InstaUp2Date – OS language

[omena]

Hi!

InstaNoob here, so prepare for the noobish questions. 🙂

I have been testing out InstaUp2Date with CreateUser, FirstBoot and different installer packages + installerchoices and different catalogs and everything has worked out fine, more or less. Respect for Insta-developers!

But when it comes to changing OS language it’s isn’t so swell anymore.

Build scenario:
Base OS / Installer disc
OS X updates
(Office 2011 + updates)
(CreateUser)
(FirstBoot)

-> Restore -> Setup Assistant

All the updates build like a charm, but when I restore the image I cannot define the OS language. Even if I manually change the language via Sys Pref > Language & Text and log out.

So how can I define the OS language during the setup and get it work? At least Finnish and Swedish are needed in addition to English. Keyboard layout’s are working fine.

Also there must be a way for changing language later like with the basic OS X installation from install DVD.

I have looked through thomasb’s localization package and posts on this issue but it’s too tedious at this point to manage or understand.

I have also searched this forum on this issue but I haven’t been able to find an answer.

Best regards
Omena

[omena]

More background…

installerchoices.xml:
[code]

All_PrinterDrivers
LanguageTranslations
AdditionalFonts
X11
[/code]
Catalog file:
[code]# Creates a 10.6 image with all the items that would appear in software update
# $Rev: 411 $ from $Date: 2010-12-20 08:23:38 +0200 (Mon, 20 Dec 2010) $

Installer Disc Builds: 10A432, 10B504, 10C540, 10D573, 10D2084, 10D575, 10F569
Installer Choices File: 10.6_InstallerChoices.xml sha1:5b6e6fc7ca5802f882b6e94069afe213d5e734fd

ISO Language Code: fi
Output Volume Name: MacintoshHD
Output File Name: 10.6.6-SetupAssistant

OS Updates:
MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.6 MacOSXUpdCombo10.6.6.pkg sha1:91e3524f7160a62a956c0054c954fb54216bd385 [/code]

[omena]

Monologue continues…

This obviously has something to do with (faulty) installerchoices.xml

Is this right?

[code]
All_PrinterDrivers Installs all printer drivers?
LanguageTranslations Only English?
AdditionalFonts deselects additional fonts?
X11 selects or deselects X11?
[/code]

What’s the logic behind this? 🙂

[dead2sin]

In regards to the InstallerChoices file, here is what you are doing:

Enabling all Printer Drivers
Disabling Language Translations
Disable additional fonts
Disable X11

Nate

[omena]

Hi!

Thanks Nate for the clarification!

I didn’t quite get the logic behind installerchoices.xml. I thought that “LanguageTranslations” meant all translations..

[dead2sin]

Basically with the installerchoices, think of it as a mouse click. Anything you have listed in it is like clicking that item on a default install. So if you were to boot from a Snow Leopard Install DVD and click customize, it would be like clicking the items listed there. You need to keep in mind what is selected by default when making InstallerChoices.xml. I always forget so I end up booting to the install DVD just to double check and make sure I was thinking correctly.

Nate

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