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Too many env vars in an automated PXE/preseed Debian installation



Hello :)

I am trying to automate Debian installation in a Dell PowerEdge server via PXE-boot and preseeding files.

I want to automatically select language, country, keyboard layout, etc.. and pass preseed file, those are the kernel parameters that are appending via pxelinux boot:

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label sarge-amd64
        kernel deb-amd64/31/linux
append vga=normal initrd=deb-amd64/31/initrd.gz ramdisk_size=10800 root=/dev/rd/0 devfs=mount,dall rw languagechooser/ language-name=English countrychooser/shortlist=ES console-keymaps-at/ keymap=es preseed/url=http://ks.xxx.net/deb/sarge ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------

There are too many boot parameters, so we get a kernel panic:

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Kernel panic: Too many boot env vars at `BOOT_IMAGE=deb-amd64´
In idle task - not syncing"
------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------

So my question is: Is there anyway to auto-select language, country, keyboard layout, etc.. and preseed a file too by appeding parameters to the kernel? If I only put preseed parameter I'm prompted to manually select language, country, etc.. :-(

Regards,


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