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[arch-releng] [RFCv2] Add PXE HTTP/FTP support with curl
by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi 26 Nov '11

26 Nov '11

In this second version also allow to download only needed *.sfs files from unpacked ISO image, instead of the whole ISO. For example running an small http daemon (darkhttp) inside live enviroment: (plus tftpd and dhcpd) [root@archiso ~]# darkhttpd /run/archiso/bootmnt/ darkhttpd/1.8, copyright (c) 2003-2011 Emil Mikulic. listening on: http://0.0.0.0:80/ Then booting from PXE in another machine with boot parameter archiso_curl_url=http://${pxeserver}/ results in: :: Running Hook [archiso_pxe_common] IP-Config: eth0 hardware address 52:54:00:12:34:57 mtu 1500 IP-Config: eth0 guessed broadcast address 192.168.0.255 IP-Config: eth0 guessed nameserver address 192.168.0.218 IP-Config: eth0 complete (from 192.168.0.218): address: 192.168.0.90 broadcast: 192.168.0.255 netmask: 255.255.255.0 gateway: 192.168.0.218 dns0 : 192.168.0.218 dns1 : 0.0.0.0 rootserver: 192.168.0.218 rootpath: filename : :: Running Hook [archiso_pxe_nbd] :: Running Hook [archiso_pxe_curl] :: Running Hook [archiso_pxe_nfs] :: Mounting /run/archiso/curlspace (tmpfs) filesystem, size='75%' :: Downloading 'http://192.168.0.218/arch/aitab' % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 298 100 298 0 0 15051 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 17529 :: Downloading 'http://192.168.0.218/arch/i686/root-image.fs.sfs' % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 84.5M 100 84.5M 0 0 106M 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 107M :: Downloading 'http://192.168.0.218/arch/i686/lib-modules.fs.sfs' % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 33.7M 100 33.7M 0 0 97.9M 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 98.3M :: Downloading 'http://192.168.0.218/arch/any/usr-share.fs.sfs' % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 52.6M 100 52.6M 0 0 100M 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 100M :: Mounting /run/archiso/cowspace (tmpfs) filesystem, size=75%...

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[arch-releng] [PATCH] [configs/releng] Make kernel and initramfs patch relative for syslinux
by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386(a)yahoo.com.ar> --- configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch32.cfg | 4 ++-- configs/releng/syslinux/syslinux.cfg | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch32.cfg b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch32.cfg index 9b4030e..1e77f54 100644 --- a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch32.cfg +++ b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch32.cfg @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Boot the Arch Linux (i686) live medium. It allows you to install Arch Linux or perform system maintenance. ENDTEXT MENU LABEL Boot Arch Linux (i686) -LINUX /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/i686/vmlinuz -INITRD /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/i686/archiso.img +LINUX ../i686/vmlinuz +INITRD ../i686/archiso.img APPEND archisobasedir=%INSTALL_DIR% archisolabel=%ARCHISO_LABEL% # Next line should be uncommented when prepare enviroment to boot from PXE. #IPAPPEND 3 diff --git a/configs/releng/syslinux/syslinux.cfg b/configs/releng/syslinux/syslinux.cfg index 7762278..76c62ba 100644 --- a/configs/releng/syslinux/syslinux.cfg +++ b/configs/releng/syslinux/syslinux.cfg @@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ Boot the Arch Linux live medium. It allows you to install Arch Linux or perform system maintenance. ENDTEXT MENU LABEL Boot Arch Linux -LINUX /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/%ARCH%/vmlinuz -INITRD /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/%ARCH%/archiso.img +LINUX ../%ARCH%/vmlinuz +INITRD ../%ARCH%/archiso.img APPEND archisobasedir=%INSTALL_DIR% archisolabel=%ARCHISO_LABEL% # Next line should be uncommented when prepare enviroment to boot from PXE. #IPAPPEND 3 -- 1.7.7.4

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[arch-releng] [RFC] [PATCH 4/6] [archiso] Add DNS resolver support to archiso_pxe_common
by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

