Re: partman-auto: preseeding a multiboot install

2013-08-27 Thread John Morris
Hi Christian, On 08/27/2013 12:11 AM, Christian PERRIER wrote: > Quoting John Morris (j...@zultron.com): > >> It is painful to overcome the learning curve of d-i, debconf and >> partman, and just about any alternate means of achieving one's goals >> should be conside

Re: partman-auto: preseeding a multiboot install

2013-08-26 Thread John Morris
On 08/20/2013 04:56 PM, John Morris wrote: > Is it possible to reuse an existing VG from partman-auto-lvm, and I'm > missing something obvious? If not, could partman scriptlets be used? It is not possible to reuse an existing VG, or even partition for that matter. The reason is that

partman-auto: preseeding a multiboot install

2013-08-20 Thread John Morris
Hi list, I'm trying to create an automatic install configuration for a multiboot host. It will be used on lab machines for testing LinuxCNC software built for a dozen+ distros/release/architecture combinations running on various motherboards and machine controller PCI interface cards. OSs includ