> I have a need to prompt user for input during the installation using d-i. I > have done quite a bit of searching but I don't seem to find the right words > to actually find a solution. I came across this thread: > http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2008/09/msg01078.html Which suggest I > would need to create a custom udeb for it, or create the templates on the > fly. As I need only a very basic question/answer I'd rather do it > on-the-fly, however I did not find the solution from the web page linked > from that answer. > > What would be the best place to look for examples to create this kind of > simple dialog from the script run as late_command?
The way I got a custom dialog was reading this[1] to know how to create a udeb. Then I hacked how simple-cdd-profiles[2] udeb package is loaded into d-i and how it loads a debconf template. Basically simple-cdd-profiles udeb is loaded by: d-i preseed/early_command string anna-install simple-cdd-profiles in a preseed file. Once added to d-i (installed) it's postinst script calls "debconf-loadtemplate"[3]. I used this way and it still working quite well. regards Lucas Brasilino [1] http://www.fifi.org/doc/debconf-doc/tutorial.html [2] http://packages.debian.org/lenny/simple-cdd-profiles [3] http://www.tin.org/bin/man.cgi?section=1&topic=debconf-loadtemplate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
