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+<informalexample condition="sarge"><screen>
+#### Startup.
+
+# To use a preseed file, you'll first need to boot the installer,
+# and tell it what preseed file to use. This is done by passing the
+# kernel a boot parameter, either manually at boot or by editing the
+# syslinux.cfg (or similar) file and adding the parameter to the end
+# of the append line(s) for the kernel.
+#
+# If you're netbooting, use this:
+# preseed/url=http://host/path/to/preseed
+# If you're remastering a CD, you could use this:
+# preseed/file=/cdrom/preseed
+# If you're installing from USB media, use this, and put the preseed file
+# in the toplevel directory of the USB stick.
+# preseed/file=/hd-media/preseed
+# Be sure to copy this file to the location you specify.
+#
+# Some parts of the installation process cannot be automated using
+# some forms of preseeding, because the questions are asked before
+# the preseed file is loaded. For example, if the preseed file is
+# downloaded over the network, the network setup must be done first.
+# One reason to use initrd preseeding is that it allows preseeding
+# of even these early steps of the installation process.
+#
+# If a preseed file cannot be used to preseed some steps, the install can
+# still be fully automated, since you can pass preseed values to the kernel
+# on the command line. Just pass path/to/var=value for any of the preseed
+# variables listed below.
+#
+# While you're at it, you may want to throw a debconf/priority=critical in
+# there, to avoid most questions even if the preseeding below misses some.
+# And you might set the timeout to 1 in syslinux.cfg to avoid needing to hit
+# enter to boot the installer.
+#
+# Note that the kernel accepts a maximum of 8 command line options and
+# 8 environment options (including any options added by default for the
+# installer). If these numbers are exceeded, 2.4 kernels will drop any
+# excess options and 2.6 kernels will panic. With kernel 2.6.9 or newer,
+# you can use 32 command line options and 32 environment options.
+#
+# Some of the default options, like 'vga=normal' may be safely removed
+# for most installations, which may allow you to add more options for
+# preseeding.
+
+# It is not possible to use preseeding to set language, country, and
+# keyboard. Instead you should use kernel parameters. Example:
+# languagechooser/language-name=English
+# countrychooser/shortlist=US
+# console-keymaps-at/keymap=us
+
+#### Network configuration.
+
+# Of course, this won't work if you're loading your preseed file from the
+# network! But it's great if you're booting from CD or USB stick. You can
+# also pass network config parameters in on the kernel params if you are
+# loading preseed files from the network.
+
+# netcfg will choose an interface that has link if possible. This makes it
+# skip displaying a list if there is more than one interface.
+d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto
+
+# If you have a slow dhcp server and the installer times out waiting for
+# it, this might be useful.
+#d-i netcfg/dhcp_timeout string 60
+
+# If you prefer to configure the network manually, here's how:
+#d-i netcfg/disable_dhcp boolean true
+#d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 192.168.1.1
+#d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 192.168.1.42
+#d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.0
+#d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 192.168.1.1
+#d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true
+
+# Note that any hostname and domain names assigned from dhcp take
+# precedence over values set here. However, setting the values still
+# prevents the questions from being shown even if values come from dhcp.
+d-i netcfg/get_hostname string unassigned-hostname
+d-i netcfg/get_domain string unassigned-domain
+
+# Disable that annoying WEP key dialog.
+d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string
+# The wacky dhcp hostname that some ISPs use as a password of sorts.
+#d-i netcfg/dhcp_hostname string radish
+
+#### Mirror settings.
+
+d-i mirror/country string enter information manually
+d-i mirror/http/hostname string http.us.debian.org
+d-i mirror/http/directory string /debian
+d-i mirror/suite string testing
+d-i mirror/http/proxy string
+
+#### Partitioning.
+
+# If the system has free space you can choose to only partition that space.
+#d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition \
+# select Use the largest continuous free space
+
+# Alternatively, you can specify a disk to partition. The device name can
+# be given in either devfs or traditional non-devfs format.
+# For example, to use the first disk devfs knows of:
+d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/discs/disc0/disc
+
+# You can choose from any of the predefined partitioning recipes:
+d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select \
+ All files in one partition (recommended for new users)
+#d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select Desktop machine
+#d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select Multi-user workstation
+
+# Or provide a recipe of your own...
+# The recipe format is documented in the file devel/partman-auto-recipe.txt.
+# If you have a way to get a recipe file into the d-i environment, you can
+# just point at it.
