Hello.
What I haven't understood well is if, in your opinion, this "code" is well
written or not :
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux Custom (kernel 5.10.0-18-amd64)" {
linux /d-i/gtk/vmlinuz APPEND file=/cdrom/preseed/preseed.cfg auto=true
initrd=/live/initrd.gz boot=live components locales=en_US.UTF-8 quiet
splash "${loopback}"
initrd /d-i/gtk/initrd.gz
It works,but maybe it can work even if it is not the best way to do it.
Il giorno mer 12 ott 2022 alle ore 12:04 Mario Marietto <
[email protected]> ha scritto:
> Actually I'm using only UEFI and the file that I should modify is located
> on
> /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-disk/boot/grub/grub.cfg.
> What works is this :
>
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux Custom (kernel 5.10.0-18-amd64)" {
> linux /d-i/gtk/vmlinuz APPEND file=/cdrom/preseed/preseed.cfg auto=true
> initrd=/live/initrd.gz boot=live components locales=en_US.UTF-8 quiet
> splash "${loopback}"
> initrd /d-i/gtk/initrd.gz
> }
>
> NOT this :
>
> menuentry "English (en)" {
> linux /live/vmlinuz boot=casper APPEND file=/cdrom/preseed/preseed.cfg
> initrd=/live/initrd.gz boot=live components locales=en_US.UTF-8 quiet
> splash intel_iommu=on "${loopback}"
> initrd /live/initrd.gz
> }
>
> I think because the script that detects the presence of the preseed file
> is inside the /d-i/gtk/initrd.gz and NOT inside /live/initrd.gz. Maybe
> something like this will work ?
>
> menuentry "English (en)" {
> linux /live/vmlinuz boot=casper APPEND file=/cdrom/preseed/preseed.cfg
> initrd=/d-i/gtk/initrd.gz boot=live components locales=en_US.UTF-8 quiet
> splash intel_iommu=on "${loopback}"
> initrd /d-i/gtk/initrd.gz
> }
>
> or :
>
> menuentry "Graphical Debian Installer" {
> linux /d-i/gtk/vmlinuz APPEND file=/cdrom/preseed/preseed.cfg
> video=vesa:ywrap,mtrr vga=788 "${loopback}"
> initrd /d-i/gtk/initrd.gz
> }
>
> I'm not interested in modifying the isolinux / menu.cfg file,so I will
> remove from there any reference to the preseed.cfg file.
>
> Il giorno mer 12 ott 2022 alle ore 08:39 Thomas Schmitt <[email protected]>
> ha scritto:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Mario Marietto wrote:
>> > In the end I found the solution.
>>
>> Congrats.
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Some remarks on the way to success:
>>
>> > isolinux/menu.cfg
>> > LABEL English (en)
>> > SAY "Booting English (en)..."
>> > linux /live/vmlinuz boot=casper APPEND file=/cdrom/preseed/preseed.cfg
>>
>> I think "APPEND" should be in an extra line. At least it is so in the
>> examples which i saw up to now.
>>
>>
>> > boot/grub/grub.cfg
>> > menuentry "English (en)" {
>> > linux /live/vmlinuz boot=casper APPEND file=/cdrom/preseed/preseed.cfg
>>
>> "APPEND" is SYSLINUX/ISOLINUX speech, not GRUB.
>> I assume that this "APPEND" is handed over to the Linux kernel as
>> argument, like the others.
>>
>>
>> > the grub.cfg file
>> > uses two command lines. The second one is "initrd /live/initrd.gz".
>>
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub/grub.html#initrd
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub/grub.html#linux
>>
>>
>> > What is "${loopback}" in the context below ?
>> > set loopback="findiso=${iso_path}"
>> > export loopback
>> > ...
>> > linux /live/vmlinuz ... "${loopback}"
>>
>> Interesting question, again.
>>
>>
>> > In the end I found the solution.
>> > menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux Custom (kernel 5.10.0-18-amd64)" {
>> > linux /d-i/gtk/vmlinuz APPEND file=/cdrom/preseed/preseed.cfg
>>
>> I really wonder what the kernel thinks when seeing this "APPEND", of which
>> i still think is not appropriate.
>> I'd try in any case whether it can be omitted. If this remains as
>> successful end of this thread, then i fear that future readers might get
>> confused by it.
>>
>>
>> Have a nice day :)
>>
>> Thomas
>>
>>
>
> --
> Mario.
>
--
Mario.
