changes for day

1 files changed, 67 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/preseed.cfg b/preseed.cfg
index 7412223..6152fe4 100644
--- a/preseed.cfg
+++ b/preseed.cfg
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #    syntax for --location https://www.queryxchange.com/q/1_908324/virt-install-preseed-not-working/
 #    example preseed https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/example-preseed.txt
 #    skip next dvd question https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/409212/preseed-directive-to-skip-another-cd-dvd-scanning
+#    grub problem caused by consolekit:amd64 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=915947#10
+#    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39861614/how-to-fully-automate-unattended-virt-install
 # Improve:
 #    test the lvm auto approval
 #    learn how to skip the "scan another DVD?" question.
@@ -30,90 +32,116 @@ d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US
 d-i debian-installer/language string en
 d-i debian-installer/country string US
 d-i debian-installer/keymap select us
-d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap	select	us
-d-i keyboard-configuration/layoutcode	string	us
-d-i keyboard-configuration/variantcode	string	
-d-i netcfg/get_domain	string	ipa.smith122.com
+d-i localechooser/supported-locales string en_US.UTF-8
+
+d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us
+d-i keyboard-configuration/layoutcode string us
+d-i keyboard-configuration/variantcode string
+
+d-i netcfg/get_domain string ipa.smith122.com
 d-i netcfg/disable_autoconfig boolean false
 d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string
 # disable asking for non-free firmware, because this is a vm and has none
 d-i hw-detect/load_firmware boolean false
 
-d-i localechooser/supported-locales string en_US.UTF-8
-d-i openssh-server/permit-root-login	boolean	false
-
+#d-i apt-setup/enable-source-repositories boolean false
+# ORIGINAL d-i apt-setup/services-select multiselect security updates, release updates, backported software
+d-i apt-setup/contrib boolean true
+d-i apt-setup/disable-cdrom-entries boolean true
+d-i apt-setup/non-free boolean true
 d-i apt-setup/use_mirror boolean true
-d-i mirror/protocol string http
 d-i mirror/country string manual
-# need to get this one working. it looks like it selects, but does not accept automatically.
-d-i mirror/http/hostname string deb.devuan.org
 d-i mirror/http/directory string /devuan
+d-i mirror/http/hostname string deb.devuan.org
 d-i mirror/http/proxy string
+d-i mirror/protocol string http
 d-i mirror/suite string testing
-d-i apt-setup/non-free boolean true
-#d-i apt-setup/enable-source-repositories boolean false
-# ORIGINAL d-i apt-setup/services-select multiselect security updates, release updates, backported software
-d-i apt-setup/contrib boolean true
-d-i apt-setup/disable-cdrom-entries boolean true
 
-d-i apt-setup/cdrom/set-first boolean false
-d-i apt-setup/cdrom/set-next boolean false   
 d-i apt-setup/cdrom/set-failed boolean false
+d-i apt-setup/cdrom/set-first boolean false
+d-i apt-setup/cdrom/set-next boolean false
+
+# my repos
+d-i apt-setup/local0/repository string http://albion320.no-ip.biz/smith122/repo/deb/ /
+d-i apt-setup/local0/comment string smith122deb
+d-i apt-setup/local0/key string http://albion320.no-ip.biz/smith122/repo/deb/smith122deb.gpg
+d-i apt-setup/local1/repository string http://albion320.no-ip.biz/smith122/repo/devuan-deb/ /
+d-i apt-setup/local1/comment string devuan-deb
+d-i apt-setup/local1/key string http://albion320.no-ip.biz/smith122/repo/deb/smith122deb.gpg
+d-i apt-setup/local2/repository string http://pkgmaster.devuan.org/merged ceres main contrib non-free
+d-i apt-setup/local2/comment string ceres
+d-i apt-setup/local2/key string https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/merged/dists/ceres/Release.gpg
+# if for some reason I really need to turn off the gpg key check:
+#d-i debian-installer/allow_unauthenticated boolean false
+
+tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard, ssh-server
 