[ramfs /]# cat /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 192.168.0.77 [ramfs /]# curl -O http://releng.archlinux.org/pxeboot/README % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 1129 100 1129 0 0 2191 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 4589 [ramfs /]# Do not "add_binary /lib/libnss_dns.so.2", because will add libnss_dns-VERSION.so.2 as libnss_dns.so.2 Is not an issue will work (nobody links directly to VERSION), but is not nice. Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386(a)yahoo.com.ar> --- archiso/hooks/archiso_pxe_common | 8 ++++++++ archiso/install/archiso_pxe_common | 9 +++++++++ 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/archiso/hooks/archiso_pxe_common b/archiso/hooks/archiso_pxe_common index cf9fce8..febb503 100644 --- a/archiso/hooks/archiso_pxe_common +++ b/archiso/hooks/archiso_pxe_common @@ -30,5 +30,13 @@ run_hook () { . /tmp/net-*.conf pxeserver=${ROOTSERVER} + + # setup DNS resolver + if [[ "${IPV4DNS0}" != "0.0.0.0" ]]; then + echo "nameserver ${IPV4DNS0}" > /etc/resolv.conf + fi + if [[ "${IPV4DNS1}" != "0.0.0.0" ]]; then + echo "nameserver ${IPV4DNS1}" >> /etc/resolv.conf + fi fi } diff --git a/archiso/install/archiso_pxe_common b/archiso/install/archiso_pxe_common index ebf908e..7dc1ebb 100644 --- a/archiso/install/archiso_pxe_common +++ b/archiso/install/archiso_pxe_common @@ -11,9 +11,18 @@ build () FILES="" SCRIPT="archiso_pxe_common" + # Add here for now, but this should go to "install/base". add_dir /tmp + add_dir /etc add_binary "/lib/initcpio/ipconfig" "/bin/ipconfig" + + # Add hosts support files+dns + add_symlink $(readlink /lib/libnss_files.so.2) /lib/libnss_files.so.2 + add_binary $(readlink -f /lib/libnss_files.so.2) + add_symlink $(readlink /lib/libnss_dns.so.2) /lib/libnss_dns.so.2 + add_binary $(readlink -f /lib/libnss_dns.so.2) + echo "hosts: files dns" > $BUILDROOT/etc/nsswitch.conf } help () -- 1.7.7.4

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[arch-releng] [RFC] [PATCH] [configs/releng] Converts relative to absolute paths inside syslinux*.cfg
by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

