From 5d47d8b8df7387061b6c4939eb4bae6504124292 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frans Pop Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:27:07 +0000 Subject: Update of original English docs --- nl/install-methods/automatic-install.xml | 48 ++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) (limited to 'nl/install-methods') diff --git a/nl/install-methods/automatic-install.xml b/nl/install-methods/automatic-install.xml index 09aaf4d8c..48c4970f0 100644 --- a/nl/install-methods/automatic-install.xml +++ b/nl/install-methods/automatic-install.xml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + Automatic Installation @@ -21,25 +21,30 @@ the Debian Installer itself. The Debian Installer supports automating installs via preconfiguration files. A preconfiguration file can be loaded from the network or from -removable media, and used to fill in answers to question asked during the +removable media, and used to fill in answers to questions asked during the installation process. - + + +Full documentation on preseeding including a working example that you can +edit is in . + + 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. +Also, with the exception of network driver modules, it is not possible +to preconfigure kernel module parameters. - + 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 . +debconf-set-selections command. A well documented and working example +that you can edit is in . - + Alternatively, one way to get a complete file listing all the values that can be preseeded is to do a manual install, @@ -57,14 +62,14 @@ However, a file generated in this manner will have some items that should not be preseeded, and the file in is a better starting place for most users. - + 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. - + To make the installer use a preconfiguration file downloaded from the network, add preseed/url=http://url/to/preseed.cfg to the kernel boot @@ -75,14 +80,14 @@ any questions. You may want to set the installation priority to critical to avoid any questions while the network is being configured. See . - + 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 - + 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 @@ -90,22 +95,5 @@ syslinux.cfg file to add preseed/file=/hd-media/preseed.cfg to the kernel boot parameters. - - - Using Preseeding to Change Default Values - - -It is also possible to use preseeding to change the default answer for a -question, but still have the question asked. To do this the -seen flag must be reset to false after -setting the value for a template. - - -d-i foo/bar string value -d-i foo/bar seen false - - - - -- cgit v1.2.3