Debian Preseed

[Ed Lawson]

On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:33:20 -0400
"Kenneth E. Lussier" <klussier at comcast.net> wrote:

>
> I'm never prompted for the hostname or domain. I can set them
if I put



>
> in my preseed.txt file, 

I have never used a preseed.txt file so am ignorant of that.
However, if I understand you correctly, you can set hostname and
domain in the pressed.txt file and it works.  If you leave the
entries in that file with or without variables, then you will not
be prompted.  So if you want to use your preseed file and be
prompted, then you need to comment out the two d-i lines
involved.
> > What installer are you using?
> 
> I'm using debian-installer and debian-cd to build the images.

I apologize for not asking with the necessary precision.  Are you
using the installer which has been developed for Sarge or are you
using the installer which is used with Woody, the current stable
release?  If the Sarge installer, I assume you are using the
110Meg installer and you have the RC3 version?  I have also
assumed you are using a CD and not floppies.  Have i assumed
incorrectly.

My suggestion would be to go to :

http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/

and get the network installer (110M) RC3.

Check the install docs on that page as well.

The problem I an having is I have always been prompted for a
hostname and domain so we are on different roads it seems.  I am
not sure how you got there I rather suspect it is the use of the
preseed.txt file which is causing you not to see the prompts.

Ed Lawson