> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:cobbler- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael DeHaan > Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 4:19 PM > To: cobbler mailing list > Subject: Re: Non-linux installation > > Jared Hodge wrote: > > > > All, > > > > Forgive me if this has been addressed recently, I haven't been > > monitoring the mailing list very closely. A few months ago there was > > quite a bit of discussion about support for windows XP (via ris- > linux) > > and other non-linux operating systems (via cloning). I believe the > > decision was made to favor support of cloning over other options. Has > > any progress been made on this front? I was going to suggest looking > > at including "g4l" (ghost for linux - > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l/) as the cloning option. It seems > > that this would be very easy to get working since it supports ftp > > access to the images and already has a bootable linux image for the > > cloning tool itself. I would think all that would be needed is an > > option to load this bootable image though the current pxe/bootiso > > options and possibly add some lipstick to have a clean method of > > selecting the image to be used or created on the cobbler server. > > > > Anyway, maybe this discussion has moved to the development mailing > > list, but I was just hoping for an update. Thanks. > > > > -Jared > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > cobbler mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > > RIS is a dead end because it does not support newness. Agreed. > > We may investigate cloning in the future but right now have plenty of > ideas going (see cobbler-devel list) so there is not much time to chase > that presently. Not much chasing required: googled clonezilla pxe http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/PXE/Clonezilla Seems easy enough to add this to cobbler (of course "seems easy" and "actually easy" don't always line up). > > We do support virtualized installs via prepared ISOs, as well as > snapshot cloning of virtual VMs (for KVM), which is our preferred route > for now. If you're using virtual machines that shoulds great... I'm not. > > "ghost 4 linux" seems like it's waiting for a trademark and other kinds > of legal beatdown just coming from the name. Clonezilla may be in the > running. Yeah, already happened. Apparently they broke the g4u copyright who maybe broke Symantec's trademark (it's a sordid tale): http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/g4l.html http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/119646?theme=print > > TBD, though it is unlikely to happen for Cobbler 2.0, perhaps 2.2. Yeah, yeah... and life will be wonderful after windows 7... Sounds like I can I plan on using cobbler to clone systems to play "Duke Nukem Forever". (Not that I mean to be unappreciative, you're doing good work). > > > --Michael > > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
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