On Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 10:59:33PM -0000, Alkis Georgopoulos wrote: > A use case is when one is unable to define ROOTPATH with DHCP (e.g. all > Greek schools use cheap routers as their DHCP servers) and is using a > proxyDHCP server instead > (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/ProxyDHCP) in combination > with IPAPPEND 3 in pxelinux.cfg/default. > > Pxelinux then passes ip=<client-ip>:<rootserver>:<gateway>:<netmask> as > kernel parameters and ipconfig uses those to assign to the NIC the same > IP that it got in the PXE offer. It doesn't do a second DHCP request.
OMFG, netbooting is a can of worms. > So maybe "if root=/dev/nbdX, then fallback to ROOTSERVER", to also allow > for the root=/dev/nfs use case that you mentioned earlier? No, in that light it's a sensible request. I'll apply it. Note that that won't happen until Debian squeeze releases, however, and then you'll still need to get a request through to get nbd updated in ubuntu. Regards, -- The biometric identification system at the gates of the CIA headquarters works because there's a guard with a large gun making sure no one is trying to fool the system. http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/01/biometrics.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/696941 Title: feature request: support ROOTSERVER again in local-top/nbd -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
