Re: [g-i] Machine does not reboot preseeded

[stappers@stappers.nl (Geert Stappers)]

Op 10-07-2007 om 15:47 schreef nirupama rout:
> hi

Hi,

> After installation is completed in gui mode the cd
> comes out and shows the installtion complete but the
> system does not reboot.why?

And which version are we talking about?


> It shows a whitish screen where even mouse move is not
> visible.But when I restart the pc manually I get the
> new os well installed
> 
> The same process in text mode of installtion works
> fine and the system reboots automatically
> 
> The lines I added in preseed.cfg file is as follows:
> 
 [ #xserver-xorg lines ]
> d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note
> d-i prebaseconfig/reboot_in_progress note
> #d-i cdrom-detect/eject boolean false
> d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
> 
> 
> Even though I gave the option of rebooting it does not
> reboot why?
> 
> Can any body help me out.


I can make a (wild) guess and give an (workaround) advice.

Wild guess:
  graphical debconf frontend handles "note" wrongly.


Workaround:
  Consider doing the auto install in text mode



Cheers
Geert Stappers