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diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index dc37167d0..b69534d62 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ The following types of templates are relevant for preseeding. </para> -<itemizedlist> +<itemizedlist spacing="compact"> <listitem><para> string: allows the user to type any value </para></listitem> @@ -397,16 +397,18 @@ auto url=<replaceable>http://192.168.1.2/path/to/mypreseed.file</replaceable> </screen></informalexample> The way this works is that: -<itemizedlist> -<listitem> +<itemizedlist spacing="compact"> +<listitem><para> if the URL is missing a protocol, http is assumed, -</listitem><listitem> -if the hostname section had no periods, it has the domain derived from -DHCP appended to it, and -</listitem><listitem> +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> +if the hostname section contains no periods, it has the domain derived +from DHCP appended to it, and +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> if there's no <literal>/</literal>'s after the hostname, then the default path is added. -</listitem> +</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> </para><para> @@ -419,12 +421,16 @@ this is <literal>auto-install/classes</literal>, which has an alias <literal>classes</literal>. This can be used thus: <informalexample><screen> -auto url=<replaceable>hands.com</replaceable> classes=<replaceable>xen3</replaceable> +auto url=<replaceable>example.com</replaceable> classes=<replaceable>class_A;class_B</replaceable> </screen></informalexample> -Refer to <ulink url="http://hands.com/d-i/" /> for more details how -this example works. If you want to come up with other paradigms, it is -reasonable to use the auto-install namespace for this, so one might have +The classes could for example denote the type of system to be installed, +or the localization to be used. + +</para><para> + +It is of course possible to extend this concept, and if you do, it is +reasonable to use the auto-install namespace for this. So one might have something like <literal>auto-install/style</literal> which is then used in your scripts. If you feel the need to do this, please mention it on the <email>debian-boot@lists.debian.org</email> mailing list so that we @@ -454,6 +460,34 @@ DHCP query. </para> </sect2> + + <sect2 id="preseed-aliases"> + <title>Aliases useful with preseeding</title> +<para> + +The following aliases can be useful when using (auto mode) preseeding. + +</para> + +<!-- Setting column width does not seem to work; use non-breaking spaces + to separate columns a bit --> +<informaltable frame="none"> +<tgroup cols="2"><tbody> +<row><entry>auto</entry><entry>auto-install/enabled</entry></row> +<row><entry>classes</entry><entry>auto-install/classes</entry></row> +<row><entry>fb</entry><entry>debian-installer/framebuffer</entry></row> +<row><entry>locale</entry><entry>debian-installer/locale</entry></row> +<row><entry>priority</entry><entry>debconf/priority</entry></row> +<row><entry>file</entry><entry>preseed/file</entry></row> +<row><entry>url</entry><entry>preseed/url</entry></row> +<row><entry>hostname </entry><entry>netcfg/get_hostname</entry></row> +<row><entry>domain</entry><entry>netcfg/get_domain</entry></row> +<row><entry>interface</entry><entry>netcfg/choose_interface</entry></row> +<row><entry>suite</entry><entry>mirror/suite</entry></row> +</tbody></tgroup> +</informaltable> + + </sect2> <sect2 id="preseed-dhcp"> <title>Using a DHCP server to specify preconfiguration files</title> |