On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 06:36:09PM +0100, Alexander Schmehl wrote: > Hi! > > Just a quick question: Would it be possible to start d-i from an > allready running system, e.g. a booted live CD similar to knoppix? > > The idea behind that is, that it would be nice to have the possibilite > to run a live system for testing purpouse, and if the user likes it > install a clean and pure Debian system. > > Most install scripts I'm aware of just copy the running system to the > disc (including heavily patched packages, which make only sense for live > CDs). Running a preseeded d-i would be a nice way to install a clean > system... Mmm, cool idea. Boot "Live CD" for demo prupose and start 'd-i' for the installation. Using a runlevel for this comes to mind. telinit 7 will activate the installer > > ... was just an idea I just had, and I would like to know, if such a > thing would be possible (pointers what I should read to try it are most > welcome ;) AFAIK is mainmenu the "main loop" of d-i. Find out what gets it started. > > > Yours sincerely, > Alexander C U GSt
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