Re: Preseed install, Selection of Language/Country/Keyboard and Desktop Environment

2024-12-04 Thread Ralph Aichinger
en. > I can do many "installs" in less time it takes shake a stick. I don't doubt that, I am not sure it is the right thing for my scenario though. I really want to have the preseed install if possible. /ralph

Re: Preseed install, Selection of Language/Country/Keyboard and Desktop Environment

2024-12-04 Thread Ralph Aichinger
Hello Michael, thanks for your reply On Wed, Dec 04, 2024 at 02:38:29PM +, Michael Kjörling wrote: > Compare https://michael.kjorling.se/debian-12-bookworm-preseed/ under > the B.4.1 heading about half way down the page. Actually right after my mail to this list I found your site by go

Re: Preseed install, Selection of Language/Country/Keyboard and Desktop Environment

2024-12-04 Thread Ralph Aichinger
; > I want LXDE and "SSH Server". I always drop back into the menu. > > I have tried: > > > > Also look at [1] for "tasksel". > > [1] https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/example-preseed.txt Thanks, John! Actually I have tried out the settings in e

Re: Preseed install, Selection of Language/Country/Keyboard and Desktop Environment

2024-12-04 Thread john doe
On 12/4/24 13:35, Ralph Aichinger wrote: Hi fellow Debian Users I am currently trying to build an USB stick that does a scripted install of Debian. This works very well, and much much easier with UEFI, where you can just edit the preseed.cfg file instead of rebuilding an ISO every time you make

Re: Preseed install, Selection of Language/Country/Keyboard and Desktop Environment

2024-12-04 Thread Michael Kjörling
oard-configuration/layoutcode string de > d-i keyboard-configuration/variantcode string > d-i console-keymaps-usb/keymap select German > d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select German I think you want to s,debconf/language,debian-installer/language,. Compare https://michael.kjorling.se/deb

Re: Preseed install, Selection of Language/Country/Keyboard and Desktop Environment

2024-12-04 Thread pocket
> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2024 at 7:35 AM > From: "Ralph Aichinger" > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Preseed install, Selection of Language/Country/Keyboard and Desktop > Environment > > Hi fellow Debian Users > > I am currently try

Preseed install, Selection of Language/Country/Keyboard and Desktop Environment

2024-12-04 Thread Ralph Aichinger
select German Some of this I grabbed from https://preseed.debian.net/debian-preseed/bookworm/ but this is a lot of information in these files. The above is not enough to get my three selections without being prompted. Similar with the menu where the desktop environment is selected. I want LXDE and

Re: Chain Loading Preseed Files

2024-08-21 Thread Charles Curley
On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 11:27:08 +0200 john doe wrote: > The below assumes that this is not a regression or a bug for the > debian-boot mailing list. Agreed. > > When I was playing with this, the only way I could get it to work was > by specifying options that are common in `preseed.cfg` and add m

Re: Chain Loading Preseed Files

2024-08-21 Thread john doe
On 8/20/24 21:04, Charles Curley wrote: I have a preseed file set up to do a lot of the installation process for me. However, I still have to customize it for each machine, e.g. host name. I then do the disk partition layout manually during the installation. What I would like to do is have a

Chain Loading Preseed Files

2024-08-20 Thread Charles Curley
I have a preseed file set up to do a lot of the installation process for me. However, I still have to customize it for each machine, e.g. host name. I then do the disk partition layout manually during the installation. What I would like to do is have a file with the standard parts of the setup

Re: Testing CD preseed oops

2024-07-28 Thread Charles Curley
the suggestion. I have used a tftp server (not qemu's) in the past, but that requires the network working before the installer can read the preseed file, and that means no preseeding the network. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/

Re: Testing CD preseed oops

2024-07-28 Thread john doe
On 7/28/24 21:55, Charles Curley wrote: I have the latest testing netinst (20240722-03:17), and would like to install it on a virtual machine. I have a preseed file on a USB stick. As this is a virtual machine, the virtual hard drive is at vda, and the USB stick shows up at sda. When I go to

