Wow! That's a Gentoo-minded admin. :)
That would be easy too.. make a tarball of the binary kernel, copy the standard kernel ebuild and add a new section to drop the binaries in place from the new tarball, then put the new ebuild in an overlay! Petteri, that is one very elegant idea! Kudos! (I'll make note of it for future kit rollouts myself!) --Todd -----Original Message----- From: Petteri Räty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:59:46 +0200 Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] binary kernel package > Thilo Bangert kirjoitti: > > > > i'd like to avoid having to compile a kernel on each and every host. > how > > do you install a prebuilt kernel onto the host, fx. after having > deployed > > a stage4 using quickstart? the best thing i can come up with is > writing > > my own custom script, which pulls a tarball via http. the tarball has > the > > modules, the initrd and the kernel... > > > > You could write an ebuild installing a binary kernel to /boot > > Regards, > Petteri > ----- anything below this line is required under Irish law ----- ********************************************************************** "Private Confidential & Privileged" This Email and any files and attachments transmitted with it are confidential and/or privileged. They are intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. Any views and opinions expressed are those of the individual author/sender and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Limited or any associated or related company. The content of this Email and any file or attachment transmitted with it may have been changed or altered without the consent of the author. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any review, dissemination, disclosure, alteration, printing, circulation or transmission of this Email and/or any file or attachment transmitted with it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this Email or any file attachment transmitted with it in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] or contact Systems Administrator Tel: +353 (1) 411 2244 Internet Interaction Limited 3050 Lake Drive, Citywest digital Park, Co Dublin CRO # 247783 -- [email protected] mailing list
