On debian-boot, Lalo Martins <lalo@webcom.com> wrote:
> N: Network (from a Debian Network Installation server that
> stores config data; I'm going to call this DNI for the
> purposes of this message)
For the DNI have a look at RFC 2244:
ACAP -- Application Configuration Access Protocol
> NL if using DNI, "install mode" - see later for what's this -
> is going to be "DNI", so we don't make any further
> questions to the user (and don't even attempt graphic
> mode).
What would be wrong with a graphical progress bar?
> NU keyboard layout (is there some way to detect this?)
Oddly enough no. Where a guess can be made from the language, the user will
still have to confirm though, I know people who have French as their first
language and would like the install in French, but use a machine with a QWERTY
layout rather than AZERTY.
You might be able to auto-detect a Windows 95 keyboard, I am not sure. Why you
would want to is another question? I mean what are you going to use the
Windows keys for?
> NU install mode. Options are "auto" or "custom"; "auto" means
> choosing from one installation profile; then all things
> from now on marked "U" are asked to the profile instead of
> the user, with the exception of the partition layout. If
> "auto" is chosen, then we ask _now_ for root's password, so
> that the user may go get a coffe or something.
And ask for the details of the first normal user?
> --- BOOT into the install. This may require serious hacks if we
> want a real "auto" mode, because we want to get into the
> newly installed system, not the install (CD|floppy|...)
> again.
CD boots, detects half finnished install and passes control to the hard drive.
> NDU drivers. Even in "U" mode, we should ask as little as
> possible unless user said something like "expert" somewhere
Difficult with ISA
> NDU base system config (hmm, if we already have language,
> timezone and network, what's missing? WM, if we have X?)
Select a standard WM with a nice Debian theme. I suggest Window Maker.
> NU let dpkg configure packages - of course we need a way to
> make this non-interactive, but this discussion is old :-)
Joey Hess is working on this, and he is being paid as well.
> Well, as of partition layout in "auto" mode (or "DNI" mode if
> the server tells the client to ask):
>
> IMVHO the very nice "fsresize" package is what we want if we
> don't find free space. But then, even if the user already told
> us to don't ask anything anymore, we will want to ask how much
> space to cut off from the existing OS.
Take enough for all the packages and give it to Debian, then cut the rest in
half between Debian and the otherfs.
> Hmm... I overdid it again :-)
I do not think so.
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