Testing CD preseed oops

2024-07-28 Thread Charles Curley
I have the latest testing netinst (20240722-03:17), and would like to install it on a virtual machine. I have a preseed file on a USB stick. As this is a virtual machine, the virtual hard drive is at vda, and the USB stick shows up at sda. When I go to load the debconf file, the installer doesn&#

Re: Debian installer preseed fails

2023-08-22 Thread Ceppo
On Sun, Aug 20, 2023 at 02:34:20PM +, Michael Kjörling wrote: > I think you also want: > > d-i hw-detect/firmware-lookup string never Maybe a dumb question, but doesn't it prevent free firmware from being installed too? -- Ceppo

Re: Debian installer preseed fails

2023-08-20 Thread Michael Kjörling
code from non-free-firmware always gets automatically > installed. I think you also want: d-i hw-detect/firmware-lookup string never See https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/apbs04.en.html#preseed-network -- Michael Kjörling 🔗 https://michael.kjorling.se “Remember

Debian installer preseed fails

2023-08-20 Thread Ceppo
-free-firmware boolean false d-i apt-setup/non-free boolean false d-i apt-setup/contrib boolean false but package intel-microcode from non-free-firmware always gets automatically installed. All the other settings I preseed work as expected. Can someone help me to fix this? Thanks, Ceppo [1] &

Re: Debian Installer: Specifying the preseed file device?

2023-03-13 Thread Charles Curley
On Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:36:11 + Brian wrote: > That still leaves the first problem. How do you fancy running > everything from a USB stick? Not really, but that might work. Thanks. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/

Re: Debian Installer: Specifying the preseed file device?

2023-03-13 Thread Brian
On Mon 13 Mar 2023 at 10:18:37 -0600, Charles Curley wrote: > On Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:58:08 + > Brian wrote: > > > It is what d-i sees the partition as that is important and you > > do know in advance. That's problem 1. Problem 2 is that the hard > > disk partitions are probably ext4. At the

Re: Debian Installer: Specifying the preseed file device?

2023-03-13 Thread Mario Marietto
Hello to every Debian user. I've just installed Debian 11 and I see that it is affected by the bug explained here : https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/1842320 I see that the bug has been fixed on Ubuntu. Do you confirm that,to fix it,I just need to install the package "grub-efi-amd64_2

Re: Debian Installer: Specifying the preseed file device?

2023-03-13 Thread Charles Curley
On Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:58:08 + Brian wrote: > It is what d-i sees the partition as that is important and you > do know in advance. That's problem 1. Problem 2 is that the hard > disk partitions are probably ext4. At the opening stage of d-i > I do not think ext4 drivers are available. Both p

Re: Debian Installer: Specifying the preseed file device?

2023-03-13 Thread Brian
On Mon 13 Mar 2023 at 08:01:51 -0600, Charles Curley wrote: > On Mon, 13 Mar 2023 08:19:26 +0100 > wrote: > > > On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 04:08:28PM -0600, Charles Curley wrote: > > > I can specify the path to the preseed file when booting Debian > > > Installer (

Re: Debian Installer: Specifying the preseed file device?

2023-03-13 Thread Charles Curley
On Mon, 13 Mar 2023 08:19:26 +0100 wrote: > On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 04:08:28PM -0600, Charles Curley wrote: > > I can specify the path to the preseed file when booting Debian > > Installer (d-i). Is there any way to tell it that the preseed file > > is on device X, say /dev/

Re: Debian Installer: Specifying the preseed file device?

2023-03-13 Thread tomas
On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 04:08:28PM -0600, Charles Curley wrote: > I can specify the path to the preseed file when booting Debian Installer > (d-i). Is there any way to tell it that the preseed file is on device > X, say /dev/sdb1? You mean: the file is as raw data on the device? Or whith

Re: Debian Installer: Specifying the preseed file device?

