On 11/23/2011 07:46 PM, Thomas Bächler wrote:
Am 23.11.2011 23:34, schrieb Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi:
On 11/23/2011 05:02 PM, Thomas Bächler wrote:
This is extremely useful. Can we get a resolver into initramfs, so we
can use URLs instead of IPs? Can we also have an extracted version of
the netinstall-dual image on releng, instead of only the ISO?
Resolver, yes sure I can add libnss_dns + needed .conf.
Good.
About releng.archlinux.org, ask to Dieter.
Archiso needs to prepare a folder with the needed files (kernel,
initramfs, aitab, checksum.md5 and *.sfs, I think) in addition to the
.iso files. These files could be added as an uncompressed .tar archive.
No problem.
We can use this in the following way: Either load gpxelinux via network
boot, or boot gpxe from floppy/USB/CD/hard drive/a "kernel" image. Then,
fetch syslinux configuration file and .c32 files via http. The
configuration file can contain a menu that allows to choose an
architecture and a mirror, allowing to boot the kernel and initrd via
http or ftp, then using the archiso_pxe_curl hook to download and mount
the .sfs files.
+ bootrom Flashing :P
A little extreme, but possible.
I did it some time ago in a old motherboard replacing the native pxe
with gpxe, it boots from BKO (boot.kernel.org) (Arch Linux is here, not
available now) and also you have the nice shell of gpxe :P
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Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi
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