Re: Automated installer / kickstart instructions?

[stappers@stappers.nl (Geert Stappers)]

On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 03:51:18PM -0500, Erik Dykema wrote:
> Hi-
> 	A while back there was a lot of talk about automating installations, 
> and in many places it was claimed that it actually worked.  Does anyone 
> have instructions for how to actually do it?
> 	For example, if I wanted to automate a network install, and I had done 
> the homework, including:
> 
> 	Install first by hand making sure things work.
> 	Making notes of all my choices and the answers to the questions that it 
> asks me (alternately keystrokes?)
> 
> 	How would I then translate this into an automated installation?
> 
> 	I know of FAI and have been trying to use it, but it is extremely 
> complicated and provides a lot of functionality that most users (even 
> most administrators!) don't need.. I just want to use the regular 
> debian-installer without having to sit here and press enter and type in 
> my mirror location every time :)

AFAIK:

--- doc/manual/en/install-methods/automatic-install.xml 15 Jun 2003 17:39:02 -0000      1.3
+++ doc/manual/en/install-methods/automatic-install.xml 24 Feb 2004 21:40:28 -0000
@@ -9,8 +9,28 @@
 automatic installations. Debian packages intended for this include
 <classname>fai</classname> (which uses an install server),
 <classname>replicator</classname>,
-<classname>systemimager</classname>, and
-<classname>autoinstall</classname>.
+<classname>systemimager</classname>,
+<classname>autoinstall</classname>, and
+<classname>debian-installer</classname>.
  
 </para>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>debian-installer</title>
+<!-- rough idea -->
+<para>this section needs love &amp; care</para>
+
+<para>
+Manual install
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Save the answers from the debconf database into a file.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Put the file in <filename>preseeding udeb</filename>
+</para>
+</sect2>
+
  </sect1>

> 
> thanks,
> Erik
> 

Geert Stappers