2023-03-12 Thread Luna Jernberg
*forwards to debian-boot * On 3/13/23, john doe wrote: > On 3/12/23 23:08, Charles Curley wrote: >> I can specify the path to the preseed file when booting Debian Installer >> (d-i). Is there any way to tell it that the preseed file is on device >> X, say /dev/sdb1? >

Re: Debian Installer: Specifying the preseed file device?

2023-03-12 Thread john doe
On 3/12/23 23:08, Charles Curley wrote: I can specify the path to the preseed file when booting Debian Installer (d-i). Is there any way to tell it that the preseed file is on device X, say /dev/sdb1? This is not an answer to your question and this is more appropreate for debian-boot. I&#x

Debian Installer: Specifying the preseed file device?

2023-03-12 Thread Charles Curley
I can specify the path to the preseed file when booting Debian Installer (d-i). Is there any way to tell it that the preseed file is on device X, say /dev/sdb1? Once d-i is booted and in the installation menu, I can activate a console, manually umount the incorrect partition, and manually mount

Re: How to start Preseed installation on UEFI computer?

2022-06-15 Thread Hans
> Steve wrote: > > 3. Move the cursor to near the end of the line, before the "---" > separator and add any extra command line options you need there. > After too many trials and errors I found that the following two variables / kernel parameters do the trick: auto=true url=http://example.com/m

Re: How to start Preseed installation on UEFI computer?

2022-06-08 Thread Steve McIntyre
Hans wrote: >Steve wrote: >> >> If you hit E, that will let you edit the currently-loaded grub >> config so you can append preseed and other options. > >I thought about that since hit all keys trying to get to cmd prompt >like when booting from BIOS. But I didn'

Re: How to start Preseed installation on UEFI computer?

2022-06-07 Thread Hans
> Hans wrote: > > > Dear Debian Users and Maintainers, > > > > I want to automate Debian installation using Preseed. I started with baby > > steps creating a preseed file installing > > Debian on VM. All good. > > > > Then I continued with my ac

Re: How to start Preseed installation on UEFI computer?

2022-06-07 Thread Hans
> On 2022-06-06, Hans hans.str...@protonmail.com wrote: > > > Dear Debian Users and Maintainers, > > > > I want to automate Debian installation using Preseed. I started with baby > > steps creating a preseed file installing Debian on VM. All good. > > > &g

Re: How to start Preseed installation on UEFI computer?

2022-06-06 Thread Steve McIntyre
Hans wrote: > >Dear Debian Users and Maintainers, > >I want to automate Debian installation using Preseed. I started with baby >steps creating a preseed file installing >Debian on VM. All good. > >Then I continued with my actual goal to install Debian on a server / lapt

Re: How to start Preseed installation on UEFI computer?

2022-06-06 Thread Curt
On 2022-06-06, Hans wrote: > Dear Debian Users and Maintainers, > > I want to automate Debian installation using Preseed. I started with baby > steps creating a preseed file installing Debian on VM. All good. > > Then I continued with my actual goal to install Debian on a serv

How to start Preseed installation on UEFI computer?

2022-06-06 Thread Hans
Dear Debian Users and Maintainers, I want to automate Debian installation using Preseed. I started with baby steps creating a preseed file installing Debian on VM. All good. Then I continued with my actual goal to install Debian on a server / laptop and I hit a problem... I don't know h

Re: preseed d-i disable security update

2022-05-12 Thread Tim Ye
On 2022-05-12 20:07+0200, john doe wrote: On 5/11/2022 1:51 PM, Tim Ye wrote: I would ask this question on the 'debian-boot' mailing list. Thank you I'll mail 'debian-boot'.

