Re: Automating Debian installations
Bjorn Meyer wrote: I have been digging for a few days now for some clarification on automating the installation of debian. I have created a local mirror that I would like to use via nfs, but I am not sure how to configure either the preseed file or if I have to add a command to the kernel boot command. I am able to get the machine to boot the installer and it seems to find the preseed config file in on the tftp server, but it doesn't appear that it will mount the nfs location, not to mention how to configure the preseed file to point to this location. Please let me know if more information will help. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Bjorn Hey Bjorn Maybe you looking for FAI (http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/). Best regards, Benjamin Schmidt smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: Automating Debian installations
I was hoping to do it just with the Debian installer. But I am also looking at fai now as well. Thanks Bjorn On Jan 4, 2008 7:14 AM, Benjamin Schmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bjorn Meyer wrote: I have been digging for a few days now for some clarification on automating the installation of debian. I have created a local mirror that I would like to use via nfs, but I am not sure how to configure either the preseed file or if I have to add a command to the kernel boot command. I am able to get the machine to boot the installer and it seems to find the preseed config file in on the tftp server, but it doesn't appear that it will mount the nfs location, not to mention how to configure the preseed file to point to this location. Please let me know if more information will help. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Bjorn Hey Bjorn Maybe you looking for FAI (http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/). Best regards, Benjamin Schmidt
Automating Debian installations
I have been digging for a few days now for some clarification on automating the installation of debian. I have created a local mirror that I would like to use via nfs, but I am not sure how to configure either the preseed file or if I have to add a command to the kernel boot command. I am able to get the machine to boot the installer and it seems to find the preseed config file in on the tftp server, but it doesn't appear that it will mount the nfs location, not to mention how to configure the preseed file to point to this location. Please let me know if more information will help. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Bjorn
