Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 15:08:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Traina <pst@jnx.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Cc: jkh@freebsd.org Subject: conf/1571: quick install with local "defaults" Message-ID: <199609052208.PAA02265@base.jnx.com> Resent-Message-ID: <199609052210.PAA24285@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 1571 >Category: conf >Synopsis: quick install with local "defaults" >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Sep 5 15:10:01 PDT 1996 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Paul Traina >Organization: Juniper Networks >Release: FreeBSD 2.2-CURRENT i386 >Environment: >Description: It would be nice if sysinstall could pull certain defaults out of a configuration file that was stored in the memory file system. That way, one could create custom boot floppies that automagicly installed systems using locally desired defaults. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: An example, I'd like to be able to add a text file to a boot disk that I build that would allow me to trivially configure the following defaults: disk partitioning: - default to 250mb DOS partition, rest of disk FreeBSD. disk label: - add 30mb to root partition - add 64mb to swap partition - make usr partition only 70mb (absolute size) - add another partition "<whatever1>" at 30mb - make rest of disk yet another partition named "<whatever2>" content: - let me specify default distributions in file (e.g. user+des) media: If FTP is selected, make "ftp://my.specified.path/pub/FreeBSD/foo/" an available option. media pt 2: Default the IP addresses, system name, DNS server, gateway, etc to ones I can locally choose (e.g. I always use scratch.foo.com at IP address 192.111.107.33 as my install machine address). post-install: set timezone and root password non-interactively The basic idea, is I'd like to be able to give a boot disk to a monkey and just have him hit <cr> all the time and the right thing occurs. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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