On Tue 18 Dec 2012 at 15:13:52 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Brian wrote:
>
> > The correct way to supply a preseed file with auto=true is (I think) to
> > only use preseed/url= or url=. Now, is that glaringly obvious to you or
> > anyone else from section B.2.3. or elsewhere in the Manual?
>
> The
On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:00:02 +0100
Richard Owlett wrote:
> >What is a SIG?
>
> "Special Interest Group"
> Is it an Americanism?
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On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 2:18 PM, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Tom H wrote:
>> Richard Owlett wrote:
>> > Tom H wrote:
>> >> Andrei POPESCU wrote:
>> >>> What is a SIG?
>> >>
>> >> It's a Fedora-ism: special interest group.
>> >>
>> >> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:SIGs
>> >
>> > Sorry. Term preda
Richard Owlett wrote:
> It seems to have been lost in the shuffle, but do NOT have internet
> NOR high speed internet connectivity at home so all of my test
> installs are being done with a purchased set of Debian 6.0.5 DVDs
> with preseed.cfg on a USB stick.
Sorry. In order to be able to help yo
Brian wrote:
>auto url=file://mnt/,/preseed.cfg
> loaded by expanding file://mnt/,/preseed.cfg.
>auto=true url=file://mnt/,/preseed.cfg
I think there is a typo in the above. To perhaps save some grief for
someone reading the archives later I believe all of the above "/,/"
uses should have
Brian wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > Press Down-Arrow to "Help". Observe the help message, "Display help
> > screens; type 'menu' at the boot prompt to return to this menu."
> > Press ENTER to select it. Press F3 to select "Boot methods for
> > special ways of using this netboot image". Observe
On Tue 18 Dec 2012 at 15:47:44 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Press Down-Arrow to "Help". Observe the help message, "Display help
> screens; type 'menu' at the boot prompt to return to this menu."
> Press ENTER to select it. Press F3 to select "Boot methods for
> special ways of using this netboot i
On Wed 19 Dec 2012 at 14:02:31 +, Brian wrote:
> On Tue 18 Dec 2012 at 17:22:34 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
>
> > where it is talking about "auto url=..." is definitely incorrect.
>
> Taking this and your other mail into account is persuading me back to
> readopting my original view on the matt
On Tue 18 Dec 2012 at 17:22:34 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Brian wrote:
> > Bob Proulx wrote:
> > The preseed file needn't be on the network, Being present in an ISO and
> > with url= pointing to it is sufficient. Or it could be on a USB stick.
>
> Ah, yes, I had forgotten about the file url synta
On Wed 19 Dec 2012 at 12:06:41 +, Brian wrote:
> I'm adding to the command line with
>
> auto=true url=file:///mnt/preseed.cfg
I'm having to adjust my mindset. :) That should be
auto=true url=file:///mnt/./preseed.cfg
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Bob Proulx wrote:
Brian wrote:
Bob Proulx wrote:
The preseed file needn't be on the network, Being present in an ISO and
with url= pointing to it is sufficient. Or it could be on a USB stick.
Ah, yes, I had forgotten about the file url syntax. But present in
the iso then doesn't *need* the ur
On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 06:53:26AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> >But the underlying problem is lack of manpower. How do you[1] expect to
> >solve it without getting involved?
> >
> >[1] and I mean you personally, the Debian
On Tue 18 Dec 2012 at 15:47:44 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Brian wrote:
>
> > Bob Proulx wrote:
> >
> > > How are you inserting the preseed data when booting "expert" mode? I
> > > can only think of being able to do that one the command line.
> >
> > Is this question directed at Richard?
>
> I
Brian wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > Brian wrote:
> > > I think "auto" is a typo. It should be "auto=true".
You are right!
> > It is documented that "auto" is an alias for "auto-install/enable=true
> > priority=critical". I don't think it is a typo.
>
> I have had a change of mind after thinkin
Brian wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> The preseed file needn't be on the network, Being present in an ISO and
> with url= pointing to it is sufficient. Or it could be on a USB stick.
Ah, yes, I had forgotten about the file url syntax. But present in
the iso then doesn't *need* the url= to point to i
On Tue 18 Dec 2012 at 15:13:52 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Brian wrote:
> >
> > I think "auto" is a typo. It should be "auto=true".
>
> It is documented that "auto" is an alias for "auto-install/enable=true
> priority=critical". I don't think it is a typo.
I have had a change of mind after thin
On Tue 18 Dec 2012 at 15:13:52 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Brian wrote:
>
> > Here is what I focussed on when I started looking at the
> > auto-install process:
> >
> > > The auto parameter is an alias for auto-install/enable and
> > > setting it to true delays the locale and keyboard que
Brian wrote:
> [I couldn't sort the attributions out when snipping. Sorry.]
