Hi debian-boot! I'm trying a remote debian install like this: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=54242 . The server is in the second next room, so I'm basically trying to learn how to do it as it might come handy some day but if that fails I will need to use other methods to reinstall debian on my server.
1. d-i keeps asking for the keymap which prevents unattended launch of the network console. I tried ... #d-i keymap select dvorak d-i keymap select us d-i keyboard-configuration/toggle select No toggling 2. My tigon tg3 NIC seems to require firmware. I put http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/wheezy/current/firmware.tar.gz in / in the initrd. I put the debs from firmware.tar.gz in /firmware. I tried http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/NetbootFirmware#Wheezy_Example_.231_:_add_single_firmware_deb . I'd like to include a large collection of firmwares so to have an installer that works on most systems. Where do I put the firmware collection or just tigon tg3_tso.bin? At first d-i didn't advance as it was trying to access the floppy drive which I discovered wasn't connected to the power, as the power cable was too short. I disabled the floppy in the BIOS. d-i preseed/early_command /bin/nameif d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US #d-i keymap select dvorak d-i keymap select us d-i keyboard-configuration/toggle select No toggling d-i debconf/priority select critical d-i auto-install/enabled boolean true d-i netcfg/choose_interface select installer0 d-i netcfg/disable_dhcp boolean true d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 192.168.0.254 d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 192.168.0.1 d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.0 d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 192.168.0.254 d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true d-i netcfg/get_hostname string server d-i netcfg/get_domain string server.bksys.at d-i network-console/password password ******* d-i network-console/password-again password ******* Thanks, Bernhard -- Encrypt emails. My GPG key is on public key servers. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/518f5b54.1020...@bksys.at
