http/directory string /Debian-6.0.7-amd64/debian/ #d-i mirror/http/hostname string 192.168.1.12 #d-i mirror/protocol string http d-i clock-setup/ntp boolean true d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true d-i time/zone string US/Eastern d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/sda d-i partman-auto/method string lvm d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select home # not needed - for my install #d-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux-image-2.6-486 # not needed - don't think that mkinitrd-tools or yaird even exist in squeeze #d-i base-installer/kernel/linux/initramfs-generators string initramfs-tools d-i passwd/make-user boolean false d-i passwd/root-password password pppp d-i passwd/root-password-again password pppp d-i finish-install/keep-consoles boolean true d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note ################ # added for the first test d-i apt-setup/use_mirror boolean false d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true d-i partman-lvm/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true ################ # added for the second test d-i apt-setup/use_mirror boolean false d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true d-i partman-lvm/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true d-i partman/choose_partition select finish tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard </end_preseed> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=szguri2oqhv_xmwsxfy52rs8z9t0mfhnrtzhz7emo+...@mail.gmail.com