Re: preseed d-i disable security update

2022-05-12 Thread john doe
On 5/11/2022 1:51 PM, Tim Ye wrote: Hi, I'm trying to disable security update in a preseed based install, in the preseed file I put:     base-config apt-setup/security-updates boolean false on the 2nd line.  But it doesn't seem to work, security update is still performed during in

preseed d-i disable security update

2022-05-11 Thread Tim Ye
Hi, I'm trying to disable security update in a preseed based install, in the preseed file I put: base-config apt-setup/security-updates boolean false on the 2nd line. But it doesn't seem to work, security update is still performed during installation. Is this option obsolet

Re: Preseed Bug or User Error?

2021-03-03 Thread john doe
questions are asked. Otherwise you get the default; what you call the "correct selection" later on. My preseed file starts with debconf debconf/priority string critical That helped, thank you. Something is preventing d-i from stopping before rebooting. I would like to avoid that. Th

Re: Preseed Bug or User Error?

2021-03-03 Thread Charles Curley
ed. Otherwise you get the default; what you > call the "correct selection" later on. My preseed file starts with > > debconf debconf/priority string critical That helped, thank you. Something is preventing d-i from stopping before rebooting. I would like to avoid that. There

Re: Preseed Bug or User Error?

2021-03-02 Thread Brian
. As I tried to indicate, the priority at which d-i is run affects which questions are asked. Otherwise you get the default; what you call the "correct selection" later on. My preseed file starts with debconf debconf/priority string critical > For the record, here's my comple

Re: Preseed Bug or User Error?

2021-03-02 Thread Charles Curley
On Tue, 2 Mar 2021 10:25:02 + Brian wrote: > I wonder if this line is sufficient? Based on what works for me at > priority critucal: > > d-i netcfg/wireless_show_essids select manual > d-i netcfg/wireless_essid string Curleynet2 > d-i netcfg/wireless_security_type select wpa > d-i netcfg/wir

Re: Preseed Bug or User Error?

2021-03-02 Thread Brian
On Mon 01 Mar 2021 at 16:27:48 -0700, Charles Curley wrote: [...] > ### Description: Wireless network type for ${iface}: > # Choose WEP/Open if the network is open or secured with WEP. > # Choose WPA/WPA2 if the network is protected with WPA/WPA2 PSK > # (Pre-Shared Key). > # d-i netcfg/wir

Preseed Bug or User Error?

2021-03-01 Thread Charles Curley
-testing-amd64-netinst.iso I have a preseed file which the installer finds and loads. It has several stanzas related to the wireless interface, reproduced below. When I have them commented in, the installer finds the firmware blob and installs it, apparently correctly. The installer asks me for the

Re: Preseed: Expert recipe with LVM in partman-auto fails to format disk

2021-01-27 Thread Antoine Mazeas
Still stuck on this one... I would really appreciate some insight... Is what I'm trying to do possible with preseed and partman? Le 23/01/2021 à 19:15, Antoine Mazeas a écrit : As a follow-up, the following recipe (a truncated version of the original in OP) results in a wrong partiti

Re: Preseed: Expert recipe with LVM in partman-auto fails to format disk

2021-01-23 Thread Antoine Mazeas
As a follow-up, the following recipe (a truncated version of the original in OP) results in a wrong partitioning: d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string \   large-varlibdocker :: \     512 512 512 ext4 $primary{ } label{ boot } method{ format } format{ } use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 } moun

Re: Preseed: Expert recipe with LVM in partman-auto fails to format disk

2021-01-23 Thread Antoine Mazeas
Hi Nicholas, (i'm pasting in your queries as I'm not a subscriber and you didn't cc my address in your replies) What is the meaning of the $lvmignore keyword on this entry right below? It's the only time it appears here. And it's not present in your 2nd example that does work. Accord

Re: Preseed: Expert recipe with LVM in partman-auto fails to format disk

2021-01-22 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
On Fri, Jan 22, 2021, 5:49 PM Nicholas Geovanis wrote: > On Fri, Jan 22, 2021, 4:39 PM Antoine Mazeas > wrote: > >> Dear Debian Users, >> >> For quite some time, I am failing to make partman process a custom >> expert recipe during an unattended (preseeded) installation. >> >> I am setting up a