* In this way we have unified directory scheme between pxelinux and {sys,ext,iso}linux * Also enable IPAPPEND (will show a non-harm warning message under non-pxelinux bootloaders Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386(a)yahoo.com.ar> --- configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux.cfg | 6 +++--- configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_32only.cfg | 6 +++--- configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch32.cfg | 3 +-- configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch64.cfg | 3 +-- configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_both.cfg | 8 ++++---- configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_head.cfg | 4 ++-- configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_tail.cfg | 8 ++++---- configs/releng/syslinux/syslinux.cfg | 17 ++++++++--------- 8 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) diff --git a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux.cfg b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux.cfg index ac92998..ffc0b71 100644 --- a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux.cfg +++ b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux.cfg @@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ DEFAULT choose PROMPT 0 LABEL choose -KERNEL ifcpu64.c32 +KERNEL /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/ifcpu64.c32 APPEND have64 -- nohave64 LABEL have64 -CONFIG syslinux_both.cfg +CONFIG /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/syslinux_both.cfg LABEL nohave64 -CONFIG syslinux_32only.cfg +CONFIG /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/syslinux_32only.cfg diff --git a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_32only.cfg b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_32only.cfg index c7a452d..e320848 100644 --- a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_32only.cfg +++ b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_32only.cfg @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ -INCLUDE syslinux_head.cfg -INCLUDE syslinux_arch32.cfg -INCLUDE syslinux_tail.cfg +INCLUDE /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/syslinux_head.cfg +INCLUDE /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/syslinux_arch32.cfg +INCLUDE /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/syslinux_tail.cfg diff --git a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch32.cfg b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch32.cfg index 9b4030e..fa1bcdc 100644 --- a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch32.cfg +++ b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch32.cfg @@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ MENU LABEL Boot Arch Linux (i686) LINUX /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/i686/vmlinuz INITRD /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/i686/archiso.img APPEND archisobasedir=%INSTALL_DIR% archisolabel=%ARCHISO_LABEL% -# Next line should be uncommented when prepare enviroment to boot from PXE. -#IPAPPEND 3 +IPAPPEND 3 diff --git a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch64.cfg b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch64.cfg index 6cc644d..9a35c32 100644 --- a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch64.cfg +++ b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_arch64.cfg @@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ MENU LABEL Boot Arch Linux (x86_64) LINUX /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz INITRD /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/x86_64/archiso.img APPEND archisobasedir=%INSTALL_DIR% archisolabel=%ARCHISO_LABEL% -# Next line should be uncommented when prepare enviroment to boot from PXE. -#IPAPPEND 3 +IPAPPEND 3 diff --git a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_both.cfg b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_both.cfg index 9cd1584..94fe516 100644 --- a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_both.cfg +++ b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_both.cfg @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -INCLUDE syslinux_head.cfg -INCLUDE syslinux_arch32.cfg -INCLUDE syslinux_arch64.cfg -INCLUDE syslinux_tail.cfg +INCLUDE /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/syslinux_head.cfg +INCLUDE /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/syslinux_arch32.cfg +INCLUDE /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/syslinux_arch64.cfg +INCLUDE /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/syslinux_tail.cfg diff --git a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_head.cfg b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_head.cfg index f46ba78..b49f2bc 100644 --- a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_head.cfg +++ b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_head.cfg @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ SERIAL 0 38400 -DEFAULT vesamenu.c32 +DEFAULT /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/vesamenu.c32 PROMPT 0 MENU TITLE Arch Linux -MENU BACKGROUND splash.png +MENU BACKGROUND /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/splash.png TIMEOUT 3000 MENU WIDTH 78 diff --git a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_tail.cfg b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_tail.cfg index 7dd1270..822c679 100644 --- a/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_tail.cfg +++ b/configs/releng/syslinux.dual/syslinux_tail.cfg @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Boot an existing operating system. Press TAB to edit the disk and partition number to boot. ENDTEXT MENU LABEL Boot existing OS -COM32 chain.c32 +COM32 /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/chain.c32 APPEND hd0 0 # http://www.memtest.org/ @@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ LINUX /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/memtest LABEL hdt MENU LABEL Hardware Information (HDT) COM32 hdt.c32 -APPEND modules_alias=hdt/modalias.gz pciids=hdt/pciids.gz +APPEND modules_alias=/%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/hdt/modalias.gz pciids=/%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/hdt/pciids.gz LABEL reboot MENU LABEL Reboot -COM32 reboot.c32 +COM32 /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/reboot.c32 LABEL poweroff MENU LABEL Power Off -COMBOOT poweroff.com +COMBOOT /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/poweroff.com ONTIMEOUT arch32 diff --git a/configs/releng/syslinux/syslinux.cfg b/configs/releng/syslinux/syslinux.cfg index 7762278..f102ee4 100644 --- a/configs/releng/syslinux/syslinux.cfg +++ b/configs/releng/syslinux/syslinux.cfg @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ SERIAL 0 38400 -DEFAULT vesamenu.c32 +DEFAULT /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/vesamenu.c32 PROMPT 0 MENU TITLE Arch Linux -MENU BACKGROUND splash.png +MENU BACKGROUND /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/splash.png TIMEOUT 3000 MENU WIDTH 78 @@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ MENU LABEL Boot Arch Linux LINUX /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/%ARCH%/vmlinuz INITRD /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/%ARCH%/archiso.img APPEND archisobasedir=%INSTALL_DIR% archisolabel=%ARCHISO_LABEL% -# Next line should be uncommented when prepare enviroment to boot from PXE. -#IPAPPEND 3 +IPAPPEND 3 LABEL existing TEXT HELP @@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ Boot an existing operating system. Press TAB to edit the disk and partition number to boot. ENDTEXT MENU LABEL Boot existing OS -COM32 chain.c32 +COM32 /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/chain.c32 APPEND hd0 0 # http://www.memtest.org/ @@ -56,15 +55,15 @@ LINUX /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/memtest # http://hdt-project.org/ LABEL hdt MENU LABEL Hardware Information (HDT) -COM32 hdt.c32 -APPEND modules_alias=hdt/modalias.gz pciids=hdt/pciids.gz +COM32 /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/hdt.c32 +APPEND modules_alias=/%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/hdt/modalias.gz pciids=/%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/hdt/pciids.gz LABEL reboot MENU LABEL Reboot -COM32 reboot.c32 +COM32 /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/reboot.c32 LABEL poweroff MENU LABEL Power Off -COMBOOT poweroff.com +COMBOOT /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/syslinux/poweroff.com ONTIMEOUT arch -- 1.7.7.4

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[arch-releng] [RFC] [PATCH] [archiso] Add DNS resolver support to archiso_pxe_common
by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