+#d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe_file string /hd-media/recipe
+
+# If not, you can put an entire recipe in one line. This example creates
+# a small /boot partition, suitable swap, and uses the rest of the space
+# for the root partition:
+#d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string boot-root :: \
+# 20 50 100 ext3 $primary{ } $bootable{ } method{ format } format{ } \
+# use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } mountpoint{ /boot } . \
+# 500 10000 1000000000 ext3 method{ format } format{ } \
+# use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } mountpoint{ / } . \
+# 64 512 300% linux-swap method{ swap } format{ } .
+# For reference, here is that same recipe in a more readable form:
+# boot-root ::
+# 40 50 100 ext3
+# $primary{ } $bootable{ }
+# method{ format } format{ }
+# use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 }
+# mountpoint{ /boot }
+# .
+# 500 10000 1000000000 ext3
+# method{ format } format{ }
+# use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 }
+# mountpoint{ / }
+# .
+# 64 512 300% linux-swap
+# method{ swap } format{ }
+# .
+
+# This makes partman automatically partition without confirmation.
+d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
+d-i partman/choose_partition select \
+ Finish partitioning and write changes to disk
+d-i partman/confirm boolean true
+
+#### Boot loader installation.
+
+# Grub is the default boot loader (for x86). If you want lilo installed
+# instead, uncomment this:
+#d-i grub-installer/skip boolean true
+
+# This is fairly safe to set, it makes grub install automatically to the MBR
+# if no other operating system is detected on the machine.
+d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
+
+# This one makes grub-installer install to the MBR if if finds some other OS
+# too, which is less safe as it might not be able to boot that other OS.
+d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
+
+# Alternatively, if you want to install to a location other than the mbr,
+# uncomment and edit these lines:
+#d-i grub-installer/bootdev string (hd0,0)
+#d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean false
+#d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean false
+
+#### Finishing up the first stage install.
+
+# Avoid that last message about the install being complete.
+d-i prebaseconfig/reboot_in_progress note
+
+#### Shell commands.
+
+# d-i preseeding is inherently not secure. Nothing in the installer checks
+# for attempts at buffer overflows or other exploits of the values of a
+# preseed file like this one. Only use preseed files from trusted
+# locations! To drive that home, and because it's generally useful, here's
+# a way to run any shell command you'd like inside the installer,
+# automatically.
+
+# This first command is run as early as possible, just after
+# preseeding is read.
+#d-i preseed/early_command string anna-install some-udeb
+
+# This command is run just before the install finishes, but when there is
+# still a usable /target directory.
+#d-i preseed/late_command string echo foo > /target/etc/bar
+
+# This command is run just as base-config is starting up.
+#base-config base-config/early_command string echo hi mom
+
+# This command is run after base-config is done, just before the login:
+# prompt. This is a good way to install a set of packages you want, or to
+# tweak the configuration of the system.
+#base-config base-config/late_command string \
+# apt-get install zsh; chsh -s /bin/zsh
+
+###### Preseeding the 2nd stage of the installation.
+
+#### Preseeding base-config.
+
+# Avoid the introductory message.
+base-config base-config/intro note
+
+# Avoid the final message.
+base-config base-config/login note
+
+# If you installed a display manager, but don't want to start it immediately
+# after base-config finishes.
+#base-config base-config/start-display-manager boolean false
+
+# Some versions of the installer can report back on what you've installed.
+# The default is not to report back, but sending reports helps the project
+# determine what software is most popular and include it on CDs.
+#popularity-contest popularity-contest/participate boolean false
+
+#### Clock and time zone setup.
+
+# Controls whether or not the hardware clock is set to UTC.
+#base-config tzconfig/gmt boolean true
+# If you told the installer that you're in the United States, then you
+# can set the time zone using this variable.
+# (Choices are: Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, Hawaii,
+# Aleutian, Arizona East-Indiana, Indiana-Starke, Michigan, Samoa, other)
+#base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone/US select Eastern
+# If you told it you're in Canada.
+# (Choices are: Newfoundland, Atlantic, Eastern, Central,
+# East-Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Mountain, Pacific, Yukon, other)
+#base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone/CA select Eastern
+# If you told it you're in Brazil. (Choices are: East, West, Acre,
+# DeNoronha, other)
+#base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone/BR select East
+# Many countries have only one time zone. If you told the installer you're
+# in one of those countries, you can choose its standard time zone via this
+# question.
+#base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone_single boolean true
+# This question is asked as a fallback for countries other than those
+# listed above, which have more than one time zone. You can preseed one of
+# the time zones, or "other".
+#base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone_multiple select
+
+#### Account setup.
+
+# To preseed the root password, you have to put it in the clear in this
+# file. That is not a very good idea, use caution!
