Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions

[Yvan Masson <yvan@masson-informatique.fr>]

Le 29/01/2020 à 16:41, john doe a écrit :
> On 1/29/2020 2:50 PM, Yvan Masson wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am automating Buster installations with a preseed file. To do this, I
> > boot the installer successfully with parameters `auto=true
> > url=tftp://my_server domain=mydomain`.
> >
> > However, before loading preseed.cfg, installer asks for computer name: I
> > would like this question to be asked in French and more importantly to
> > have the keyboard layout configured in French.
> >
> > I have tried many boot parameters (layout=fr, layout=fr(latin9),
> > language=fr, language=fr_FR.UTF-8…) but could not find anything working.
> >
> > After answering this question, preseed.cfg is loaded so language and
> > keyboard layout are properly applied.
> >
> > Any idea?
>
> You should also use 'priority=critical' to avoid that promt and let the
> preseed file answer those questions for you.

If I add this parameter, the hostname question is not asked anymore, and 
hostname is set to "debian": However I want this question to be displayed.
> I also add (1) and (2) because they were instrumental in getting me set
> up with preseeding.
Thanks, but I had already read those docs. What is strange is that the 
"domain=mydomain" option works, but not the "locale=mylocale": do you 
think I should submit a bug report?
> 1)  https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/amd64/ch05s03.html.en
> 2)  https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Preseed
>
> --
> John Doe