Support debian-installer based preseeded installations

diff --git a/code/controls.py b/code/controls.py
index 2a86a89..faa27a7 100644 (file)
--- a/code/controls.py
+++ b/code/controls.py
@@ -47,12 +47,16 @@ def lvinstall(machine, autoinstall):
     memsize = machine.memory
     swapsize = getswap(disksize, memsize)
     imagesize = disksize - swapsize
-    ip = machine.nics[0].ip
-    remctl('control', machine.name, 'install', 
-           'dist=%s' % autoinstall.distribution,
-           'mirror=%s' % autoinstall.mirror,
-           'arch=%s' % autoinstall.arch,
-           'imagesize=%s' % imagesize)
+
+    installer_options = ['dist=%s' % autoinstall.distribution,
+                         'mirror=%s' % autoinstall.mirror,
+                         'arch=%s' % autoinstall.arch,
+                         'imagesize=%s' % imagesize]
+    if autoinstall.preseed:
+        installer_options += ['preseed=http://'+config.web.hostname+'/static/preseed/'+autoinstall.distribution+'/'+autoinstall.arch+'.preseed']
+
+    remctl('control', machine.name, 'install',
+           *installer_options)
 
 def lvcopy(machine_orig_name, machine, rootpw):
     """Copy a golden image onto a machine's disk"""

diff --git a/code/static/preseed/maverick/amd64.preseed b/code/static/preseed/maverick/amd64.preseed
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..fc581b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/static/preseed/maverick/amd64.preseed
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# 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 /ubuntu/
+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
+
+# Use GRUB 1 so PyGrub can read the menu.lst
+d-i grub-installer/grub2_instead_of_grub_legacy boolean false
+
+# Remove the root password so users can log in on the console
+d-i preseed/late_command string in-target passwd -d root
+
+# Avoid that last message about the install being complete.
+d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4841af2..a94f1ae 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+invirt-web (0.1.13) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Support preseed-based autoinstalls, including amd64 maverick.
+
+ -- Quentin Smith <quentin@mit.edu>  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:47:21 -0500
+
 invirt-web (0.1.10) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Enable VM creation by default