Problem during installation with preseed file
Hello,
I have a problem during the installation with preseed file on sarge.
I have create a cd based on the "debian-31r0a-i386-netinst.iso".
My problems are :
- when i boot for use a preseed file on cdrom.
I have the following error :
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[!!] Load installer components from CD
There was a problem reading data from the CDROM. Please make sure it
is in the drive. If retrying does not work, you should check the
integrity of your CDROM.
Failed to copy file from CDROM. Retry?
<yes> <no>
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If I study the file /var/log/syslog, I can see that the loading of the
preseed file is good.
The last information (tail) of the syslog file are :
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main-menu[531]: DEBUG: Menu item 'load-cdrom' selected
main-menu[531]: DEBUG: configure load-cdrom, status: 2
main-menu[531]: DEBUG: configure cdrom-retriever, status: 2
main-menu[531]: DEBUG: configure anna, status: 2
cdrom-retriever: info: Retrieving udeb include and exclude file.
cdrom-retriever: info: Retrieving package list.
anna[3522]: grep:
anna[3522]: main/Release
anna[3522]: : No such file or directory
init: ^MStarting pid 505, console /dev/vc/2: '/bin/sh'
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If i make the following commands, the installation don't make error
until the end :
-i go to the console 2
- i umount the cdrom
- i go to the console 1
- i answer no for retry to load the file
- i select in the "debian installer main menu" the option "detect and
mount CD-ROM"
For information you can see here, the preseed file that i use :
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d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto
d-i netcfg/disable_dhcp boolean true
d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 10.21.3.28
d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 10.21.40.210
d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.0
d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 10.21.40.2
d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true
d-i netcfg/get_hostname string eva8
d-i netcfg/get_domain string unassigned-domain
d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string
d-i mirror/country string enter information manually
d-i mirror/http/hostname string
10.21.40.200/apt-cacher/ftp2.fr.debian.org
d-i mirror/http/directory string /debian
d-i mirror/suite string stable main
d-i mirror/http/proxy string
d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/discs/disc0/disc
d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select All files in one
partition (recommended for new users)
d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
d-i partman/choose_partition select Finish partitioning and
write changes to disk
d-i partman/confirm boolean true
d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
d-i prebaseconfig/reboot_in_progress note
base-config base-config/intro note
base-config base-config/login note
base-config tzconfig/gmt boolean true
base-config tzconfig/preseed_zone string US/Eastern
base-config apt-setup/uri_type select http
base-config apt-setup/country select enter information manually
base-config apt-setup/hostname string
10.21.40.200/apt-cacher/ftp2.fr.debian.org
base-config apt-setup/directory string /debian
base-config apt-setup/another boolean false
base-config apt-setup/hostname string
10.21.40.200/apt-cacher/security.debian.org
base-config apt-setup/security-updates boolean true
tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Web server
exim4-config exim4/dc_eximconfig_configtype select no configuration at this time
exim4-config exim4/no_config boolean true
exim4-config exim4/dc_postmaster string
xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/autodetect_monitor boolean true
xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method select medium
xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/mode-list select
1024x768 @ 60 Hz
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and the lines that i have added to the isolinux.cfg
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LABEL eva2
kernel /install/2.6/vmlinuz
append initrd=/install/2.6/initrd.gz ramdisk_size=10240
root=/dev/rd/0 devfs=mount,dall rw preseed/file=/cdrom/preseed
countrychooser/shortlist=FR console-keymaps-at/keymap=fr-latin9
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- when i boot with a preseed file on the network, i have the following errors :
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[!!] Install the base system
Debootstrap Error
Failed getting Release file /cdrom/dists/stable main/Release.
<go back> <continue>
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If I study the file /var/log/syslog, I can see that the loading of the
preseed file is good.
The last information (tail) of the syslog file are :
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main-menu[542]: DEBUG: virtual package libc6
main-menu[542]: DEBUG: configure libdefconfclient0, status: 0
main-menu[542]: DEBUG: virtual package libdefconfclient0
main-menu[542]: DEBUG: configure libdebian-installer4, status: 0
main-menu[542]: DEBUG: virtual package libdebian-installer4
main-menu[542]: DEBUG: configure mounted-partitions, status: 0
main-menu[542]: DEBUG: virtual package mounted-partitions
main-menu[542]: DEBUG: configure created-fstab, status: 0
main-menu[542]: DEBUG: virtual package created-fstab
base-installer: error: exiting on error
base-installer/debootstrap/error/nogetrel
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The preseed file that i use is exactly the same that the cdrom method.
The lines added to the isolinux.cfg are :
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LABEL eva
kernel /install/2.6/vmlinuz
append initrd=/install/2.6/initrd.gz ramdisk_size=10240
root=/dev/rd/0 devfs=mount,dall rw preseed/url=http://10.21.40.207/eva
countrychooser/shortlist=FR console-keymaps-at/keymap=fr-latin9
netcfg/get_hostname=eva8
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Thanks for your answers.
Sébastien
PS : if i can't solve the problems and so install without error a
debian, my chief want that i install a RHES. So please help me, I
don't want a RH on this system.
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