Bug#478219: debian-installer: Debian-installer ignores preseed-configuration: base-installer/kernel/image

[Geert Stappers <stappers@debian.org>]

Op 28-04-2008 om 10:01 schreef Ronald:
>> Op 28-04-2008 om 08:34 schreef Ronald:
>>> Bug?
>> Yes.  At least in the preseed file of the submitter of this bugreport.
>> Ronald:
>> How did you come up with the (wrong) line
>> |bootstrap-base base-installer/kernel/image none
>> ?
>> I'm asking because I assume there might be debian-installer documentation
>> that needs love.
>> Cheers
>> Geert Stappers
> I made that line out of cdebconf configration files inside /var/log:
>
> snip>>>
> Name: base-installer/kernel/image
> Template: base-installer/kernel/image
> Value: linux-image-2.6-486
> Owners: unknown, bootstrap-base
> Variables:
>  ID = base-installer/kernel/image
>  KERNELS = 
> linux-image-2.6-486,linux-image-2.6-686,linux-image-2.6.24-1-486,linux-image-2.6.24-1-686
> <<<snip

Ah, I got your idea (and also where it started going wrong)

> However, I always found this was rather conflicting because the 
> documentation said that the syntax was like:
>
> <owner> <option> <value>
>
> So I thought of this line:
>
> bootstrap-base base-installer/kernel/image none
>
> The documentation reported it like this (as you said):
>
> d-i base-installer/kernel/image none

The documentation says more like
d-i base-installer/kernel/image string none
as in '<owner> <option> <value_type> <actual_value>'


> But I know examples (one from java if I'm correctly) that if I use d-i as 
> owner, that won't work. Furthermore,
>
> Owners: unknown, bootstrap-base
>
> Does *not* list d-i (rather confusing if you ask me).

I do understand your concurrent confusion
and I believe that http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.mips/apbs02.html
with text like 'Creating the preconfiguration file is covered later in
this appendix.' will enlighten you.


> I will try to use d-i as owner instead of bootstrap-base the next time (and 
> remove the quotes from none). Thank you =)


You are welcome
and feel free to contact us about issues that could be a bug.


Cheers
Geert Stappers