Re: Can't find a way to preseed keyboard layout for all d-i questions
On 1/31/2020 8:37 PM, Yvan Masson wrote:
> Le 31/01/2020 à 16:50, john doe a écrit :
>> On 1/31/2020 10:36 AM, Yvan Masson wrote:
>>> Le 29/01/2020 à 18:16, MAS Jean-Louis a écrit :
>>>> Le 29/01/2020 à 14:50, Yvan Masson a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> It's a well known bug unfortunately
>>>>
>>>> I have asked the same question some time ago on the French debian-user
>>>> list, and frederic boiteux gave me some interesting clues.
>>>>
>>>> You may search for this thread :
>>>>
>>>> "Configurer un clavier français via preseed"
>>>>
>>>> A similar bug was reported with an Hungarian keyboard, without any
>>>> fixes
>>>> so far.
>>>>
>>>> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=931368
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Thanks for the information. However I just checked by doing a fresh
>>> installation with BIOS PXE boot, di-netboot-assistant and a preseed file
>>> served by TFTP: locale and keyboard layout are properly applied:
>>> - during install once preseed.cfg is loaded
>>> - after reboot
>>
>> Yes, because this is delayed after the preseed file is fetched! :)
>>
>> But if I'm not mistaking, you want to be able to specify the hostname
>> manually because you have no control over the dhcp server?
>>
> Exactly, so I want to preseed most of the question but:
> - hostname
> - user password
>
> As the hostname and domain are asked before preseed file is fetched, I
> tried to use boot options to set the domain (it works) and the locale
> (which does not work).
>
> Maybe preseeding has not been designed to use both file and command line
> options… I will submit a bug report, please tell me if you think I
> shouldn't.
>
Note that the debian-boot mailing list is responsible for the Debian
installer, before filing a bugreport I would first seak advice there.
Maybe (1) could help you getting what you want.
Actually, what you want, as kernel boot parameter could be 'install <URL>'.
1)
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Preseed#Adding_the_preseed_file_to_the_installer.27s_initrd.gz
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John Doe
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