Things can get confusing! :-)
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > > > > I just double checked by running a text mode expert install - that
> > > > > screen never appears.
>
> Richard wrote this. I didn't understand what he was getti
Brian wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> You are preseeding language and keymap from the command line so auto(?)
> or auto=true is not required because the first two questions concerned
> get answers immediately on booting.
Correct. Which is why in my case it is a little hard to observe
experimentally
[I couldn't sort the attributions out when snipping. Sorry.]
On Mon 17 Dec 2012 at 22:24:11 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> > > > I just double checked by running a text mode expert install - that
> > > > screen never appears.
Richard wrote this. I didn't understand what he was getting at first
time
On Mon 17 Dec 2012 at 22:24:11 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> I have those preseeds on the kernel command line through a PXE network
> boot.
>
> vga=788 initrd=debian-installer/i386/initrd.gz console-keymaps-at/keymap=us
> locale=en_US interface=auto hostname=$name domain=$domain auto
> url=http:
Tom H wrote:
> Richard Owlett wrote:
> > Tom H wrote:
> >> Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> >>> What is a SIG?
> >>
> >> It's a Fedora-ism: special interest group.
> >>
> >> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:SIGs
> >
> > Sorry. Term predates Linus Torvalds let alone Fedora ;)
> > IIRC I came across it
On Ma, 18 dec 12, 14:08:08, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Tuesday 18 December 2012 12:12:01 Brad Rogers wrote:
> > >True. But I suspected that I I was being gently chided for
> > >assuming everybody had the same same background as I.
> >
> > I didn't get that impression. But hey, it's not my rep that on t
On Lu, 17 dec 12, 18:30:35, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> >On Du, 16 dec 12, 06:53:26, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >>
> >>The response I had hoped for was on the lines of "there's a SIG for
> >>documentation which you can contact at ...".
> >
> >What is a SIG?
>
> "Special Interest
On Tuesday 18 December 2012 14:36:49 Brad Rogers wrote:
> >I did, I'm afraid! After all, it is easy enough to look SIG up on
> >acronymfinder and find out what it means. Andrei knows this perfectly
>
> True, but even within context, it's sometimes tricky pinpointing the
> right meaning. Possibly
On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:08:08 +
Lisi Reisz wrote:
Hello Lisi,
>I did, I'm afraid! After all, it is easy enough to look SIG up on
>acronymfinder and find out what it means. Andrei knows this perfectly
True, but even within context, it's sometimes tricky pinpointing the
right meaning. Poss
On Tuesday 18 December 2012 12:12:01 Brad Rogers wrote:
> >True. But I suspected that I I was being gently chided for
> >assuming everybody had the same same background as I.
>
> I didn't get that impression. But hey, it's not my rep that on the line,
> potentially. :-)
I did, I'm afraid! After
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Tom H wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Andrei POPESCU
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> What is a SIG?
>>
>> It's a Fedora-ism: special interest group.
>>
>> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:SIGs
>
> Sorry. Term predates Linus Torvalds
On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:15:55 -0600
Richard Owlett wrote:
Hello Richard,
>True. But I suspected that I I was being gently chided for
>assuming everybody had the same same background as I.
I didn't get that impression. But hey, it's not my rep that on the line,
potentially. :-)
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Tom H wrote:
On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Andrei POPESCU
wrote:
On Du, 16 dec 12, 06:53:26, Richard Owlett wrote:
The response I had hoped for was on the lines of "there's a SIG for
documentation which you can contact at ...".
What is a SIG?
It's a Fedora-ism: special interest group.
On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Andrei POPESCU
wrote:
> On Du, 16 dec 12, 06:53:26, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>> The response I had hoped for was on the lines of "there's a SIG for
>> documentation which you can contact at ...".
>
> What is a SIG?
It's a Fedora-ism: special interest group.
http
Brad Rogers wrote:
On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:30:35 -0600
Richard Owlett wrote:
Hello Richard,
"Special Interest Group"
Is it an Americanism?
It's a TLA, or Three Letter Acronym.
True. But I suspected that I I was being gently chided for
assuming everybody had the same same background as I.
On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:30:35 -0600
Richard Owlett wrote:
Hello Richard,
>"Special Interest Group"
>Is it an Americanism?
It's a TLA, or Three Letter Acronym.
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/ ) "The blindingly obvious is
/ _)radnever immediately apparent"
It's becoming an ob
Brian wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > Sorry. Because you were having problems with this I assumed you were
> > using Wheezy. Because in Squeeze this works fine. If you are having
> > a problem in Squeeze then we need to dig deeper. Because it
> > definitely works fine there.
>
> Is that "workin
Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Du, 16 dec 12, 06:53:26, Richard Owlett wrote:
The response I had hoped for was on the lines of "there's a SIG for
documentation which you can contact at ...".