-d-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server build-essential sudo screen
+# adapted from /mnt/public/Support/Platforms/devuan/devuan.txt, main fluxbox desktop, but for a vm
+d-i pkgsel/include string \
+   alsamixergui alttab apt-transport-https bgconf bgscripts bgscripts-core cifs-utils fluxbox lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter mlocate nfs-common ntpdate openssh-server p7zip palemoon palemoon-ublock-origin scite screen sudo vim volumeicon-alsa waterfox xfe xscreensaver spice-vdagent qemu-guest-agent xserver-xorg-video-qxl grub
 d-i pkgsel/upgrade select none
 
 popularity-contest popularity-contest/participate boolean true
 
-tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard, ssh-server
-
 d-i clock-setup/ntp boolean true
-d-i clock-setup/ntp-server string ipa.smith122.com
+d-i clock-setup/ntp-server string dns1.ipa.smith122.com
 d-i time/zone string America/New_York
 
-d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
-d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
-d-i grub-installer/grub2_instead_of_grub_legacy boolean true
-d-i grub-installer/bootdev string /dev/vda
-d-i grub-installer/choose_bootdev select /dev/vda
-grub-installer grub-installer/force-efi-extra-removable boolean false
+# skip grub during main part, because the ceres overlay adds some cruft to /boot/grub/locale/ from consolekit
+d-i grub-installer/skip boolean true
+# these next 2 are experimental
+d-i grub-installer/skip-again boolean true
+d-i grub-installer/skip-confirm boolean true
+d-i grub-installer/confirm_skip boolean true
+d-i nobootloader/confirmation_common boolean true
+
+d-i lilo-installer/skip boolean true
+#d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
+#d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
+#d-i grub-installer/grub2_instead_of_grub_legacy boolean true
+#d-i grub-installer/bootdev string /dev/vda
+#d-i grub-installer/choose_bootdev select /dev/vda
+#grub-installer grub-installer/force-efi-extra-removable boolean false
 
 d-i passwd/root-password password f0rg3tkickstart&
 d-i passwd/root-password-again password f0rg3tkickstart&
 
-d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition select biggest_free
+d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select home
+d-i partman-auto-crypto/erase_disks boolean false
 d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/vda
+d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition select biggest_free
 d-i partman-auto/method string lvm
-d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select home
-d-i partman-partitioning/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
-d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
 d-i partman/choose_label string gpt
-d-i partman/default_label string gpt
+d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
 d-i partman/confirm boolean true
-#d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
 d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
-d-i partman-auto-crypto/erase_disks boolean false
 d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
-d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
-d-i partman-md/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
+d-i partman/default_label string gpt
+#d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
 d-i partman-lvm/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
-d-i partman-partitioning/confirm_write_new_label boolean true    
+d-i partman-md/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
 #d-i partman/mount_style select uuid
+d-i partman-partitioning/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
 
 # Uncomment this to add multiarch configuration for i386
 #d-i apt-setup/multiarch string i386
 
-# WORKHERE need to figure this out
 d-i passwd/make-user boolean true
 d-i passwd/user-fullname string bgirton-local
 d-i passwd/username string bgirton-local
 d-i passwd/user-password-crypted password $6$85aKM2DkiD5g9r3D$zkbcVES1Bzu.b5dBJxklSggEJzswZBlVAyc9LUUIzMA2OLRH2PD2ZWE9Q40Wtw/3OOxDM2nF031hfD4s5LGuG1
+d-i passwd/user-default-groups string audio cdrom video
 
 d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note
 d-i cdrom-detect/eject boolean true
 
+# additional application stuff just in case it works and is useful
 # LDAP server URI:
 d-i shared/ldapns/ldap-server	string	ldapi:///ipa.smith122.com
-d-i shared/ldapns/ldap-server	string	ldapi:///ipa.smith122.com
 
 d-i openssh-server/password-authentication	boolean	true
+d-i openssh-server/permit-root-login	boolean	false
+
+# this will install a few things instead of consolekit, but that is ok. we need consolekit gone because it laid down some /boot/grub/locale/*mo files that interfere with grub-install
+d-i preseed/late_command string in-target apt-get purge -q -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" consolekit ; \
+   in-target grub-install /dev/vda ; in-target update-grub