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Trying out the native iPXE menu feature with Ubuntu 12.04 preseed install working (and also pxe-dispatcher menu default set)
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0800271375c4.pxe
#!ipxe
echo
echo Booting UbuntuVM
set menu-default ubuntu
chain --replace --autofree default.pxe
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default.pxe
#!ipxe
# Setup some basic convenience variables
set menu-timeout 5000
set base-iqn iqn.2011-02.lan.smidsrod
set base-iscsi iscsi:nas.smidsrod.lan::::${base-iqn}
# Set initiator-iqn to either hostname or mac
isset ${hostname} && set initiator-iqn ${base-iqn}:${hostname} || set initiator-iqn ${base-iqn}:${mac}
# Ensure we have menu-default set to something
isset ${menu-default} || set menu-default exit
###################### MAIN MENU ####################################
:start
menu iPXE boot menu for ${initiator-iqn}
item --gap -- ------------------------- Operating systems ------------------------------
item --key f freedos Boot FreeDOS from iSCSI
item --key m msdos Boot MS-DOS from iSCSI
item --key u ubuntu Boot Ubuntu from iSCSI
item --key v vmware Boot VMware ESXi from iSCSI
item --key w windows7 Boot Windows 7 from iSCSI
item --key l live-menu Live environments...
item --gap -- ------------------------- Tools and utilities ----------------------------
item --key p pxelinux Load PXELinux menu
item --key r recovery-menu Recovery tools...
item --key d diagnostics-menu Diagnostics tools...
item --key i iscsi-installer-menu iSCSI installers...
item --gap -- ------------------------- Advanced options -------------------------------
item --key c config Configure settings
item shell Drop to iPXE shell
item reboot Reboot computer
item
item --key x exit Exit iPXE and continue BIOS boot
choose --timeout ${menu-timeout} --default ${menu-default} selected || goto cancel
set menu-timeout 0
goto ${selected}
:cancel
echo You cancelled the menu, dropping you to a shell
:shell
echo Type exit to get the back to the menu
shell
set menu-timeout 0
goto start
:failed
echo Booting failed, dropping to shell
goto shell
:reboot
reboot
:exit
exit
:config
config
goto start
############ MAIN MENU ITEMS ############
:freedos
echo Booting FreeDOS from iSCSI for ${initiator-iqn}
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.freedos
sanboot ${root-path} || goto failed
goto start
:msdos
echo Booting MS-DOS from iSCSI for ${initiator-iqn}
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.msdos
sanboot ${root-path} || goto failed
goto start
:ubuntu
echo Booting Ubuntu from iSCSI for ${initiator-iqn}
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.ubuntu
sanboot ${root-path} || goto failed
goto start
:vmware
echo Booting VMware ESXi from iSCSI for ${initiator-iqn}
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.vmware
sanboot ${root-path} || goto failed
goto start
:windows7
echo Booting Windows 7 from iSCSI for ${initiator-iqn}
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.windows7
sanboot ${root-path} || goto failed
goto start
:pxelinux
chain ../pxelinux.0 || goto failed
goto start
###################### RECOVERY MENU ################################
:recovery-menu
menu Recovery tools
item sysrcd SystemRescueCD 2.6.0
item spinrite SpinRite 6.0
item spinrite-msdos SpinRite 6.0 (using MS-DOS 6.22)
item macrium-winpe Macrium Reflect 5.0 Rescue CD (WinPE 3.1)
item macrium-linux Macrium Reflect 5.0 Rescue CD (Linux)
item macrium-wimboot Macrium Reflect 5.0 Rescue CD (WinPE 3.1 via wimboot)
item
item --key x start Back to top menu...
