Ubuntu Hardy Xen DomU installer
So I learned all about ubuntu preseed when i was re-jigging the intrepid installer, so i was able to automate all the extra stuff you had to do at the end on a hardy install described in one of my earlier posts.
Note that this is a amd64 network install kernel/initrd only, so make sure you have fast network access. My last Hardy kernel/initrd was used in conjunction with the CD iso. This one isnt.
This installer runs seamlessly, all you have to do is ignore the “unable to identify hard disk” error.
One thing to note is that the virtual hard disk has to be /dev/hda in order for the installer to work(grub wont install otherwise) so this is an example config:
memory = 500
name = “ubuntu-hardy”
vcpus = 1
disk = ['phy:/dev/xenvg/hardy,hda,w']
kernel = “/xen/hardy/vmlinuz”
ramdisk = “/xen//hardy/initrd”
#bootloader=”/usr/bin/pygrub”
vif = [ ]
When the install is finished uncomment the pygrub line, and comment out the kernel/ramdisk lines.
The reason i decided to re-jig the hardy installer was that it is LTS and for virtual servers that might be a selling point.
Any questions let me know.
Many thinks to cjwatson on #ubuntu-installer for teaching me all about preseed.