On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 08:41:30AM +0000, Fredrik Israelsson wrote: > I have created a custom install CD iso image using simple-cdd. I have > tried to configure pre-seeding by using a myprofile.preseed file. > I have then copied the iso image onto a USB device, following the > instructions on > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s03.html.en, "Preparing > Files for USB Memory Stick Booting".
simple-cdd has only been tested with CD/DVD installation media, so i'm not sure the other methods will work... > When booting from the USB stick, the installer starts ok, scannning for > and finding the installer iso image, but my pre-seeding seems to get lost > on the way. > > Will I have to specify the pre-seed file in the syslinux.cfg on the USB > memory stick somehow? Isn't the kernel append parameters set in the > isolinux.cfg file in the installer iso image recognized at all? yes, you may have to put default.preseed on the USB stick as well. > What should I add to the syslinux.cfg file in order to point to the > pre-seed file located in the installer iso image? you'll need to specify preseed/file=/cdrom/simple-cdd/default.preseed in whatever relevent "append" lines for syslinux.cfg. though i'm not sure hd-media will mount the .iso as /cdrom, so you'll have to tweak that as appropriate. it needs to know to load the "simple-cdd-profiles" udeb, or your profiles will never be acknowledged. good luck. live well, vagrant -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
