Op 11-02-2007 om 10:45 schreef Franco Vecchiato: > Il giorno mar, 06/02/2007 alle 22.47 +0100, Geert Stappers ha scritto: > > Op 05-02-2007 om 21:47 schreef Franco Vecchiato: > > > .... > > > Therefore it seems impossible to use file preseeding with the ^^^^^^^^ > > > *standard* etch installation cds or dvds. > > > > And what happens next? > > > > > I tried again to use file preseeding with standard etch installation cd > (the first) putting the preseed file into a floppy, and I did "linux > preseed/file=/floppy/preseed.cfg" at the cd boot prompt; > an error is generated (red screen) remarking that download of debconf > preseeding file failed and suggesting to continue with a normal > non-automated installation, but the message tells nothing about paths to > the preseed file (e.g. file:///floppy/preseed.cfg). > I tried with ext2 as well as with vfat formatted floppies. > > My own hope is to have simple, fast and flexible file preseeding > methods, without the need to build new custom installation cds or dvds, > different from the standard ones, every time you change the preseed file.
FWIW I'm happy with network preseeding (and booting from CD) Where there is a need for _file_ preseeding, I can point to http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2007/02/msg00383.html and advise to find under http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/ initrd rebuild documentation. (this mailinglist posting implies that this mailinglist is allready found ;-) > Cheers > > Franco Vecchiato Cheers Geert Stappers -- seems impossible: in the free software world: not enough time given -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]