What is a SIG?
"Special Interest Group"
Is it an Americanism?
If one does not exist I've some ideas,
On Du, 16 dec 12, 06:53:26, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
> The response I had hoped for was on the lines of "there's a SIG for
> documentation which you can contact at ...".
What is a SIG?
> If one does not exist I've some ideas, but I hate reinventing the
> wheel if it already exists.
AFAIK (but
On Sat 15 Dec 2012 at 00:14:00 +, Brian wrote:
> Now cast your fishing net and *you* tell us what might be missing in
> your preseed file.
For those with exactly the same preseeding setup as Richard and having a
the same problem (which may or may not be a bug in Squeeze), a solution
could lie
Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Vi, 14 dec 12, 07:50:29, Richard Owlett wrote:
If by "raising the issue" you mean do the proof-reading yourself and
then report problems, by all means, just go ahead. Or, even better, you
could submit patches.
I see a bug report as treating an individual symptom rathe
On Fri 14 Dec 2012 at 21:43:13 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Richard Owlett wrote:
> > Bob Proulx wrote:
> > >Richard Owlett wrote:
> > >>d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us
> > >>d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us
> > >
> > >In Wheezy they changed these to different strings. It cau
On Vi, 14 dec 12, 07:50:29, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >
> >If by "raising the issue" you mean do the proof-reading yourself and
> >then report problems, by all means, just go ahead. Or, even better, you
> >could submit patches.
>
> I see a bug report as treating an individual symptom rather than
> s
On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 07:50:29AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
> I see a bug report as treating an individual symptom rather than
> solving the underlying problem.
So just leave it for someone else to suffer through as well?
You could treat "the underlying problem." as a different bug, and of
Richard Owlett wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> >Richard Owlett wrote:
> >>d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us
> >>d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us
> >
> >In Wheezy they changed these to different strings. It caught me too.
> >See Bug#693493. In Wheezy instead of "console-keymaps-a
On Fri 14 Dec 2012 at 22:15:44 +, Brian wrote:
> The configuring the keyboard question is not shown when I use
>
>auto=true priority=critical file=/mnt/preseed.cfg
I regretted writing this response almost immediately after sending it.
Not that it is incorrect but is it almost as content
On Fri 14 Dec 2012 at 05:40:25 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Brian wrote:
> >
> >You fail to say which distribution you are using and which preseeding
> >method is employed.
>
> See first line of my post.
I saw it the first time. All it tells us is that you have read some
Squeeze documentation.
Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Vi, 14 dec 12, 05:39:56, Richard Owlett wrote:
I think I see a common thread in the preseed related problems I've
been having.
Who proofreads the Debian documentation? I suspect it tends to be
the author {as should happen} and other Debian *EXPERTS* {which is a
too narr
Bob Proulx wrote:
Richard Owlett wrote:
d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us
d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us
In Wheezy they changed these to different strings. It caught me too.
See Bug#693493. In Wheezy instead of "console-keymaps-at/keymap" use
"keymap select us".
d-
On Vi, 14 dec 12, 05:39:56, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
> I think I see a common thread in the preseed related problems I've
> been having.
> Who proofreads the Debian documentation? I suspect it tends to be
> the author {as should happen} and other Debian *EXPERTS* {which is a
> too narrow classifica
Brian wrote:
On Thu 13 Dec 2012 at 07:29:12 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
When I use it in my preseed.cfg I get an error message.
ERROR MESSAGE TITLE ---
Configuring keyboard-configuration
ERROR MESSAGE TEXT ---
Please select the layout matching the keyboard for this
machine.
I
Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Jo, 13 dec 12, 07:29:12, Richard Owlett wrote:
http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/example-preseed.txt [among
several other examples] in part gives
# Keyboard selection.
#d-i console-tools/archs select at
d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us
d-i keyboard-configur
Richard Owlett wrote:
> d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us
> d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us
In Wheezy they changed these to different strings. It caught me too.
See Bug#693493. In Wheezy instead of "console-keymaps-at/keymap" use
"keymap select us".
d-i keymap select us
On Thu 13 Dec 2012 at 07:29:12 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> When I use it in my preseed.cfg I get an error message.
>
> ERROR MESSAGE TITLE ---
> Configuring keyboard-configuration
> ERROR MESSAGE TEXT ---
> Please select the layout matching the keyboard for this
> machine.
>
> I
On Jo, 13 dec 12, 07:29:12, Richard Owlett wrote:
> http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/example-preseed.txt [among
> several other examples] in part gives
>
>
> # Keyboard selection.
> #d-i console-tools/archs select at
> d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us
> d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb
http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/example-preseed.txt
[among several other examples] in part gives
# Keyboard selection.
#d-i console-tools/archs select at
d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us
d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us
# Example for a different keyboard architectur
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