On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:47:28 -0000, Marvin T. Pascual
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Cristi Mitrana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> >
> >
> >  In the kernel package you have:
> >  - a directory with the kernel name used for PXE booting the kernel
> > which contains the kernel and the initrd image, with the pxe config
> > file also.
> >  - a NBI image with the kernel and initrd altogether for NBI booting
> > (via Etherboot)
> >
> >  You can 'gunzip' the initrd image and mount-it via '-oloop' and
> > you'll find the linuxrc script there. After modifying it you can
> > (optionally) gunzip-it back and place it under the PXE directory for
> > booting it.
> >
> >  If you don't use PXE for net booting the kernel then install mknbi
> > (from the Etherboot site) and then take a look at 'mkelf-linux';
> > basically you build the NBI/ELF image for etherboot to load with :
> >  mkelf-linux --output bzimage-2.x.y-ltsp-t --apend 'root=/dev/ram0 rw
> > init=/linuxrc' kernel_file new_initrd_file.
> 
> I'm not using PXE for all of my diskless workstations.  They all boot
> through a floppy disk Etherboot images.

 Then read carefully my message, it's there. More explicitely:
[snip]
tar tzf ltsp-kernel-1.4-0-i386.tgz 
vmlinuz-2.4.26-ltsp-2
2.4.26-ltsp-2/
2.4.26-ltsp-2/bzImage-2.4.26-ltsp-2
2.4.26-ltsp-2/initrd-2.4.26-ltsp-2.gz
2.4.26-ltsp-2/pxelinux.0
2.4.26-ltsp-2/pxelinux.cfg/
2.4.26-ltsp-2/pxelinux.cfg/default
ltsp % 
[snip]
gunzip initrd-2.4.26-ltsp-2.gz and loop-mount the resulting file (
initrd-2.4.26-ltsp-2 )
then in the directory where you mounted the file you will find the
'linuxrc' script.

 
> >  Another approach  would be to modify /opt/ltsp[4]/i386/etc/rc.local
> > to 'remount' the root partition via NFS with the new options:
> >  mount -oremount,rsize=x,wsize=x /
> > but I never tested this. You don't have to modify any 'linuxrc'
> > scripts and kernel images.
> 
> I don't think remounting will be a good idea unless it will not affect the
> boot process of the diskless workstation.

 Why would you thing it will affect the boot process ? It does nothing more
than altering the mount options and putting in those that you need.

> Actually, I just read the wiki about [1]NFS problem and it tells to modify
> the /linuxrc script.

 mitu


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