Bug#398333: debian-installer: [preseed] automatic installation of debian etch does not work
Geert Stappers <398333@bugs.debian.org> schrieb:
> Op 13-11-2006 om 09:56 schreef Dennis Hoppe:
> > hi there,
> > i try to build a cd which installs debian etch without input from
> > the user. but during the
> > installation process i have to interact at two points.
> I hope you are prototyping with a USB-stick, floppy or the
> preseedfile from
> a HTTP server. ( to avoid (re)burning of CD-ROMs )
> > 1. debian installer asks at which harddisk he should install debian
> > etch. but i have
> > only one harddisk at my server.
> > 2. debian installer reminds me that two partitions do not have a
> > filesystem / mountpoint.
> > one of them should be later an drbd device and the other one
> > should be reserved.
> > for mor information i include the preseed.cfg and syslog from the
> > installation process.
> > ### Partitioning
> > # If the system has free space you can choose to only partition
> > that space.
> > # Note: this must be preseeded with a localized (translated) value.
> > d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition \
> > select Geführt - verwende vollständige Festplatte
> AFAIK is the english text needed.
> > # Alternatively, you can specify a disk to partition. The device
> > name can
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > # be given in either devfs or traditional non-devfs format.
> > # For example, to use the first disk devfs knows of:
> > d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/discs/disc0/disc
> I don't known if that conflicts the previous setting, I suggest to
> comment it out.
> > # Or provide a recipe of your own...
> > # The recipe format is documented in the file
> > devel/partman-auto-recipe.txt.
> > # If you have a way to get a recipe file into the d-i environment,
> > you can
> > # just point at it.
> > #d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe_file string /hd-media/recipe
> > # If not, you can put an entire recipe the preconfiguration file in
> > one
> > # (logical) line. This example creates a small /boot partition,
> > suitable
> > # swap, and uses the rest of the space for the root partition:
> > d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string \
> > boot-swap-root-home-drbd-srv :: \
> > 64 1000 64 ext2 \
> > $primary{ } $bootable{ } \
> > method{ format } format{ } \
> > use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext2 } \
> > mountpoint{ /boot } \
> > . \
> <snip/>
> > 1024 5000 1024 ext3 \
> > method{ keep } format{ } \
> > use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } \
> > . \
> > 1 6000 1000000000 ext3 \
> > method{ keep } format{ } \
> > use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } \
> > .
> Looks fine to me, but as it doesn't work, I would try:
> 1024 5000 1024 ext3 \
> method{ keep } \
> . \
> 1 6000 1000000000 ext3 \
> method{ keep } \
> .
> Cheers
> Geert Stappers
hello geert,
i have tried several solutions but the problem still exists :(
have a nice day
dennis hoppe
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