Re: Preseed: Expert recipe with LVM in partman-auto fails to format disk

2021-01-22 Thread Nicholas Geovanis
On Fri, Jan 22, 2021, 4:39 PM Antoine Mazeas wrote: > Dear Debian Users, > > For quite some time, I am failing to make partman process a custom > expert recipe during an unattended (preseeded) installation. > > I am setting up a VM with an 8000 MB disk space (single disk) that I > want to partiti

Preseed: Expert recipe with LVM in partman-auto fails to format disk

2021-01-22 Thread Antoine Mazeas
Dear Debian Users, For quite some time, I am failing to make partman process a custom expert recipe during an unattended (preseeded) installation. I am setting up a VM with an 8000 MB disk space (single disk) that I want to partition using LVM. However, every time the recipe runs, I end up g

Re: preseed ansible problem

2020-10-04 Thread Muhammad Yousuf Khan
Adding List. On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 7:44 PM Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: > > Oct 4 08:01:44 in-target: Ign:1 cdrom://[Official Debian GNU/Linux Live >> > 10.6.0 xfce 2020-09-26T13:15] buster InRelease >> > Oct 4 08:01:44 in-target: Err:2 cdrom://[Official Debian GNU/Linux Live >> > 10.6.0 xfce

Re: preseed ansible problem

2020-10-04 Thread tomas
On Sun, Oct 04, 2020 at 02:05:58PM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: > Hi all, > > I am trying to run a ansible playbook [...] I know barely enough about ansible to make me dangerous... > preseed: running preseed command preseed/late_command: [...] > Oct 4 08:01:44 log-outp

preseed ansible problem

2020-10-04 Thread Muhammad Yousuf Khan
Hi all, I am trying to run a ansible playbook through preseed file. everything is going good. but when i try to run ansible-playbook via in-target command via preseed it ends with an error here is the syslog output of preseed installation preseed: running preseed command preseed/late_command

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-02-01 Thread Yvan Masson
ebian-user list, and frederic boiteux gave me some interesting clues. You may search for this thread : "Configurer un clavier français via preseed" A similar bug was reported with an Hungarian keyboard, without any fixes so far. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-31 Thread Yvan Masson
ve me some interesting clues. You may search for this thread : "Configurer un clavier français via preseed" A similar bug was reported with an Hungarian keyboard, without any fixes so far. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=931368 Regards Thanks for the information.

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-31 Thread john doe
;>>>> 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 la

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-31 Thread Yvan Masson
h for this thread : "Configurer un clavier français via preseed" A similar bug was reported with an Hungarian keyboard, without any fixes so far. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=931368 Regards Thanks for the information. However I just checked by doing a fresh in

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-31 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
;>>> > >>>>> After answering this question, preseed.cfg is loaded so language and > >>>>> keyboard layout are properly applied. > >>>> > >>>> It's a well known bug unfortunately > >>>> > >>>&

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-31 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
are properly applied. > >>> > >>> It's a well known bug unfortunately > >>> > >>> I have asked the same question some time ago on the French debian-user > >>> list, and frederic boiteux gave me some interesting clues. > >>>

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-31 Thread john doe
t;>> keyboard layout are properly applied. >>>> >>>> It's a well known bug unfortunately >>>> >>>> I have asked the same question some time ago on the French debian-user >>>> list, and frederic boiteux gave me some interesting

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-31 Thread Yvan Masson
are properly applied. It's a well known bug unfortunately I have asked the same question some time ago on the French debian-user list, and frederic boiteux gave me some interesting clues. You may search for this thread : "Configurer un clavier français via preseed" A similar b

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-31 Thread john doe
answering this question, preseed.cfg is loaded so language and >>> keyboard layout are properly applied. >> >> It's a well known bug unfortunately >> >> I have asked the same question some time ago on the French debian-user >> list, and frederic boiteu

