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

[Kim-man 'Punky' TSE]

Hi Chris,

All your patches applied could be found in:

http://svn.voyage.hk/repos/voyage/trunk/voyage-util/

Regards,
Punky


Kim-man 'Punky' TSE wrote:
> Applied.  Thanks.
>
> Christian Recktenwald wrote:
>> 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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Regards,
Punky

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