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

[Teco Boot]

Hi Punky,

PXE boot has no problem, if TFTP server provides kernel from
tarball or live-cd and initrd.img from live-cd. If PXE server is
a booted live-cd, it's fine.

GRUB with netboot, with tarball installed kernel & initrd.img
doesn't work. I could use the initrd.img from live-cd, but that
brings other problems. So I keep two initrd.img files. Or install
live-initramfs and live-boot-initramfs-tools and update initrd.img.
This last option would resolve the problem, so why not supply
these in the tarball image?

Here my (0.7.5) grub menu.lst lines. I can perform netboot without
console access, when I make this entry default. Then, I can refresh 
CF image, resize partitions, etc.

title   Voyage-linux NFS netboot with kernel and initrd.img from cf1
root    (hd0,0)
kernel  /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-voyage boot=live netboot=nfs nfsroot=10.1.1.1:/home/voyage-0.7.5 live-getty noautologin console=ttyS0,9600n8
initrd  /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-voyage-live

Thanks, Teco


Op 17 sep 2011, om 11:09 heeft Punky Tse het volgende geschreven:

> Hi Teco,
> 
> I am not sure I understand correctly since the live-cd initrd.img has not problem for PXE boot so far (If you know the Live CD can work as PXE boot server).  Do you mean the initrd.img in tarball distribution cannot work as netboot?
> 
> Regards,
> Punky
> 
> On 17/9/2011 17:03, Teco Boot wrote:
>> I have a error recovery grub entry, with netboot. Grub starts local
>> kernel with local initrd.img. Kernel is fine (same as live kernel),
>> but the initrd.img in voyage distribution is incomplete for usage
>> with netboot. As bypass, I preload the live initrd.img from live
>> (a renamed version).
>> 
>> It would be nice we have a complete initrd.img on Voyage distribution,
>> that supports netboot.
>> 
>> Thanks, Teco
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
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