choose selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:spinrite
sanboot --no-describe --drive 0x00 http://boot.smidsrod.lan/spinrite-6.0/spinrite-6.0.img || goto failed
#sanboot --no-describe --drive 0x081 http://boot.smidsrod.lan/spinrite-6.0/spinrite-6.0.iso
#initrd ../spinrite/spinrite-6.0.img
#chain ../memdisk
goto start
:spinrite-msdos
sanboot --no-describe --drive 0x00 http://boot.smidsrod.lan/spinrite-6.0/spinrite-6.0-msdos.img || goto failed
goto start
:sysrcd
echo Booting SystemRescueCD 2.6.0 x86 for ${initiator-iqn}
# Fixup needed after copying files from downloaded ISO to directory:
# cd path/to/sysrcd-iso-unpacked-files/isolinux && \
# perl -p -i -e 's{/bootdisk}{../bootdisk}' isolinux.cfg && \
# perl -p -i -e 's{scandelay=1}{scandelay=1 dodhcp nfsboot=nas.smidsrod.lan:/raid/boot/sysrcd-2.6.0-x86}' isolinux.cfg && \
# perl -p -i -e 's{rescuecd_us}{rescuecd_no}; s{US}{NO}; s{setkmap=us}{setkmap=no}; s{american}{norwegian};' isolinux.cfg && \
# cd -
# PXELinux options, see http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/PXELINUX for details
set 210:string http://boot.smidsrod.lan/sysrcd-2.6.0-x86/isolinux/
set 209:string isolinux.cfg
set filename ${210:string}pxelinux.0
chain ${filename} || goto failed
goto start
:macrium-winpe
sanboot --no-describe http://boot.smidsrod.lan/macrium-5.0/macrium-5.0-rescue-winpe-3.1.iso || goto failed
goto start
:macrium-linux
sanboot --no-describe http://boot.smidsrod.lan/macrium-5.0/macrium-5.0-rescue-linux.iso || goto failed
goto start
:macrium-wimboot
echo Booting Macrium Reflect 5.0 (WinPE 3.1) for ${initiator-iqn}
set boot-url http://boot.smidsrod.lan/macrium-5.0/wimboot/
kernel ../wimboot
initrd ${boot-url}bootmgr bootmgr
initrd ${boot-url}boot/bcd BCD
initrd ${boot-url}boot/boot.sdi boot.sdi
initrd ${boot-url}sources/boot.wim boot.wim
boot || goto failed
goto start
###################### DIAGNOSTICS MENU #############################
:diagnostics-menu
menu Diagnostic tools
item hdt HDT 0.5.0
item memtest Memtest86+ 4.20
item memtestnbp Memtest86+ 4.20 (iPXE)
item breakin Breakin 3.71
item dban Darik's Boot and Nuke 2.2.6
item etdump Bart's etdump 1.2
item wdcdiag Western Digital Diagnostics 5.04f
item
item --key x start Back to top menu...
choose selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:hdt
sanboot --no-describe http://boot.smidsrod.lan/hdt-0.5.0.iso || goto failed
goto start
:memtest
chain http://boot.smidsrod.lan/memtest86+-4.20.elf.img - || goto failed
goto start
:memtestnbp
chain ../memtest.0 passes=1 && set memtest GOOD || set memtest BAD
set memtest_errno ${errno}
iseq ${memtest} GOOD && goto memtest-info ||
iseq ${memtest_errno} 0x1 && set memtest BAD || set memtest UNKNOWN
:memtest-info
menu Your memory seems to be ${memtest}
item memtest-report Report memtest result to web service
item diagnostics-menu Back to diagnostics menu...
