Quoting Yvan Masson (2020-01-29 18:09:30) > Le 29/01/2020 à 15:10, Jonas Smedegaard a écrit : > > Quoting Yvan Masson (2020-01-29 14:50:26) > >> I am automating Buster installations with a preseed file. To do > >> this, I boot the installer successfully with parameters `auto=true > >> url=tftp://my_server domain=mydomain`. > >> > >> However, before loading preseed.cfg, installer asks for computer > >> name: I would like this question to be asked in French and more > >> importantly to have the keyboard layout configured in French. > >> > >> I have tried many boot parameters (layout=fr, layout=fr(latin9), > >> language=fr, language=fr_FR.UTF-8…) but could not find anything > >> working. > >> > >> After answering this question, preseed.cfg is loaded so language > >> and keyboard layout are properly applied. > >> > >> Any idea? > > > > Not sure the exact answer to your question is there, but I recommend > > to look throught the (old but full of clever insights some still > > relevant) "hands-off" codebase: http://git.hands.com/hands-off > > Thanks for the link, but I am not able to find any solution there…
When you preseed from tftp, then you need network configured _before_ preseeding. Either... a) suppress the network-related question (as john doe suggests) b) preseed the answers to network questions in custom early_script (see hands-off for examples of doing complex stuff early) c) preseed the answers to network questions at kernel cmdline - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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