[Voyage-linux] PATCH: prevent /sys /proc /dev and /tmp/cf from being copied by copyfiles.sh / alternate network installation procedure

[Christian Recktenwald]

what is this about?

there are situations where the content of the virtual file systems
could and will be copied to the new installation media, which 
is pointless.

I tried to figure out how I could install an ALIX box 
via DHCP/TFTP/NFS.

The documented way I found urged me to create 
two loopback mounts:

- the iso-image
- the squashfs

that seems to be a kind of bulky to me, esp.
as my debian lenny system can't handle squashfs-4.0 with 
the stock kernel.

so I tried something different:

on nfs:/serv
	tar -xvjpf voyage-current.tar.bz2

/serv is nfs-exported

pxelinux.cfg/alix:
	APPEND initrd=voyage/initrd.img autoinstall=alix boot=live netboot=nfs nfsroot=192.168.0.247:/serv/voyage-current ip=dhcp root=/dev/nfs live-getty noautologin all_generic_ide console=ttyS0,38400n8 debug verbose

so I get voyage-current/ mounted on /live/image  (for testing purpose this time)

then I have to copy & paste the following lines on the 
(initramfs) prompt:

    mount -o bind /dev /live/image/dev
    mount -t proc proc /live/image/proc
    mount -t sysfs sysfs /live/image/sys
    mount -t tmpfs tmp /live/image/tmp
    mkdir /live/image/tmp/cf
    chroot /live/image

    CFDISK=/dev/hda
    CFPARTNR=1

./usr/local/sbin/voyage.update -i -P ALIX -t $CFDISK -p $CFPARTNR -m /tmp/cf -b $CFPARTNR -g -s 38400 -c serial -d / -f

and get my boxes up and running

Comments are welcome 

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