Newbie Question: Kickstart and Preseed on Ubuntu Desktop 10.04.1

[Masao Kitamura]

Does anyone have trouble with Kickstart and Preseed not working at all?

I'm trying to run Ubuntu Desktop 10.04.1 on an HP workstation.

I tried Kickstart first:

1. Created the ks.cfg file using the system-config-kickstart GUI
2. Hosted it on a local webserver, which I know is working and
accessible while tailing the Apache logs
3. Rebooted my client machine with the Ubuntu Desktop 10.04.1 ISO CD
4. Arrowed down to "Install Ubuntu Desktop", then hit F6 to edit the
boot command
5. Replaced file=XXX to ks=my.server.com/ks.cfg, then hit enter.
6. I get no request to my webserver for the file, and it goes into the
normal interactive GUI install process.

Then, I tried Preseed (this time, it made the web request, but still
no progress on the install):

1. Created the preseed.cfg file based on this example:
https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/installation-guide/example-preseed.txt

2. Rebooted, selected "Install", and edited the boot command to
"url=http://my.server.com/preseed.cfg", then hit enter.
3. This makes a request to the webserver for the preseed config file,
but still it eventually goes into the normal GUI install process.

However, immediately after requesting the preseed.cfg file, it shows
"unable to umount /root/dev", but not sure if that's the problem.

Thanks in advance for any help,

Masao


Here's my ks.cfg file:

#Generated by Kickstart Configurator
#platform=x86

#System language
lang en_US
#Language modules to install
langsupport en_US
#System keyboard
keyboard us
#System mouse
mouse
#System timezone
timezone America/Los_Angeles
#Root password
rootpw --disabled
#Initial user
user johndoe --fullname "John Doe" --iscrypted --password $1$whT...
#Reboot after installation
reboot
#Use text mode install
text
#Install OS instead of upgrade
install
#Use CDROM installation media
cdrom
#System bootloader configuration
bootloader --location=mbr
#Clear the Master Boot Record
zerombr yes
#Partition clearing information
clearpart --all --initlabel
#System authorization infomation
auth  --useshadow  --enablemd5
#Network information
network --bootproto=dhcp --device=eth0
#Firewall configuration
firewall --disabled
#Do not configure the X Window System
skipx