On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 2:43 PM, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > On Sat 05 Jul 2014 at 11:01:34 -0700, Kynn Jones wrote: > > > I already know one way to do it (which I described in my first post), > > but it is laborious and error-prone. > > One extra step after booting d-i! .. >
Perhaps I should have explained in my original post that I'm trying to test/debug/troubleshoot/tweak my preseed.cfg file, so I want to be able to run through the install-inspect/test-edit cycle as quickly and painlessly as possible. > Basically, I'm looking for a convenient way to tell the Debian > > installer: > > > > 1. mount /dev/sdb1 (with -t vfat), and look for a preseeds file > > called preseed.cfg at the root directory of the mounted volume; > > It can be done but not with a netinst image or CD-1. The method is > outlined in this thread. > Thanks! It looks like something I could at least stick in a script. Searching for "initrd cpio preseed.cfg" I found this page, which spells out the whole process in detail: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Preseed/EditIso > > 2. use the settings priority=critical auto=true > > Is "auto=true" an absolute requirement? Why? > That's "cargo-cult" on my part, I confess. I don't quite understand why it's there, and was not able to find a sufficiently clear explanation of what it's supposed to do. I've basically kept it because it works. (I probably would have already tested whether I need it or not if it weren't because debugging the installation process is so slow.) k
