[Voyage-linux] 0.8.0: netboot tools in initrd.img

[Teco Boot]

Op 16 sep 2011, om 17:50 heeft John Schultz het volgende geschreven:

> Teco,...
> 
> Give me a few minutes and I will outline the steps needed to get this working.
I can do what I want. But since 0.6.something, I need to update initrd.img.

> Thanks,
> John
> 
> 
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 09:42, John Schultz <jschultz0614 at gmail.com> wrote:
> @Teco....
> 
> First of all are you attempting to do a PXE boot?
No, netboot (grub with netboot=nfs parameter)

> Second, If yes, you will need a NFS mount to read the squashfs file from the live cd.
No doubt about that!!

> This issue took me 6 months to figure out so I would be more then happy to help you.
I know. I sent some guidelined for you last month.
Do you use netboot? What (local) initrd.img?

Teco


> 
> -John
> 
> 
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 08:01, Teco Boot <teco at inf-net.nl> wrote:
> Hi Punky,
> 
> Since 0.6.?, I can't use provided initrd.img for netboot.
> I need to generate a replacement after installing live-initramfs and live-boot-initramfs-tools.
> I distribute the generated initrd.img after each installation.
> 
> Can you install these packages before you create the initrd.img file?
> Include these packages also in Voyage, for later updates of initrd.img?
> 
> Thanks, Teco
> 
> 
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