choose --default diagnostics-menu selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:memtest-report
chain http://boot.smidsrod.lan/memtest-report.cgi?result=${memtest}&mac=${mac}&uuid=${uuid}&hostname=${hostname} ||
goto diagnostics-menu
:breakin
# Stress-testing and diagnostics utility
# http://www.advancedclustering.com/software/breakin.html
# Set sshpasswd=yourpassword for remote access
# Set startup= to 'cloner' or 'rescue' for more features
# When startup=cloner, server= and image= can also be set
# http://www.advancedclustering.com/software/cloner.html
kernel http://boot.smidsrod.lan/breakin-3.71/kernel-3.71
initrd http://boot.smidsrod.lan/breakin-3.71/initrd-3.71.cpio.lzma
imgargs kernel-3.71 startup=breakin
boot || goto failed
goto start
:dban
sanboot --no-describe http://boot.smidsrod.lan/dban-2.2.6-i586.iso || goto failed
goto start
:etdump
# Booting it with memdisk makes it read/write, while sanboot forces read/only
#sanboot --drive 0x00 http://boot.smidsrod.lan/freedos-etdump-floppy.img
initrd http://boot.smidsrod.lan/freedos-etdump-floppy.img
chain ../memdisk || goto failed
goto start
:wdcdiag
# Extracted the bootable floppy image from diag-5.04f.iso
sanboot --drive 0x00 http://boot.smidsrod.lan/western-digital/diag-5.04f.img || goto failed
goto start
###################### ISCSI INSTALLER MENU #########################
:iscsi-installer-menu
menu iSCSI installers for ${initiator-iqn}
item freedos-install Install FreeDOS 1.1 to iSCSI
item msdos-install Install MS-DOS 6.22 to iSCSI
item ubuntu-install-amd64 Install Ubuntu 12.04 amd64 to iSCSI
item ubuntu-install-i386 Install Ubuntu 12.04 i386 to iSCSI
item windows7-install Install Windows 7 to iSCSI
item vmware-x64-install Install VMware ESXi 5.0 (x64) to iSCSI
item vmware-x86-install Install VMware ESXi 3.5 (x86) to iSCSI
item winpe Hook Windows 7 iSCSI and boot WinPE
item winpe-wimboot Boot WinPE using wimboot
item ubuntu-installer-amd64-remote Install Ubuntu 12.04 amd64 from public archive
item ubuntu-installer-i386-remote Install Ubuntu 12.04 i386 from public archive
item ubuntu-install-amd64-local Install Ubuntu 12.04 amd64 to local drive(s)
item ubuntu-install-i386-local Install Ubuntu 12.04 i386 to local drive(s)
item xenclient-install Install XenClient 2.1 to local drive
item
item --key x start Back to top menu...
choose selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:freedos-install
echo Booting FreeDOS 1.1 installer to iSCSI for ${initiator-iqn}
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.freedos
sanhook ${root-path} || goto failed
sanboot --drive 0x81 http://boot.smidsrod.lan/freedos-1.1/fd11src.iso || goto failed
goto start
:msdos-install
echo Booting MS-DOS 6.22 installer to iSCSI for ${initiator-iqn}
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.msdos
sanhook ${root-path} || goto failed
sanboot --no-describe --drive 0x00 http://boot.smidsrod.lan/msdos-6.22/disk1.img || goto failed
