Unattended Debian iso install
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I tried in another way…
I ‘unpacked’ debian iso into /tftboot/fog/deb and added this code to my menu:
[CODE]LABEL Debian
kernel fog/deb/install.amd/vmlinuz
append initrd=/fog/deb/install.amd/initrd.gz preseed/url=http://192.168.1.10/preseed.seed
\n[/CODE]
On the 192.168.1.10 server - there is preseed.seed file available - which is almost unmodified version of [url]https://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/example-preseed.txt[/url]
I only uncommented
[CODE]d-i debian-installer/language string en
d-i debian-installer/country string EN
d-i debian-installer/locale string en_GB.UTF-8[/CODE]
But when I boot up this from menu, installer is asking me again about keyboard, language etc… -
[quote=“SynRybaka, post: 25105, member: 23400”]I tried in another way…
I ‘unpacked’ debian iso into /tftboot/fog/deb and added this code to my menu:
[CODE]LABEL Debian
kernel fog/deb/install.amd/vmlinuz
append initrd=/fog/deb/install.amd/initrd.gz preseed/url=http://192.168.1.10/preseed.seed
\n[/CODE]
On the 192.168.1.10 server - there is preseed.seed file available - which is almost unmodified version of [url]https://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/example-preseed.txt[/url]
I only uncommented
[CODE]d-i debian-installer/language string en
d-i debian-installer/country string EN
d-i debian-installer/locale string en_GB.UTF-8[/CODE]
But when I boot up this from menu, installer is asking me again about keyboard, language etc…[/quote]Well if there is a will I guess there is a way, keep us posted, I don’t think there is a write up on this on the forum or wiki. It will help others in the future.
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[quote=“SynRybaka, post: 25105, member: 23400”]I tried in another way…
I ‘unpacked’ debian iso into /tftboot/fog/deb and added this code to my menu:
[CODE]LABEL Debian
kernel fog/deb/install.amd/vmlinuz
append initrd=/fog/deb/install.amd/initrd.gz preseed/url=http://192.168.1.10/preseed.seed
\n[/CODE]
On the 192.168.1.10 server - there is preseed.seed file available - which is almost unmodified version of [url]https://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/example-preseed.txt[/url]
I only uncommented
[CODE]d-i debian-installer/language string en
d-i debian-installer/country string EN
d-i debian-installer/locale string en_GB.UTF-8[/CODE]
But when I boot up this from menu, installer is asking me again about keyboard, language etc…[/quote]I think you would need:
[code]d-i localechooser/supported-locales multiselect en_US.UTF-8, en_GB.UTF-8[/code]I haven’t tested this myself, but I’d think, based on the naming, that the reason you’re still having to “choose” language and such is because you’ve not told the system what to use. If you set this field, I believe it will not require your entry for this part of the installer.
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Unfortunately the [CODE]d-i localechooser/supported-locales multiselect en_US.UTF-8, en_GB.UTF-8[/CODE] didn’t work.
I searched over the internet, and I found some commands, that are independent from preseed file. Now my bootmenu looks like this:
[CODE]LABEL Debian
kernel fog/deb/install.amd/vmlinuz
append initrd=/fog/deb/install.amd/initrd.gz url=http://192.168.1.10/preseed.seed locale=en_US console-setup/ask_detect=false console-setup/layoutcode=en keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap=us
MENU LABEL Debian 7.4 64-bit[/CODE]
And success! No question about language, keyboard etc.
BUT i have another problem - when I boot up this - it tells, that “No common CD-ROM drive was detected”. I don’t want to use CD-ROM, all files for installation must be loaded from FOG server. -
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[B]Finally I found a solution.[/B]
Maybe someone will have the same problem as me (for making an unattended debian or ubuntu installation in FOG :)) so I described steps below:
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After installing FOG on server, I’ve downloaded debian installation dvd ISO, and ‘unpacked’ it to /tftboot/fog/debian/. Also I’ve copied there configured preseed.cfg file for unattended installation.
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I’ve also downloaded Debian netboot.tar.gz. From this archive we need 2 files: linux (kernel) and initrd.gz. Both files are located in debian-installer/amd64. I’ve copied this 2 files into /tftboot/fog/netboot/
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Make an new entry in FOG menu (/tftboot/pxelinux.cfg/default). Mine looks like this:
[CODE]
LABEL Debian-netboot
KERNEL fog/netboot/linux
APPEND initrd=/fog/netboot/initrd.gz url=IP_OF_MY_FOG_SERVER/debian/preseed.cfg locale=pl_PL console-setup/ask-detect=false console-setup/layoutcode=pl keyboard-configuration/xkb-keyboard=pl
MENU LABEL Debian 7.5 64-bit
[/CODE]
Of course all commands after preseed.cfg are unnecessary. -
This is not everything - after this 3 steps you can boot up Debian installation properly, BUT it doesn’t find any disks/partitions. Unfortunatelly netboot version of initrd.gz doesn’t have any IDE/SATA/SAS drivers.
I found a great solution how to make an own netboot initrd.gz which include all necessary drivers: [url]http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/68387/preseeding-debian-install-from-local-mirror-no-disks-detected[/url]
If someone will have problem with modifying initrd.gz - I have already modified version for Debian 7, so PM me, I`ll upload somewhere. -
Now when we have modified netboot version of initrd.gz, we can copy it into /tftboot/fog/netboot/ - everything should work fine.
[B]Jaymes[/B] and [B]Tom[/B] - many thanks for helping
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No, THANK YOU for sticking with it and braving the unknown and DOCUMENTING so that others can learn from the experience, this is the essence of what this forum is for!
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Is there any problem founded in two years ! ?
I have this problem now : https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/2596/unattended-debian-iso-install/9
Should i create a new topic for this specific subject ? -
@alireza Are you trying to install Debian unattended?
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@Wayne-Workman said:
@alireza Are you trying to install Debian unattended?
yes, debian ,centos and other gnu/linux distro that do not have live mode.
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@alireza
I suppose you’d mount the ISOs for those as read only using the DBAN example I mentioned in the other thread, and then locate the kernel and init, and just chain to it using the fog boot menu.
