Hi Erich: On 6/12/07, Erich Focht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there anything else than /etc/kboot.conf which could be used for > recognising that we have kboot? Is there any tool to tell the > kboot environment from which partition the kboot.conf should be read? Is > /etc/kboot.conf really allways there? In systemconfigurator lib/Boot/*.pm > there are two footprint routines, one detects the config file > (footprint_config) and the other one is supposed to detect the loader > (footprint_loader). Is there anything like a loader (like grub-install, lilo, > etc.) in kboot? kboot doesn't require a loader, it simply needs to read the configuration files (/etc/kboot.conf) and these could reside in numerous places. Typically the media which your kboot kernel resides, there is a etc/ dir which contains kboot.conf, fstab, and other configuration files for setting up that minimal kernel (ip address, etc.). After the initial kernel is booted, it will try to scan for kboot.conf in your USB media and/or HD (it searches for a bootable partition) and will kexec the new kernel according to kboot.conf. This is at least the mechanism that the PS3 kboot uses -- it may deviate slightly from the official kboot -- I am hoping to get these efforts merged. kboot for PS3 can be found here: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/geoff/cell/CELL-Linux-CL_20070516-ADDON/src/ I am working on implementing a "netboot" for kboot, so that it will work similarly to pxelinux/syslinux. However, I need your help to update netbootmgr so that it can handle both pxelinux and kboot simultaneously. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Cheers, Bernard ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ sisuite-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-devel