goto start
:ubuntu-install-amd64
echo Starting Ubuntu 12.04 amd64 installer for ${initiator-iqn}
# Hook iSCSI drive
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.ubuntu
#sanhook ${root-path} || goto failed
# Start ubuntu-installer. Remember that the iSCSI target must be writable
# by anyone, as debian-installer generates a randomized initiator-iqn in
# /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
# The preseed script used takes care of rewriting it to the
# hostname-based IQN used in this script.
# This kernel param which open-iscsi README.Debian mentions doesn't work
# inside debian-installer, unfortunately: iscsi_initiator=${initiator-iqn}
# Hard workaround available here:
# http://umfcloudpilot.eduserv.org.uk/entries/20299686-enable-pre-seed-or-kickstart-seeding-of-iscsi-intiator-iqn-in-ubuntu-server
set base-url http://boot.smidsrod.lan/ubuntu-12.04-server-amd64
kernel ${base-url}/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/linux
initrd ${base-url}/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/initrd.gz
imgargs linux auto=true fb=false url=${base-url}/./preseed.cfg DEBCONF_DEBUG=5 netcfg/get_hostname=${hostname} partman-iscsi/login/address=10.1.1.10 partman-iscsi/login/targets=${base-iqn}:${hostname}.boot.ubuntu partman-iscsi/login/username=${username} partman-iscsi/login/password=${password}
boot || goto failed
goto start
:ubuntu-install-i386
echo Starting Ubuntu 12.04 i386 installer for ${initiator-iqn}
# Hook iSCSI drive
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.ubuntu
sanhook ${root-path} || goto failed
# Start ubuntu-installer. Remember that the iSCSI target must be writable
# by anyone, as debian-installer generates a randomized initiator-iqn in
# /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi
# The preseed script used takes care of rewriting it to the
# hostname-based IQN used in this script.
# This kernel param which open-iscsi README.Debian mentions doesn't work
# inside debian-installer, unfortunately: iscsi_initiator=${initiator-iqn}
# Hard workaround available here:
# http://umfcloudpilot.eduserv.org.uk/entries/20299686-enable-pre-seed-or-kickstart-seeding-of-iscsi-intiator-iqn-in-ubuntu-server
set base-url http://boot.smidsrod.lan/ubuntu-12.04-server-i386
kernel ${base-url}/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/i386/linux
initrd ${base-url}/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/i386/initrd.gz
imgargs linux auto=true fb=false url=${base-url}/./preseed.cfg DEBCONF_DEBUG=5 netcfg/get_hostname=${hostname} partman-iscsi/login/address=10.1.1.10 partman-iscsi/login/targets=${base-iqn}:${hostname}.boot.ubuntu partman-iscsi/login/username=${username} partman-iscsi/login/password=${password}
boot || goto failed
goto start
:ubuntu-install-amd64-local
echo Starting Ubuntu 12.04 amd64 local installer for ${initiator-iqn}
set base-url http://boot.smidsrod.lan/ubuntu-12.04-server-amd64
kernel ${base-url}/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/linux
initrd ${base-url}/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/initrd.gz
imgargs linux auto=true fb=false url=${base-url}/./preseed.cfg
boot || goto failed
goto start
:ubuntu-install-i386-local
echo Starting Ubuntu 12.04 i386 local installer for ${initiator-iqn}
set base-url http://boot.smidsrod.lan/ubuntu-12.04-server-i386
kernel ${base-url}/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/i386/linux
initrd ${base-url}/install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/i386/initrd.gz
imgargs linux auto=true fb=false url=${base-url}/./preseed.cfg
boot || goto failed
goto start
:windows7-install
echo Starting Windows 7 x64 installer for ${initiator-iqn}
# Hook iSCSI drive
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.windows7
sanhook ${root-path} || goto failed
# Start Windows 7 installer DVD
sanboot --no-describe --drive 0x81 http://boot.smidsrod.lan/windows-7/ultimate-x64.iso || goto failed
# Better solution, according to Oliver Rath on the mailing-list
# Requires massive amounts of RAM, though
#initrd http://boot.smidsrod.lan/windows-7/ultimate-x64.iso
#chain ../memdisk iso raw || goto failed
goto start
:vmware-x64-install
echo Booting VMware 64-bit installer for ${initiator-iqn}
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.vmware
sanhook ${root-path} || goto failed