+#passwd passwd/root-password password r00tme
+#passwd passwd/root-password-again password r00tme
+
+# If you want to skip creation of a normal user account.
+#passwd passwd/make-user boolean false
+
+# Alternatively, you can preseed the user's name and login.
+#passwd passwd/user-fullname string Debian User
+#passwd passwd/username string debian
+# And their password, but use caution!
+#passwd passwd/user-password password insecure
+#passwd passwd/user-password-again password insecure
+
+#### Apt setup.
+
+# This question controls what source the second stage installation uses
+# for packages. Choices are cdrom, http, ftp, filesystem, edit sources list
+# by hand
+base-config apt-setup/uri_type select http
+
+# If you choose ftp or http, you'll be asked for a country and a mirror.
+base-config apt-setup/country select enter information manually
+base-config apt-setup/hostname string http.us.debian.org
+base-config apt-setup/directory string /debian
+# Stop after choosing one mirror.
+base-config apt-setup/another boolean false
+
+# You can choose to install non-free and contrib software.
+#base-config apt-setup/non-free boolean true
+#base-config apt-setup/contrib boolean true
+
+# Do enable security updates.
+base-config apt-setup/security-updates boolean true
+
+#### Package selection.
+
+# You can choose to install any combination of tasks that are available.
+# Available tasks as of this writing include: Desktop environment,
+# Web server, Print server, DNS server, File server, Mail server,
+# SQL database, Laptop, Standard system, manual package selection. The
+# last of those will run aptitude. You can also choose to install no
+# tasks, and force the installation of a set of packages in some other
+# way. We recommend always including the Standard system task.
+tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Desktop environment, Standard system
+#tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Web server, Standard system
+
+#### Mailer configuration.
+
+# During a normal install, exim asks only a few questions. Here's how to
+# avoid even those. More complicated preseeding is possible.
+exim4-config exim4/dc_eximconfig_configtype \
+ select no configuration at this time
+exim4-config exim4/no_config boolean true
+exim4-config exim4/no_config boolean true
+
+# It's a good idea to set this to whatever user account you choose to
+# create. Leaving the value blank results in postmaster mail going to
+# /var/mail/mail.
+exim4-config exim4/dc_postmaster string
+
+#### X Configuration.
+
+# Preseeding Debian's X config is possible, but you probably need to know
+# some details about the video hardware of the machine, since Debian's X
+# configurator does not do fully automatic configuration of everything.
+
+# X can detect the right driver for some cards, but if you're preseeding,
+# you override whatever it chooses. Still, vesa will work most places.
+#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver select vesa
+
+# A caveat with mouse autodetection is that if it fails, X will retry it
+# over and over. So if it's preseeded to be done, there is a possibility of
+# an infinite loop if the mouse is not autodetected.
+#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/autodetect_mouse boolean true
+
+# Monitor autodetection is recommended.
+xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/autodetect_monitor boolean true
+# Uncomment if you have an LCD display.
+#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/lcd boolean true
+# X has three configuration paths for the monitor. Here's how to preseed
+# the "medium" path, which is always available. The "simple" path may not
+# be available, and the "advanced" path asks too many questions.
+xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method \
+ select medium
+xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/mode-list \
+ select 1024x768 @ 60 Hz
+
+#### Everything else.
+
+# Depending on what software you choose to install, or if things go wrong
+# during the installation process, it's possible that other questions may
+# be asked. You can preseed those too, of course. To get a list of every
+# possible question that could be asked during an install, do an
+# installation, and then run these commands:
+# debconf-get-selections --installer > file
+# debconf-get-selections >> file
+
+# If you like, you can include other preseed files into this one.
+# Any settings in those files will override pre-existing settings from this
+# file. More that one file can be listed, separated by spaces; all will be
+# loaded. The included files can have preseed/include directives of their
+# own as well. Note that if the filenames are relative, they are taken from
+# the same directory as the preseed file that includes them.
+#d-i preseed/include string x.cfg
+
+# More flexibly, this runs a shell command and if it outputs the names of
+# preseed files, includes those files. For example, to switch configs based
+# on a particular usb storage device (in this case, a built-in card reader):
+#d-i preseed/include_command string \
+# if $(grep -q "GUID: 0aec3050aec305000001a003" /proc/scsi/usb-storage-*/*); \
+# then echo kraken.cfg; else echo otherusb.cfg; fi
+
+# To check the format of your preseed file before performing an install,
+# you can use debconf-set-selections:
+# debconf-set-selections -c preseed.cfg
+</screen></informalexample>