With regards to the installer I don't have it in the Live image. I have decided to encourage people to try it and if they want to install they can reboot and choose the install menu from syslinux.
On 5 October 2014 13:49, Michael . <keltoi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'll do that right now, thanks for the tips. > > On 5 October 2014 13:20, Zed <z...@lilypadmudlib.com> wrote: > >> Well, I have my preseed in the config/includes.installer directory. It is >> picked up and read perfectly when I boot the iso into Install or Graphic >> install – just not when I boot into live. >> >> Also, if you want the debian-installer available from your livecd, you >> need to install the debian-instller-launcher. Even though the launcher >> isn’t reading the pressed, the installer works well. >> >> Z >> >> >> From: "Michael ." <keltoi...@gmail.com> >> Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2014 12:32:02 +1100 >> To: Jack Handy <z...@lilypadmudlib.com> >> Cc: Debian-live mailing list <debian-live@lists.debian.org> >> Subject: Re: Preseed\Livecd issue >> >> Thanks so much for asking this. >> >> Now I have Live Build working in Jessie I am about to start on preseeding >> so I am interested >> in any helpful replies you get. I want to preseed language/country and >> keyboard (nothing much) when the >> image is installed to the computer so the user doesn't have to wade >> through a list of English speaking countries >> (di defaults to the USA for English and Australia is at the other end of >> the list). Sorting out the preseed contents is done >> I just need to know where to put it for it to work >> >> On 5 October 2014 10:23, Zed <z...@lilypadmudlib.com> wrote: >> >>> I’ve run into a few small snags that has me perplexed currently, and I >>> hope someone can lend a hand. >>> >>> My live-build completes, and the ISO boots. Once the Live session has >>> started, this is where I see two strange behaviors. >>> >>> 1. The desktop icon for the debian-installer-launcher that I have used >>> for many past build no longer appears on the livecd desktop. >>> 2. When I DO launch the debian-live-installer from the livecd (as the >>> icon is in the System menu), it launches but does not read ANYTHING from my >>> pressed, but if I boot to the installer or graphical installer, the pressed >>> works exactly as expected. >>> >>> Details: >>> debian-installer-shorcut.desktop file is located: >>> config/includes.chroot/usr/share/applications/ >>> debian-installer-launcher.desktop >>> >>> debian-installer-launcher.desktop contents: >>> >>> [Desktop Entry] >>> >>> Version=1.0 >>> >>> Name=Install Lilypad Linux >>> >>> Comment=Install this system permanently to your hard disk >>> >>> Exec=su-to-root -X -c /usr/sbin/debian-installer-launcher >>> >>> Icon=debian-installer-launcher >>> >>> Type=Application >>> >>> Categories=Application;System; >>> >>> StartupNotify=true >>> >>> Terminal=false >>> >>> >>> Preseed.cfg location: config/includes.installer/preseed.cfg >>> >>> >>> Other location tried: >>> >>> config/debian-installer/preseed.cfg >>> >>> config/includes.debian-installer/preseed.cfg >>> >>> config/includes.binary/preseed.cfg (then adding file=/preseed.cfg to >>> boot menu config) >>> >>> When I boot to the livecd and search for the pressed, it is on the >>> livecd, but the desktop link ignores it completely. >>> >>> config/includes.binary/install/preseed.cfg (then adding >>> file=/install/preseed.cfg to boot menu config) >>> >>> When I boot to the livecd and search for the pressed, it is on the >>> livecd, but the desktop link ignores it completely. >>> >>> >>> >>> I do hope someone has some ideas on what I can try next. I have even >>> removed all packages with the exception of desktop-base, and a dm\wm (tried >>> various combinations with no luck). Even with just the basics, I can not >>> get the pressed to be read when booted into the live session, and the >>> desktop icon has just stopped working. >>> >>> >>> Thanks all, and let me know if you need additional details. >>> >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> >>> Cheers! >>> >>> Zed (Devin) >>> >> >> >