initrd http://boot.smidsrod.lan/vmware/vmware-esxi-5.0-x64.iso
chain ../memdisk iso || goto failed
goto start
:vmware-x86-install
echo Booting VMware 32-bit installer for ${initiator-iqn}
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.vmware
sanhook ${root-path} || goto failed
initrd http://boot.smidsrod.lan/vmware/vmware-esxi-3.5-x86.iso
chain ../memdisk iso || goto failed
goto start
:winpe
echo Booting Windows PE x64 installer for ${initiator-iqn}
echo (for installing Windows 7)
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.windows7
sanhook ${root-path} || goto failed
# Remember to map the install volume with the following command:
# net use y: \\nas\wds /user:NAS\robin
# Use Y:\Operating Systems\Windows 7 x64\setup.exe to install
# Boots WinPE via native MS TFTP support
#chain tftp://${next-server}/%5CBoot%5CPXE%5Cpxeboot.n12
# Better solution, according to Oliver Rath on the mailing-list
# Requires decent amounts of RAM, though
# Details on how to generate winpe-x64.iso from you Windows 7 install DVD
# can be found here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722358%28v=ws.10%29.aspx
initrd http://boot.smidsrod.lan/windows-7/winpe-x64.iso
chain ../memdisk iso raw || goto failed
goto start
:winpe-wimboot
echo Booting Windows PE x64 installer for ${initiator-iqn}
#echo (for installing Windows 7)
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.windows7
sanhook ${root-path} || goto failed
# Remember to map the install volume with the following command:
# net use y: \\nas\wds /user:NAS\robin
# Use Y:\Operating Systems\Windows 7 x64\setup.exe to install
# Boots WinPE via iPXE wimboot binary
# BCD is from http://www.fensystems.co.uk/~mcb30/BCD
# wimboot prebuilt from http://www.fensystems.co.uk/~mcb30/wimboot
# source at http://git.ipxe.org/wimboot.git
# bootmgr.exe from the same package that enables PXE booting for Windows
# (most likely WDS tools)
set boot-url http://boot.smidsrod.lan/winpe
cpuid --ext 29 && set arch amd64 || set arch x86
kernel ../wimboot
initrd ${boot-url}/${arch}/media/bootmgr bootmgr
initrd ${boot-url}/${arch}/media/Boot/BCD BCD
initrd ${boot-url}/${arch}/media/Boot/Fonts/segmono_boot.ttf segmono_boot.ttf
initrd ${boot-url}/${arch}/media/Boot/Fonts/segoe_slboot.ttf segoe_slboot.ttf
initrd ${boot-url}/${arch}/media/Boot/Fonts/wgl4_boot.ttf wgl4_boot.ttf
initrd ${boot-url}/${arch}/media/Boot/boot.sdi boot.sdi
initrd ${boot-url}/${arch}/media/sources/boot.wim boot.wim
boot || goto failed
goto start
:ubuntu-installer-amd64-remote
echo Starting Ubuntu 12.04 amd64 installer for ${initiator-iqn}
set base-url http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64
kernel ${base-url}/linux
initrd ${base-url}/initrd.gz
#imgargs linux auto=true url=http://yourserver/some/path/preseed.cfg
boot || goto failed
goto start
:ubuntu-installer-i386-remote
echo Starting Ubuntu 12.04 i386 installer for ${initiator-iqn}
set base-url http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/i386
kernel ${base-url}/linux
initrd ${base-url}/initrd.gz
#imgargs linux auto=true url=http://yourserver/some/path/preseed.cfg
boot || goto failed
goto start
:xenclient-install
echo Booting XenClient 2.1 installer for ${initiator-iqn}
# XenClient doesn't seem to support installing to iSCSI volumes
# It only supports installing using iBFT
#set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.xenclient
#sanhook ${root-path} || goto failed
# The xenclient-2.1 folder is just the unpacked contents of the installer ISO
# Make sure you modify the isolinux.cfg and point it at your answer file URL
# You can find an example of the answer file in the "Setup and Usage Guide"
set 210:string http://boot.smidsrod.lan/xenclient-2.1/isolinux/
set 209:string isolinux.cfg
set filename ${210:string}pxelinux.0
chain ${filename} || goto failed
goto start
###################### LIVE ENVIRONMENT MENU ########################
:live-menu
menu Live environments for ${initiator-iqn}
item ubuntu-live-1204-amd64 Boot Ubuntu LiveCD 12.04 amd64
item ubuntu-live-1204-i386 Boot Ubuntu LiveCD 12.04 i386
item mythbuntu-live-1204-amd64 Boot Mythbuntu LiveCD 12.04 amd64
item mythbuntu-live-1204-i386 Boot Mythbuntu LiveCD 12.04 i386
item smartos Boot SmartOS
item smartos-pre-ept Boot SmartOS (pre-ept)
item kms-test Boot KMS test kernel
item
item --key x start Back to top menu...
