Might be alot of work, if you have a few hundred machines, having to go an touch each of them to compile the kernel is going to be alot of work. Also, it might be ideal not to have a compiler on all of these systems.
.r' On 10/02/2008, Tom Grace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > 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? > Just curiosity, but what is the problem with doing a kernel compile on > each machine? > I was thinking could you config/make the kernel on one machine, then > .tar.bz2 up the whole /usr/src/linux directory, then just do the install > phase on the target machine? > > Just wondering if there's a simple solution to this :) > > On 10/02/2008, Todd Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > > > > -- > I include the source code below for those who are masochistic enough to > want to explore it
