Re: How to start Preseed installation on UEFI computer?

[Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com>]

Hans wrote:
>
>Dear Debian Users and Maintainers,
>
>I want to automate Debian installation using Preseed. I started with baby steps creating a preseed file installing
>Debian on VM. All good.
>
>Then I continued with my actual goal to install Debian on a server / laptop and I hit a problem... I don't know how
>to start the Pressed installation on UEFI hardware.
>
>When I boot ISO on a BIOS virtual machine I get this screen:
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>https://pasteboard.co/nnvxHDvOZP6C.png
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>I hit Esc and type "auto path-to-the-file":
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>https://pasteboard.co/gXpsslGWHx9L.png
>
>And it Debian gets installed.
>
>But when I boot UEFI I get this screen:
>
>https://pasteboard.co/a0E0HDUlMq6G.png
>
>And Esc doesn't do anything...
>
>Could you please tell how to start Preseed installation when booting UEFI?

If you hit E, that will let you edit the currently-loaded grub
config so you can append preseed and other options.

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Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.                                steve@einval.com
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