corecode wrote: >Mischa Peters wrote: >>Fair enough... are there any developments that make it possible to do a >>headless install with an out->>of-the box ISO? > >yes, you need a pfi.conf on any medium (usb, floppy) which for instance sets a >root password and >configures a running sshd (attention: enable root logins). >the installer will read this file and then >perform the desired actions.
Works like a charm here (just bought a soekris 4801 too ;-): Just create file /pfi.conf on FAT formatted usb pen-drive: sshd_enable="YES" pfi_rc_actions="sshd" pfi_set_root_password="YourSecret" pfi_sshd_permit_root_login="YES" Further description in /etc/defauls/pfi.conf on dfly install LiveCD; /etc/rc.d/pfi uses file and gives a bit more details. It would be nice with a manual page for the installer, with reference to pfi.conf files. Btw: After netbooting pc this way, starting getty on serial console doesn't work by editing /ect/ttys and using 'kill -HUP 1'; guess init has a reference to /etc/ttys file on NFS mount from CD, not for file on MFS, which is edited. Just start getty on command line. -thomas
