Op 07-06-2007 om 14:48 schreef Matthew Johnson: > On Wed May 23 16:58, Matthew Johnson wrote: > > I have written a short script illustrating how it might work > > (http://mjj29.matthew.ath.cx/partition) which reads a file of that name > > and prints the commands that would be needed to do the setup. > > > > I'd like comments on this approach, I'm happy to write at least a basic > > version of this, although I may need some help with all the debconf > > magic. > > > > After discussing this with fjp on IRC I have an improved version which I > have been testing in the installer in qemu.
What I know from qemu, is that it can handle one single disk image. Please tell more about your qemu setup. ( I think the 'qemu-img' and the 'qemu' commands will do ) > script: http://mjj29.matthew.ath.cx/partition > config: http://mjj29.matthew.ath.cx/custom-partition.txt > > I also have it packaged as a udeb with the script as the postinst, which > preempts partman in the menu. Is the source of the udeb also available? > I've changed it so that it just reads the script in order, allowing the > most flexible configuration possible. > > The things which I still need help on are: > > - when installing things with anna-install in the script it says > "queueing for later"; but when I run anna-install from a shell it > installs right away. Should I depend on everything which could > possibly be needed (will this affect how it appears in the menu); or > should I install the udebs as I need them, so that you don't > download/install udebs you don't need? My guess would be playing with the Menu-item number in the udeb. > - I'm trying to test the partman dialog, but I'm finding it hard to > test. What I want to do is . /lib/partman/definitions.sh and then be > able to run open_dialog .... to test them. When I do this it prints > execv: Not found (or similar) and then exits my shell... > > - Presumably there is a function to turn /dev/hda into > /dev/ide/......../disc? > > - Are there udebs for creating dos/ntfs filesystems? > > Thanks, > > Matt Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
