Quoting john doe (2020-01-31 20:54:09)
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
Well, there is indeed the option of cranking open the install media and
hack its guts - I consider that less of a user option and more of
development related. But sure...Totally agree :-)
It struck me, however, that perhaps it really isn't locale which is
missing, but instead keyboard setup. Perhaps something like this
(passed as kernel option, so it is applied early enough!) helps:
https://superuser.com/questions/724294/set-keyboard-layout-in-debian-wheezy-with-preseed