+# Configure the "keyboard"
+d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap string us
+
+# Download packages from mirrors.mit.edu
+d-i mirror/country string enter information manually
+d-i mirror/http/countries string manual
+d-i mirror/http/hostname string mirrors.mit.edu
+d-i mirror/http/directory string /debian/
+d-i mirror/http/proxy string
+
+# Use time.mit.edu for NTP syncing
+d-i clock-setup/ntp-server string time.mit.edu
+
+# Guided partitioning with LVM
+d-i partman-auto/method string lvm
+d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select atomic
+d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
+d-i partman-lvm/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
+d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
+d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
+d-i partman/confirm boolean true
+d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
+
+# Use the linux-virtual kernel
+d-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux-virtual
+
+# Create just a root account
+d-i passwd/root-login boolean true
+d-i passwd/root-password string fake_value
+d-i passwd/root-password-again string fake_value
+d-i passwd/make-user boolean false
+
+# Only install the base system
+tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Standard system utilities
+
+# Use GRUB 1 so PyGrub can read the menu.lst
+d-i grub-installer/grub2_instead_of_grub_legacy boolean false
+# Unfortunately, squeeze's d-i doesn't honor the above key, so we have
+# to do it by hand:
+d-i grub-installer/skip boolean true
+d-i lilo-installer/skip boolean true
+
+# Remove the root password so users can log in on the console
+d-i preseed/late_command string in-target passwd -d root; \
+ apt-install grub-legacy; \
+ mkdir /target/boot/grub; \
+ in-target grub-set-default default; \
+ in-target update-grub
+
+# Avoid that last message about the install being complete.
+d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note