[ramfs /]# cat /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 192.168.0.77 [ramfs /]# curl -O http://releng.archlinux.org/pxeboot/README % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 1129 100 1129 0 0 2191 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 4589 [ramfs /]# Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386(a)yahoo.com.ar> --- archiso/hooks/archiso_pxe_common | 8 ++++++++ archiso/install/archiso_pxe_common | 8 ++++++++ 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/archiso/hooks/archiso_pxe_common b/archiso/hooks/archiso_pxe_common index cf9fce8..febb503 100644 --- a/archiso/hooks/archiso_pxe_common +++ b/archiso/hooks/archiso_pxe_common @@ -30,5 +30,13 @@ run_hook () { . /tmp/net-*.conf pxeserver=${ROOTSERVER} + + # setup DNS resolver + if [[ "${IPV4DNS0}" != "0.0.0.0" ]]; then + echo "nameserver ${IPV4DNS0}" > /etc/resolv.conf + fi + if [[ "${IPV4DNS1}" != "0.0.0.0" ]]; then + echo "nameserver ${IPV4DNS1}" >> /etc/resolv.conf + fi fi } diff --git a/archiso/install/archiso_pxe_common b/archiso/install/archiso_pxe_common index ebf908e..b012aab 100644 --- a/archiso/install/archiso_pxe_common +++ b/archiso/install/archiso_pxe_common @@ -11,9 +11,17 @@ build () FILES="" SCRIPT="archiso_pxe_common" + # Add here for now, but this should go to "install/base". add_dir /tmp + add_dir /etc add_binary "/lib/initcpio/ipconfig" "/bin/ipconfig" + + # Add DNS resolver support + # Do not "add_binary /lib/libnss_dns.so.2", because will add libnss_dns-VERSION.so.2 as libnss_dns.so.2 + # Is not an issue will work (nobody links directly to VERSION), but is not nice. + add_symlink $(readlink /lib/libnss_dns.so.2) /lib/libnss_dns.so.2 + add_binary $(readlink -f /lib/libnss_dns.so.2) } help () -- 1.7.7.4

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[arch-releng] [PATCH] [configs/*] chroot to root-image for initramfs build
by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Avoid issues with -b BASEDIR (*). We became independent of the mkinitcpio version of the build environment. (*) For example of a recent issue: http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-projects/2011-November/002202.h… http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-projects/2011-November/002205.h… Signed-off-by: Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386(a)yahoo.com.ar> --- configs/baseline/build.sh | 8 +++----- configs/releng/build.sh | 8 +++----- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/configs/baseline/build.sh b/configs/baseline/build.sh index ab7a88e..36cab15 100755 --- a/configs/baseline/build.sh +++ b/configs/baseline/build.sh @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ make_setup_mkinitcpio() { if [[ ! -e ${work_dir}/build.${FUNCNAME} ]]; then cp /lib/initcpio/hooks/archiso ${work_dir}/root-image/lib/initcpio/hooks cp /lib/initcpio/install/archiso ${work_dir}/root-image/lib/initcpio/install + cp ${script_path}/mkinitcpio.conf ${work_dir}/root-image/etc/mkinitcpio-archiso.conf : > ${work_dir}/build.${FUNCNAME} fi } @@ -32,11 +33,8 @@ make_setup_mkinitcpio() { make_boot() { if [[ ! -e ${work_dir}/build.${FUNCNAME} ]]; then mkdir -p ${work_dir}/iso/${install_dir}/boot/${arch} - mkinitcpio \ - -c ${script_path}/mkinitcpio.conf \ - -b ${work_dir}/root-image \ - -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux \ - -g ${work_dir}/iso/${install_dir}/boot/${arch}/archiso.img + mkarchroot -n -r "mkinitcpio -c /etc/mkinitcpio-archiso.conf -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -g /boot/archiso.img" ${work_dir}/root-image + cp ${work_dir}/root-image/boot/archiso.img ${work_dir}/iso/${install_dir}/boot/${arch}/archiso.img cp ${work_dir}/root-image/boot/vmlinuz-linux ${work_dir}/iso/${install_dir}/boot/${arch}/vmlinuz : > ${work_dir}/build.${FUNCNAME} fi diff --git a/configs/releng/build.sh b/configs/releng/build.sh index ad5f822..325bca7 100755 --- a/configs/releng/build.sh +++ b/configs/releng/build.sh @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ make_setup_mkinitcpio() { done cp /lib/initcpio/archiso_shutdown ${work_dir}/root-image/lib/initcpio cp /lib/initcpio/archiso_pxe_nbd ${work_dir}/root-image/lib/initcpio + cp ${script_path}/mkinitcpio.conf ${work_dir}/root-image/etc/mkinitcpio-archiso.conf : > ${work_dir}/build.${FUNCNAME} fi } @@ -59,11 +60,8 @@ make_boot() { local _src=${work_dir}/root-image local _dst_boot=${work_dir}/iso/${install_dir}/boot mkdir -p ${_dst_boot}/${arch} - mkinitcpio \ - -c ${script_path}/mkinitcpio.conf \ - -b ${_src} \ - -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux \ - -g ${_dst_boot}/${arch}/archiso.img + mkarchroot -n -r "mkinitcpio -c /etc/mkinitcpio-archiso.conf -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -g /boot/archiso.img" ${_src} + mv ${_src}/boot/archiso.img ${_dst_boot}/${arch}/archiso.img mv ${_src}/boot/vmlinuz-linux ${_dst_boot}/${arch}/vmlinuz cp ${_src}/boot/memtest86+/memtest.bin ${_dst_boot}/memtest cp ${_src}/usr/share/licenses/common/GPL2/license.txt ${_dst_boot}/memtest.COPYING -- 1.7.7.4

