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author | Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> | 2006-01-03 18:17:58 +0000 |
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committer | Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> | 2006-01-03 18:17:58 +0000 |
commit | 70bad074da8c3e7adeb7c4747c89daa807941a0c (patch) | |
tree | 86750ff33ece22d1698a22312d47b0453663d247 /en/install-methods | |
parent | c8cbe15f33b5aae7da53da28f27ced90e0e9cf7b (diff) | |
download | installation-guide-70bad074da8c3e7adeb7c4747c89daa807941a0c.zip |
merge in ex-base-config branch
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diff --git a/en/install-methods/automatic-install.xml b/en/install-methods/automatic-install.xml index f15c936b4..8cc630867 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/automatic-install.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/automatic-install.xml @@ -29,71 +29,6 @@ installation process. Full documentation on preseeding including a working example that you can edit is in <xref linkend="appendix-preseed"/>. -</para><para condition="sarge"> - -Although most dialogs used by &d-i; can be preseeded using this method, -there are some notable exceptions. You can (re)partition an entire disk -or use available free space on a disk; it is not possible to use existing -partitions. You currently cannot use preseeding to set up RAID and LVM. -Also, with the exception of network driver modules, it is not possible -to preconfigure kernel module parameters. - -</para><para condition="sarge"> - -The preconfiguration file is in the format used by the -debconf-set-selections command. A well documented and working example -that you can edit is in <xref linkend="example-preseed"/>. - -</para><para condition="sarge"> - -Alternatively, one way to get a complete file listing -all the values that can be preseeded is to do a manual install, -and then use <filename>debconf-get-selections</filename>, -from the <classname>debconf-utils</classname> package, -to dump both the debconf database and the cdebconf -database in /var/log/debian-installer/cdebconf to a single file: - -<informalexample><screen> -$ debconf-get-selections --installer > <replaceable>file</replaceable> -$ debconf-get-selections >> <replaceable>file</replaceable> -</screen></informalexample> - -However, a file generated in this manner will have some items that should -not be preseeded, and the file in <xref linkend="example-preseed"/> is a -better starting place for most users. - -</para><para condition="sarge"> - -Once you have a preconfiguration file, you can edit it if necessary, and -place it on a web server, or copy it onto the installer's boot media. Wherever -you place the file, you need to pass a parameter to the installer at boot -time to tell it to use the file. - -</para><para condition="sarge"> - -To make the installer use a preconfiguration file downloaded from the -network, add preseed/url=http://url/to/preseed.cfg to the kernel boot -parameters. Of course the preconfiguration will not take effect until the -installer manages to set up the network to download the file, so this is -most useful if the installer can set up the network via DHCP without asking -any questions. You may want to set the installation priority to critical to -avoid any questions while the network is being configured. See -<xref linkend="installer-args"/>. - -</para><para condition="sarge"> - -To place a preconfiguration file on a CD, you would need to remaster the -ISO image to include your preconfiguration file. See the manual page for -mkisofs for details. Alternatively, put the preseed file on a floppy, and -use preseed/file=/floppy/preseed.cfg - -</para><para arch="i386" condition="sarge"> - -If you'll be booting from a USB memory stick, then you can simply copy your -preconfiguration file onto the memory stick's filesystem, and edit the -syslinux.cfg file to add preseed/file=/hd-media/preseed.cfg to the kernel boot -parameters. - </para> </sect2> </sect1> |