auto install parameter count

[stappers@stappers.nl (Geert Stappers)]

On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 01:14:13PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote:
> Geert Stappers wrote:
> > After discovering limits that are documented in #276726 and #276840
> > I got an almost automatic install with d-i, the only manual action
> > were entering root password[1] and quiting aptitude[2]

Meanwhile runs the install completly automatic.
I have made some notes, which are at http://www.stappers.nl/gst/diM/

> Could you tell the final setup you used? Last I heard you had one
> variable too many in syslinux.

I have nine var=val, but it works.  ( eigth is expected to be working )

Here is what I append  (wrapped)


    initrd=initrd.gz ramdisk_size=9310 root=/dev/rd/0 rw
      preseed/url=http://bahrain/gs/seeds/bd.text
      languagechooser/language-name=English countrychooser/shortlist=NL
      console-keymaps-at/keymap=us netcfg/get_hostname=s netcfg/get_domain=s --


> > [2] aptitude is started when 'select manual packages' is selected.
> 
> Don't do that then, you can preseed tasksel's quetion to "" and it will
> just not install anything instead. Then use one of the shell hooks to
> install what you like.


Cheers
Geert Stappers