choose selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:ubuntu-live-1204-amd64
# See http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/oneiric/man7/casper.7.html for casper cmdline details
echo Booting Ubuntu Live 12.04 amd64 for ${initiator-iqn}
set base-url http://boot.smidsrod.lan/ubuntu-12.04-dvd-amd64
kernel ${base-url}/casper/vmlinuz
initrd ${base-url}/casper/initrd.lz
imgargs vmlinuz root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=10.1.1.10:/raid/boot/ubuntu-12.04-dvd-amd64 locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=no mirror/country=NO
boot || goto failed
goto start
:ubuntu-live-1204-i386
# See http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/oneiric/man7/casper.7.html for casper cmdline details
echo Booting Ubuntu Live 12.04 i386 for ${initiator-iqn}
set base-url http://boot.smidsrod.lan/ubuntu-12.04-dvd-i386
kernel ${base-url}/casper/vmlinuz
initrd ${base-url}/casper/initrd.lz
imgargs vmlinuz root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=10.1.1.10:/raid/boot/ubuntu-12.04-dvd-i386 locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=no mirror/country=NO
boot || goto failed
goto start
:mythbuntu-live-1204-amd64
# See http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/oneiric/man7/casper.7.html for casper cmdline details
echo Booting Mythbuntu Live 12.04 x64 for ${initiator-iqn}
set base-url http://boot.smidsrod.lan/mythbuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64
kernel ${base-url}/casper/vmlinuz
initrd ${base-url}/casper/initrd.lz
imgargs vmlinuz root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=10.1.1.10:/raid/boot/mythbuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64 locale=en_US console-setup/layoutcode=no
boot || goto failed
goto start
:mythbuntu-live-1204-i386
# See http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/oneiric/man7/casper.7.html for casper cmdline details
echo Booting Mythbuntu Live 12.04 x86 for ${initiator-iqn}
set base-url http://boot.smidsrod.lan/mythbuntu-12.04-desktop-i386
kernel ${base-url}/casper/vmlinuz
initrd ${base-url}/casper/initrd.lz
imgargs vmlinuz root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=10.1.1.10:/raid/boot/mythbuntu-12.04-desktop-i386 locale=en_US console-setup/layoutcode=no
