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@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@ Install Debian using vmdb2 (v-i) ============================================================================= +WARNING! +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Warning: this is an operating system installer. It will overwrite your +hard drive and annihilate anything that used to be there. There are no +safety rails. You will lose all your data. Make sure your backups +work. You have been warned. + +Introduction +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + This is a hack for my own amusement. It's not meant to be taken seriously. @@ -21,6 +32,8 @@ known as d-i. I use d-i, but would like something better: On the other hand, d-i is mature software and tested by thousands. v-i can just barely install my own Thinkpad x220 laptop. +v-i is not currently expected to work with any other hardware. + Architecture ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -51,4 +64,25 @@ The main files are: this is used from the system booted from the image built by v-i.vmdb * x220.yml -- the Ansible playbook used by x220.vmdb +To build the installer image, run + +~~~sh +sudo ./v-i.sh +~~~ + +To write the resulting v-i.img to a USB drive: + +~~~sh +sudo dd if=v-i.img of=/dev/path/to/usb/drive/device status=progress oflag=direct +~~~ + +Plug in the USB drive to the laptop, boot off that. Log into the +installer as root (no password), and run + +~~~sh +./x220.sh +~~~ + +Reboot laptop from its hard drive and you should have a bare bones +Debian system installed. |