Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2008-02-06 Thread Roman Morokutti
Hi, I would like to continue this (maybe a bit outdated) thread with the question: 1. How to create a netinstall image? 2. How to write the netinstall image back as an ISO9660 on DVD? (after patching it for the zfsboot) Roman This message posted from opensolaris.org

Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-13 Thread Dick Davies
On 13/04/07, Lori Alt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sparc support is in the works. We're waiting on some other development work going on right now in the area of sparc booting in general (not specific to zfs booting, although the zfs boot loader is part of that project). I can't give you a date

Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-13 Thread Peter Bunclark
On Fri, 13 Apr 2007, Lori Alt wrote: Booting from zfs will not require any changes to OBP. Existing proms will support it. Lori Then presumably not from EFI-labelled disks - is that coming? Pete. ___ zfs-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-13 Thread Lori Alt
Peter Bunclark wrote: On Fri, 13 Apr 2007, Lori Alt wrote: Booting from zfs will not require any changes to OBP. Existing proms will support it. Lori Then presumably not from EFI-labelled disks - is that coming? Pete. I'm afraid that I don't know the answer to that. Maybe

[zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-12 Thread Lori Alt
I wanted to send out status on the effort to make a version of Solaris install available that supports zfs as a root file system. I've got a version of it ready for distribution, but I'd like to test it on the Build 62 community release before I make it available. Without the build 62 community

Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-12 Thread Al Hopper
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007, Lori Alt wrote: I wanted to send out status on the effort to make a version of Solaris install available that supports zfs as a root file system. I've got a version of it ready for distribution, but I'd like to test it on the Build 62 community release before I make it

Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-12 Thread Mike Gerdts
On 4/12/07, Lori Alt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ about 120 lines deleted] When it's done, reboot. You should get a GRUB menu. Select the entry with the title Solaris release-name X86. The failsave entry should work too. This is the first mention that it is an x86 procedure. There are a