On Wednesday 22 June 2005 04:39, Christian Weeks wrote: > 4. Create a simple preseed file, with at least the following, and copy > it to the /tmp directory: > > [...] > d-i debian-installer/network-console/password password password > d-i debian-installer/network-console/password-again password password Note that starting from network-console version 0.0.12 you'll need to drop the "debian-installer/" from these two entries. > 5. Modify the build/config/local file, add: > EXTRA_FILES=/tmp/<mypreseed.cfg> > > This worked fine, except that it wouldn't read the preseed file I'd > built above. It insisted on querying DHCP. I found out that this is > because the netboot image does not allow for a _file_ preseed. I had > to: The Etch version of the installer supports initrd preseeding which means that a file preseed.cfg in the root dir of the initrd will be picked up automatically. I agree with Christian. It would be very nice if you would create a D-I wiki page out of this. Cheers, FJP
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