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-31 Thread Yvan Masson
same question some time ago on the French debian-user list, and frederic boiteux gave me some interesting clues. You may search for this thread : "Configurer un clavier français via preseed" A similar bug was reported with an Hungarian keyboard, without any fixes so far. https://bugs.deb

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-29 Thread john doe
On 1/29/2020 6:25 PM, Yvan Masson wrote: > Le 29/01/2020 à 16:41, john doe a écrit : >> On 1/29/2020 2:50 PM, Yvan Masson wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am automating Buster installations with a preseed file. To do this, I >>> boot the installer success

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-29 Thread Yvan Masson
Le 29/01/2020 à 16:41, john doe a écrit : On 1/29/2020 2:50 PM, Yvan Masson wrote: Hi, 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

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-29 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
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 parameter

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-29 Thread MAS Jean-Louis
tion some time ago on the French debian-user list, and frederic boiteux gave me some interesting clues. You may search for this thread : "Configurer un clavier français via preseed" A similar bug was reported with an Hungarian keyboard, without any fixes so far. https://bugs.debian.org

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-29 Thread Yvan Masson
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

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-29 Thread john doe
On 1/29/2020 2:50 PM, Yvan Masson wrote: > Hi, > > 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 a

Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-29 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
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 fo

Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

2020-01-29 Thread Yvan Masson
Hi, 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

Has sum mismatch and preseed problem

2019-11-27 Thread Jorge Perez Higuera
Hello all, I would like to avoid the "has sum mismatch" error during a preseed deployment. For that I can: - write a file in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ after /target mount (when /target apt can be modified) and before package installation Content: Acquire::By-Hash "yes" The pro

Re: Preseed installation: definition of host/domain names

2019-07-31 Thread Polar Bear
auto=true url=install'. Debian installer will look for http://install.example.com/d-i/buster/preseed.cfg preseed file, postpone questions about locale and keyboard until network interface gets up and preseed file become available (delay for definition of locale and keyboard is achieved with a

Re: Preseed installation: definition of host/domain names

2019-07-31 Thread Polar Bear
Hi, modifying required block of preseed file to following, Debian intaller still asks to confirm hostname and domain # Any hostname and domain names assigned from dhcp take precedence over # values set here. However, setting the values still prevents the questions # from being shown, even if

Re: Preseed installation: definition of host/domain names

2019-07-31 Thread Polar Bear
9 PM Polar Bear wrote: > Hello, > > can somebody explain how to configure preseed file so that auto > installation picks up the host and domain name from DHCP server (DNS > server). > > This question was 'rised' earlier on StackExchange > > https://unix

Preseed installation: definition of host/domain names

2019-07-31 Thread Polar Bear
Hello, can somebody explain how to configure preseed file so that auto installation picks up the host and domain name from DHCP server (DNS server). This question was 'rised' earlier on StackExchange https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/106614/preseed-cfg-ignoring-hostname-setting

Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system

2019-06-12 Thread john doe
On 6/12/2019 1:38 PM, Brian wrote: > On Wed 12 Jun 2019 at 11:12:45 +0200, john doe wrote: > >> On 6/11/2019 7:44 PM, Brian wrote: >>> On Tue 11 Jun 2019 at 18:25:47 +0200, john doe wrote: >>> >>>> On 6/10/2019 8:24 PM, john doe wrote: >>>>&g

Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system

2019-06-12 Thread Brian
On Wed 12 Jun 2019 at 11:12:45 +0200, john doe wrote: > On 6/11/2019 7:44 PM, Brian wrote: > > On Tue 11 Jun 2019 at 18:25:47 +0200, john doe wrote: > > > >> On 6/10/2019 8:24 PM, john doe wrote: > >>> Hi, I'm installing Debian Stretch using a preseed f

Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system

2019-06-12 Thread john doe
On 6/11/2019 7:44 PM, Brian wrote: > On Tue 11 Jun 2019 at 18:25:47 +0200, john doe wrote: > >> On 6/10/2019 8:24 PM, john doe wrote: >>> Hi, I'm installing Debian Stretch using a preseed file, the preseed file >>> is common for multiple hosts with the exception

Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system

2019-06-11 Thread Curt
On 2019-06-11, john doe wrote: > > In other words, how can I set the hostname while using a preseed file > loaded with 'auto url=server'. > > Any input is welcome. Maybe this bug report (patch from canonical at bottom) will be of help (although the patch checks for netcf

Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system

2019-06-11 Thread Brian
On Tue 11 Jun 2019 at 18:25:47 +0200, john doe wrote: > On 6/10/2019 8:24 PM, john doe wrote: > > Hi, I'm installing Debian Stretch using a preseed file, the preseed file > > is common for multiple hosts with the exception of the hostname. > > > > boot: auto

Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system

2019-06-11 Thread Jude DaShiell
bian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system > Resent-Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 16:26:06 + (UTC) > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > On 6/10/2019 8:24 PM, john doe wrote: > > Hi, I'm installing Debian Stretch using a pr

Re: Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system

2019-06-11 Thread john doe
On 6/10/2019 8:24 PM, john doe wrote: > Hi, I'm installing Debian Stretch using a preseed file, the preseed file > is common for multiple hosts with the exception of the hostname. > > boot: auto hostname=try domain=example.com ... > url=tftp://hostname/preseed.cfg > >

Preseed file and hostname not used on installed system

2019-06-10 Thread john doe
Hi, I'm installing Debian Stretch using a preseed file, the preseed file is common for multiple hosts with the exception of the hostname. boot: auto hostname=try domain=example.com ... url=tftp://hostname/preseed.cfg The host name specified is not used when Debian is installed, it is alway

Re: Prompt restart services during pkg upgrades preseed file

2019-06-03 Thread john doe
On 6/3/2019 11:40 AM, Brian wrote: > On Mon 03 Jun 2019 at 09:58:38 +0200, john doe wrote: > >> Hi, while installing Buster using a preseed file I'm getting the following: >> >> Select and install software >> Configuring libpam0g:amd64 >> --

Re: Prompt restart services during pkg upgrades preseed file

2019-06-03 Thread Brian
On Mon 03 Jun 2019 at 09:58:38 +0200, john doe wrote: > Hi, while installing Buster using a preseed file I'm getting the following: > > Select and install software > Configuring libpam0g:amd64 > -- > > There are services installed on yo

Prompt restart services during pkg upgrades preseed file

2019-06-03 Thread john doe
Hi, while installing Buster using a preseed file I'm getting the following: Select and install software Configuring libpam0g:amd64 -- There are services installed on your system which need to be restarted when certain libraries, such as libpam, libc, and libssl

Re: Throttle dev.raid.speed_limit_max to 1000 during preseed for package installs

2018-12-06 Thread Gabriel Evanoff
o load the md_mod kernel module and then set the value in /proc/sys/dev/raid/speed_limit_max once it actually exists. Using "partman/early_command" appears to be the only way to feed arbitrary commands into preseed around the time of the disk partitioning, but before it is far too l

Re: Installing Debian with preseed file using qemu

2018-11-08 Thread john doe
18 5:05 PM, john doe wrote: >>>>> On 11/6/2018 4:02 PM, Reco wrote: >>>>>> Hi. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Nov 06, 2018 at 03:04:25PM +0100, john doe wrote: >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >&

Re: Installing Debian with preseed file using qemu

2018-11-07 Thread Reco
, Reco wrote: > >>>> Hi. > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Nov 06, 2018 at 03:04:25PM +0100, john doe wrote: > >>>>> Hi, > >>>>> > >>>>> I'm trying to install Debian Stretch using a preseeding file. &g