boot || goto failed
goto start
:smartos
chain smartos.pxe || goto failed
goto start
:smartos-pre-ept
chain smartos-pre-ept.pxe || goto failed
goto start
:kms-test
chain kms-test.pxe || goto failed
goto start
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preseed.cfg
# Disable framebuffer, it's usually slower, especially on VMs
d-i debian-installer/framebuffer boolean false
# Locale, language and country
d-i debconf/language string en_US:en
d-i debian-installer/country string NO
d-i debian-installer/language string en_US:en
d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US.UTF-8
d-i localechooser/preferred-locale string en_US.UTF-8
d-i localechooser/supported-locales en_US.UTF-8, nb_NO.UTF-8
# Keyboard selection
d-i keyboard-configuration/layoutcode string no
d-i keyboard-configuration/variantcode string
# Controls whether or not the hardware clock is set to UTC
d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true
# You may set this to any valid setting for $TZ; see the contents of
# /usr/share/zoneinfo/ for valid values
d-i time/zone string Europe/Oslo
# Controls whether to use NTP to set the clock during the install
d-i clock-setup/ntp boolean true
# Skip creation of a root account (normal user account will be able to
# use sudo). The default is false; preseed this to true if you want to set
# a root password.
d-i passwd/root-login boolean true
# Root password, either in clear text
#d-i passwd/root-password password r00tme
#d-i passwd/root-password-again password r00tme
# or encrypted using an MD5 hash.
d-i passwd/root-password-crypted password $1$92PDztZI$asdkfljhasdf2UR8il9Lz0
# To create a normal user account.
d-i passwd/user-fullname string Robin Smidsrød
d-i passwd/username string robin
# Normal user's password, either in clear text
#d-i passwd/user-password password insecure
#d-i passwd/user-password-again password insecure
# or encrypted using an MD5 hash.
d-i passwd/user-password-crypted password $1$92PDztZI$OnXkjhasdfuweu2UR8il9Lz0
# Do not encrypt home directory
d-i user-setup/encrypt-home boolean false
# If you select ftp, the mirror/country string does not need to be set
# Location: http://boot.smidsrod.lan/ubuntu-12.04-server-amd64/
d-i mirror/protocol string http
d-i mirror/country string manual
d-i mirror/http/hostname string boot.smidsrod.lan
d-i mirror/http/directory string /ubuntu-12.04-server-amd64
d-i mirror/http/proxy string
# Suite to install
d-i mirror/suite string precise
# Suite to use for loading installer components (optional)
d-i mirror/udeb/suite string precise
# Components to use for loading installer components (optional)
d-i mirror/udeb/components multiselect main, restricted
# The kernel image (meta) package to be installed; "none" can be used if no
# kernel is to be installed.
d-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux-generic
# Disk setup (partman)
# Suppress question if it is okay to not have swap
# We don't use disk for swap on iSCSI, we have enough memory
d-i partman-basicfilesystems/no_swap boolean false
# Package selection
tasksel tasksel/first multiselect openssh-server
# Individual additional packages to install
d-i pkgsel/include string build-essential ntp
# Whether to upgrade packages after debootstrap.
# Allowed values: none, safe-upgrade, full-upgrade
d-i pkgsel/upgrade string full-upgrade
# Policy for applying updates. May be "none" (no automatic updates),
# "unattended-upgrades" (install security updates automatically), or
# "landscape" (manage system with Landscape).
d-i pkgsel/update-policy string unattended-upgrades
# Install language packs for apps
d-i pkgsel/install-language-support boolean true
# By default, the system's locate database will be updated after the
# installer has finished installing most packages. This may take a while, so
# if you don't want it, you can set this to "false" to turn it off.
d-i pkgsel/updatedb boolean true
# Some versions of the installer can report back on what software you have
# installed, and what software you use. The default is not to report back,
# but sending reports helps the project determine what software is most
# popular and include it on CDs.
popularity-contest popularity-contest/participate boolean true
# This is fairly safe to set, it makes grub install automatically to the MBR
# if no other operating system is detected on the machine.
d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
# This one makes grub-installer NOT install to the MBR if it also finds some other
# OS, which is less safe as it might not be able to boot that other OS.
d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean false
# This will prevent the installer from ejecting the CD during the reboot,
# which is useful in some situations.
d-i cdrom-detect/eject boolean false
# This command is run just before the install finishes, but when there is
# still a usable /target directory. You can chroot to /target and use it
# directly, or use the apt-install and in-target commands to easily install
# packages and run commands in the target system.
# Fix broken resolvconf setup
# Change apt to use public mirror and refresh apt database
# Set proper initator IQN and remove quiet flag in grub
# Update grub
d-i preseed/late_command string \
in-target mv /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/original /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/tail; \
in-target sed -i -e 's/http:\/\/boot.smidsrod.lan\/ubuntu-12.04-server-amd64/http:\/\/no.archive.ubuntu.com\/ubuntu/' /etc/apt/sources.list; \
in-target apt-get -qq update; \
apt-install joe; \
in-target sed -i -e 's/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"quiet\"/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\"\"/' /etc/default/grub; \
in-target sed -i -e 's/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=\"\"/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=\"iscsi_initiator=iqn.2011-02.lan.smidsrod:$(hostname)\"/' /etc/default/grub; \
in-target update-grub;
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