[ubuntu-us-mi] completely automated install of Lucid using preseeding

[Steve Romanow]

On 6/11/2010 1:57 PM, Scott Moser wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Jun 2010, Robert Citek wrote:
>
>    
>> Has anyone here done a completely automated install of Ubuntu 10.04
>> using preseeding?
>>
>> My eventual goal is to completely automate the installation of Ubuntu.
>>   That is, given a new machine, I want to plug in power, plug in
>> Ethernet, turn it on, and walk away.  When I come back, I want to be
>> presented with a login prompt to a completely new Ubuntu installation.
>>
>> Can this be done with Ubuntu and preseeding, or should I look at
>> alternative methods such as cloning?
>>      
> It is absolutely possible.  There are likely countless implementations of
> plumbing for it.  Heres one that  we use for automated installations of
> ubuntu-server for UEC:
> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~kirkland/+junk/uec-auto/changes
>
> There are likely others.  That one goes from sending a "wake on lan"
> packet to preseeding.  Its probably underdocumented , but ...
>
> Scott
>
>    
I wonder if the kvm scripting for package selection, openssh setup, 
ip-address and whatnot can be adapted for buildout of new non-vm's?  The 
method they discuss in the jeos docs?