23 Nov
2011
23 Nov
'11
10:34 p.m.
On 11/23/2011 05:02 PM, Thomas Bächler wrote: > Am 23.11.2011 01:00, schrieb Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi: >> Its add support for downloading the ISO image via HTTP/FTP with curl or download *.sfs files. >> The files are downloaded on /run/archiso/curlspace (tmpfs) and setup a loop dev from it >> (like in archiso_loop_mnt) in the ISO case, or just do a bind mount to >> /run/archiso/bootmnt in the other case. >> >> This hook must be located after archiso_pxe_nbd in mkinitcpio.conf, in that way >> NBD is the default. > This is extremely useful. Can we get a resolver into initramfs, so we > can use URLs instead of IPs? Can we also have an extracted version of > the netinstall-dual image on releng, instead of only the ISO? Resolver, yes sure I can add libnss_dns + needed .conf. About releng.archlinux.org, ask to Dieter. > > We can use this in the following way: Either load gpxelinux via network > boot, or boot gpxe from floppy/USB/CD/hard drive/a "kernel" image. Then, > fetch syslinux configuration file and .c32 files via http. The > configuration file can contain a menu that allows to choose an > architecture and a mirror, allowing to boot the kernel and initrd via > http or ftp, then using the archiso_pxe_curl hook to download and mount > the .sfs files. + bootrom Flashing :P > > Also: when can we get an image on releng that contains this hook? > -- Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi \cos^2\alpha + \sin^2\alpha = 1