Debian 6.0 with Cobbler

config__amd64.cfg

MEDIUM_SUPPORTED = cdrom cdrom-xen netboot netboot-gtk netboot-xen hd-media
MEDIUM_SUPPORTED_EXTRA = monolithic

# The version of the kernel to use.
KERNELVERSION = 2.6.32-5-amd64
KERNELMAJOR = 2.6
KERNEL_FLAVOUR = di
KERNELNAME = vmlinuz
KERNELIMAGEVERSION = $(KERNELVERSION)

# Not used for amd64.
#UPX=upx-ucl-beta

# Default syslinux configuration
SYSLINUX_CFG=standard

# The default video modes
VIDEO_MODE="vga=788"
VIDEO_MODE_GTK="video=vesa:ywrap,mtrr vga=788"

include config/x86.cfg

config__local.cfg

# The codename of the Debian release that should be installed by default.
DEBIAN_RELEASE = squeeze

# The version (number and codename) of the Debian release targeted by the
# installation images. (Only the codename is used while the version number
# has not yet been determined.)
DEBIAN_VERSION = 6.0 (squeeze)
DEBIAN_VERSION = squeeze

# Define here from what release (codename!) components (udebs) should be taken
# to build debian-installer. By default this is set to 'unstable' for building
# daily images. For official builds this is overruled in debian/rules.
USE_UDEBS_FROM = stable



PRESEED = preseed.cfg

make_preseed.sh

#!/bin/bash -x


dist=$1
arch=$2
vendor=$3

:<<=cut

=head1 NAME

Incorporate Debian preseed.cfg file into initrd image

=head1 USAGE

   preseed-initrd <DISTRO>

   Distro: Debian6.0.5-x86_64 as given by cobbler distro list

=head1 DESCRIPTION

To be able to clone Debian OS with Cobbler we need to add some
configuration to Debian initrd file - language, keyboard and country
setting is located in preseed file in initrd. This script installs
preseed.cfg file and rebuilds initrd.

Script takes original initrd, creates preseed.cfg file at the top and
gzips it back again.

=cut

usage () { perldoc $0; echo $*; exit ; }


[ -z "$dist" ] && usage "Distro name is required"


initrd=$(cobbler distro report --name=$dist | awk '$0 ~ /^Initrd/ {print $3}')

[ -z "$initrd" ] && { echo "Can not detect initrd path for distro $dist"; exit 2; }
[ -f ${initrd} ] || { usage "${FILE} does not exist"; }


#
# Build initrd
# 
build_dir=$(mktemp -d)
(
cd $build_dir
gunzip -c ${initrd} | cpio -i --quiet

cat > preseed.cfg <<EOF
d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US
d-i keyboard-configuration/variant select US
d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us
d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us
d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US
d-i console-setup/ask_detect boolean false
d-i console-setup/layoutcode string us
d-i console-setup/charmap string UTF-8
d-i console-setup/codeset string Latin1
d-i console-setup/dont_ask_layout boolean true

netcfg  netcfg/use_dhcp boolean true
netcfg  netcfg/no_default_route boolean true
netcfg  netcfg/get_nameservers  string
netcfg  netcfg/get_hostname    string unallocated-ubuntu
netcfg  netcfg/choose_interface select  eth0
EOF

find . | cpio --quiet -c -o | gzip -9 > $initrd
)

rm -rf ${build_dir}

echo "Do not forgeet to run 'cobbler sync'"

# vim:ts=8:sw=4:sts=4:et

pkg-lists__netboot__common__additions.cfg

ide-modules-${kernel:Version}
ide-core-modules-${kernel:Version}
ide-modules-${kernel:Version}

scsi-core-modules-${kernel:Version}
scsi-common-modules-${kernel:Version}

sata-modules-${kernel:Version}

pkg-lists__netboot__common__full.cfg

#include "base"
#include "kernel"

# Other udebs that are needed for netboot install
ide-modules-${kernel:Version}
ide-core-modules-${kernel:Version}
ide-modules-${kernel:Version}

scsi-core-modules-${kernel:Version}
scsi-common-modules-${kernel:Version}

sata-modules-${kernel:Version}

hw-detect

localechooser
choose-mirror
net-retriever
download-installer
cdebconf-newt-udeb
cdebconf-newt-terminal ?
cdebconf-text-udeb
installation-locale
di-utils-terminfo
preseed-common
initrd-preseed
network-preseed
file-preseed

nano-udeb

save-logs

libfribidi0-udeb

preseed.cfg

# Console setting
d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US
d-i keyboard-configuration/variant select US
d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us
d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us
d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US
d-i console-setup/ask_detect boolean false
d-i console-setup/layoutcode string us
d-i console-setup/charmap string UTF-8
d-i console-setup/codeset string Latin1
d-i console-setup/dont_ask_layout boolean true

netcfg  netcfg/use_dhcp boolean true
netcfg  netcfg/no_default_route boolean true
netcfg  netcfg/get_nameservers  string
netcfg  netcfg/get_hostname    string unallocated-ubuntu
netcfg  netcfg/choose_interface select  eth0

Files required for Debian netboot installer fix. To make it work with Cobbler.