Hello again Stefan, On Sun 02 Dec 2012 at 17:06:35 +0100, Stefan Klinger wrote:
> Ok, I'm retrying this right now: > > # gunzip <boot.img.gz >/dev/sdb > # mount /dev/sdb /media/sdb > # cp debian-wheezy-DI-b4-amd64-netinst.iso /media/sdb > # umount /media/sdb > > When I plug the pendrive into the target machine, it hangs. No > boot-menu, just a blinking cursor. Now let me retry the other version: Still works for me, as does the suggested zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sdX in Section 4.3.2 of the Guide. I've no idea what is happening to you. A corrupted file? > So I try the preseeding as you told me, using a new partition on the > pendrive I've set up with > > # dd if=debian-wheezy-DI-b4-amd64-netinst.iso of=/dev/sdb > > Pretty awesome! The installer seems to ignore the ESSID I've set > for wifi, but that's the only issue I can put my finger on. I'm pretty > happy. My simple presedd file has: d-i netcfg/wireless_essid string MI5_Listening_Station_No_579 d-i netcfg/wireless_security_type select wpa d-i netcfg/wireless_wpa string GCFw2Dx0gYU6TJmiP0j2JlHvhs7gm0Q8LgoHuaQPOhOrZAPFGLMBidUFaq7B9X3 > Is there a definitive documentation of the syntax, semantics, and > possible values I can put in my `preseed.cfg`? The Guide has Appendix B. Some portions may need an update, so the templates files in the udebs at http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages should be seen as definitive. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