Re: Installing Debian with preseed file using qemu

2018-11-07 Thread john doe
03:04:25PM +0100, john doe wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I'm trying to install Debian Stretch using a preseeding file. >>>>> All of this is with Qemu and I'm not sure how to pass the path of the >>>>> preseed file

Re: Installing Debian with preseed file using qemu

2018-11-06 Thread Reco
;>> > >>> I'm trying to install Debian Stretch using a preseeding file. > >>> All of this is with Qemu and I'm not sure how to pass the path of the > >>> preseed file: > >>> > >>> qemu-system-x86_64 -drive file=debian.img,fo

Re: Installing Debian with preseed file using qemu

2018-11-06 Thread john doe
l of this is with Qemu and I'm not sure how to pass the path of the >>> preseed file: >>> >>> qemu-system-x86_64 -drive file=debian.img,format=raw -cdrom >>> debian-9.5.0-amd64-netinst.iso -boot d -nographic -kernel vmlinuz >>> -append &qu

Re: Installing Debian with preseed file using qemu

2018-11-06 Thread john doe
On 11/6/2018 4:02 PM, Reco wrote: > Hi. > > On Tue, Nov 06, 2018 at 03:04:25PM +0100, john doe wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I'm trying to install Debian Stretch using a preseeding file. >> All of this is with Qemu and I'm not sure how to pass the pat

Re: Installing Debian with preseed file using qemu

2018-11-06 Thread Reco
Hi. On Tue, Nov 06, 2018 at 03:04:25PM +0100, john doe wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install Debian Stretch using a preseeding file. > All of this is with Qemu and I'm not sure how to pass the path of the > preseed file: > > qemu-system-x86_64 -drive fi

Installing Debian with preseed file using qemu

2018-11-06 Thread john doe
Hi, I'm trying to install Debian Stretch using a preseeding file. All of this is with Qemu and I'm not sure how to pass the path of the preseed file: qemu-system-x86_64 -drive file=debian.img,format=raw -cdrom debian-9.5.0-amd64-netinst.iso -boot d -nographic -kernel vmlinuz -appen

Throttle dev.raid.speed_limit_max to 1000 during preseed for package installs

2018-10-11 Thread Gabriel Evanoff
c and greatly speed up package installs. But I have thus far only been able to do this manually. I'm trying to find a way of setting this value early enough in preseed that it applies throughout the bulk of the package installs. So far I’ve attempted the following approaches (and more) without

Re: Disable/skip/ignore !! Configure the package manager dialog in preseed

2018-06-16 Thread Ravi Roy
n be resolved by adding the following entry into preseed. d-i apt-setup/services-select multiselect Thank you.

Disable/skip/ignore !! Configure the package manager dialog in preseed

2018-06-14 Thread Ravi Roy
Hi, I'm using PXE boot server to install debian 9 using preseed in headless way. I'm using my product DVD as local debian reposiotry (having main contrib and non-free) sections enabled. I've to install some tools from non-free sections so i'm putting local repo config

debian preseed net configuration

2018-02-18 Thread John Ratliff
I'm trying to setup a debian preseed with a pxeboot setup. But it always seems to ignore the netcfg section; or perhaps I am configuring it wrong. I am getting the preseed file from tftp. I'm fine if it needs to use DHCP while it's installing, but why doesn't it configure

Preseed w/ Graphical Install?

2017-10-29 Thread Thiago Massariolli Sigrist
Hi debian-user, I followed the instructions on the Debian wiki and modified the Stretch 9.2.1 netinstall CD by appending a preseed.cfg to the root of the initrd. That worked wonderfully, however it only works on regular (console-mode) Install, not on Graphical Install. Is that expected? Is there

Debian-installer with preseed file without access to Internet

2017-09-11 Thread Marek Salwerowicz
Hi list, I'm working on preseed file located on a USB stick with Debian DVD image (automated installation in non-network environment). How can I configure debian-installer to use only local DVD image instead of a network mirror ? Best regards, Marek -- Marek Salwerowicz

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