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[arch-releng] [RFC] Improvements in PXE boot (add HTTP/FTP support)
by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Tested and worked fine both HTTP/FTP on differents servers. Feedback is welcomed! There is no resolver on initramfs so only IP is supported (at least for now). Note 1: This work is in a branch that uses mount from util-linux (mkinitcpio-git) Note 2: Due some issue in mkinitcpio in add_binary() you need curl installed in build enviroment. :: Running Hook [archiso_pxe_common] IP-Config: eth0 hardware address 52:54:00:12:34:57 mtu 1500 IP-Config: eth0 guessed broadcast address 192.168.0.255 IP-Config: eth0 guessed nameserver address 192.168.0.218 IP-Config: eth0 complete (from 192.168.0.218): address: 192.168.0.90 broadcast: 192.168.0.255 netmask: 255.255.255.0 gateway: 192.168.0.218 dns0 : 192.168.0.218 dns1 : 0.0.0.0 rootserver: 192.168.0.218 rootpath: filename : :: Running Hook [archiso_pxe_nbd] :: Running Hook [archiso_pxe_curl] :: Getting info of 'http://192.168.0.218/archlinux-2011.11.21-netinstall-i686.iso' :: Mounting /run/archiso/pxe_curl (tmpfs) filesystem, size='201326592' :: Downloading 'http://192.168.0.218/archlinux-2011.11.21-netinstall-i686.iso' % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 192M 100 192M 0 0 141M 0 0:00:01 0:00:01 --:--:-- 141M :: Mounting '/dev/disk/by-label/ARCH_201111' to '/run/archiso/bootmnt' :: Device '/dev/disk/by-label/ARCH_201111' mounted successfully.

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[arch-releng] [RFC] Improvements in PXE boot (add NFS support)
by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Tested and worked fine. Feedback is welcomed! There is no resolver on initramfs so only IP is supported (at least for now). Note 1: This work is in a branch that uses mount from util-linux (mkinitcpio-git)

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[arch-releng] PXEboot + unattended install
by Greg Sutcliffe 20 Nov '11

20 Nov '11

Hi all, Apologies if this has been covered before - I've been Googling for the few days, and found a lot of info on both of these topics - but not both together. As far as I can see, it's possible to boot an ArchLinux install instance over PXE (using the archboot project). I've managed to get that working just fine. I also understand that it's possible to pass a prewritten script to AIF to handle the actual install (and potentially the post-install steps?). I've not actually tried to write one of these yet, but it's next on my todo list. It seems the last tiny link to integrate the two is missing - I cannot find any documentation on how to get the installer to automatically execute an AIF script. I did find a slideshow (http://goo.gl/6I8QP) which on Slide 13 states this integration is a "Missing Feature" - is that still the case? As a bit of background (since this is my first post to the list) - I'm working heavily with Foreman (www.theforeman.org) which is a provisioning system for automatically deploying and installing machines. Since I'm a keen Arch user, I'm trying to add Arch support to Foreman. I have now added the PXE side of things (which works great), and I'm more than happy to help write/test any solutions to the above problem, since I can now re-image (via PXE) my Arch hosts with about 4 clicks in Foreman's interface :) Looking forward to learning more about this :) Cheers, Greg

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[arch-releng] we've got testbuilds again
by Dieter Plaetinck 27 Oct '11

27 Oct '11

Just a FYI I unbroke the releng env again. So testbuilds should appear daily again now. The first batch is: http://releng.archlinux.org/isos/2011-10-13_20-23-01/ don't expect anything new with these though, only new packages... Dieter

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