[Bug 855921] Re: does not honor netcfg/choose_interface in preseed

[Asher Newcomer]

+1 I am also encountering this bug in 12.04 server

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Title:
  does not honor netcfg/choose_interface in preseed

Status in “netcfg” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “orchestra” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “netcfg” source package in Maverick:
  Confirmed
Status in “orchestra” source package in Maverick:
  Won't Fix
Status in “netcfg” source package in Natty:
  Confirmed
Status in “orchestra” source package in Natty:
  Won't Fix
Status in “netcfg” source package in Oneiric:
  Confirmed
Status in “orchestra” source package in Oneiric:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  if you pxeboot an image and hand it a preseed file, and in that
  preseed file you have:

    d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth0

  it doesn't work and it pops up a menu and asks you what interface you
  want as your default interface.

  If, however, you pass netcfg/choose_interface=eth0 to the kernel as a
  boot option - it works as expected and does not display a menu option
  for this value.

  In a room full of headless machines being booted by cobbler,
  displaying menus is bad, as is not having those machines be able to
  find dhcp.

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