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Topic: gparted 0.11.0-7

Hi
  I want to seed the append line in an iso in order to have the boot not require keyboard intervention during boot.  Currently I have the following line in isolinux.cfg  --->
append initrd=/live/initrd.img boot=live config  keyb=us noswap  ip=frommedia  nosplash  <---  How can I seed this line so it choses the default options at run time?  Essentially US English and the X automatic option. 
  Is there documentation on these seeding options anywhere or possibly examples one could use as a reference.  Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide...
Robert

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Re: gparted 0.11.0-7

Take a look that the GParted Live Boot Parameters to see if this is what you are after.

3 Reply by robertdaleweir (edited by robertdaleweir 2012-01-30 06:44:37)

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Re: gparted 0.11.0-7

Hi gedakc
  Thank you for your post.  I used the information you specified and everything booted fine.  The problem is that the Gparted app started and then disappeared from the screen.  Also the Exit menu (using shutdown) did not work.  I 'sudo su'  to root in a terminal and invoked init 0.  Can you possibly tell me what might be going on with this?
  Any help would be greatly appreciated...
Robert
--->append initrd=/live/initrd.img boot=live config keyb=us gl_lang="en_US.UTF-8" gl_batch  noswap  ip=frommedia  nosplash <--- is what I used.

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Re: gparted 0.11.0-7

When you boot GParted Live using removable mediea (e.g., from CD or USB flash drive), does the GParted app start and then immediately disappear as well?

If so, then try opening a terminal windows and starting gparted with:

sudo gparted

and note down the text that is displayed in the terminal window.

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Re: gparted 0.11.0-7

gedakc wrote:

When you boot GParted Live using removable mediea (e.g., from CD or USB flash drive), does the GParted app start and then immediately disappear as well?

If so, then try opening a terminal windows and starting gparted with:

sudo gparted

and note down the text that is displayed in the terminal window.

Hi gedakc
  When I boot from gparted 0.11.0-7 it works fine.  It uses the following append line ---->
append initrd=/live/initrd.img boot=live config  noswap  ip=frommedia  nosplash <----
  I then changed it to ----> append initrd=/live/initrd.img boot=live config 'keyb=us gl_lang="en_US.UTF-8" gl_batch'  noswap  ip=frommedia  nosplash <----  I quoted ' ' only to identify the added parameters.
  It is with this second line that the problem occurs.  I changed nothing in the ISO except this line.  Maybe the gl_batch causes my problem.  What do you think?

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Re: gparted 0.11.0-7

Thanks for asking this issue. I found the problem is on the doc.
We should not put ".UTF-8" on the doc.
Therefore please change
gl_lang="en_US.UTF-8"
to
gl_lang="en_US"

The doc (http://gparted.org/gparted-live-boot-param.php) has been updated, too.
Thanks.

Steven.

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Re: gparted 0.11.0-7

Hi Steven
  That is great.  Thanks a lot.
Robert