[arch-releng] Syslinux Installer / Update Script - Testers Needed
Hello Community, Over the last few weeks I have been working on Syslinux support for the installer. With the help Thomas and Dieter I am nearing the completion of this project. As part of this project, I have written a script that will help install and update Syslinux (similar to that of grub-install). Some key features of the script: syslinux-install_update.sh * Install Syslinux to the FS + Partition Boot Loader (extlinux --install /boot/syslinux) * Install Syslinux MBR * Detect and optionally set the boot flag on the boot partition * Update Syslinux – copy files and execute (extilnux --update /boot/syslinux) * Support for GPT disks * Support for RAID configurations The goal is to include this script in the official Syslinux package. Therefore we need your help to test it. syslinux-install_update.sh -i -a -m ..... install Syslinux, set the boot flag (if needed), and install the MBR We need tests for the following setups: / + /boot on the *same* partition / + /boot on the *same* partition - RAID /boot + root on *separate* partition /boot + root on *separate* partition - RAID All of the above using but using the GPT partition layout NOTE: This is an alpha/beta stage script. The script modifies the first 440 bytes of the disk (using dd) and the partition table (using either sfdisk or sgdisk). Although the script should be safe to run, I am not responsible for any data loss that may occur. Let us know the following: * Did the script work for you? * What was your partition setup? (see above) * What version did you use? * If the script did not work, please provide as much information as possible Get the script here: https://gist.github.com/772138 Syslinux Sample Config File: http://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/plain/syslinux/trunk/sys... The Syslinux package in testing includes the above configuration file. Cheers, pyther
On 01/15/11 at 09:52pm, Matthew Gyurgyik wrote:
Hello Community,
Over the last few weeks I have been working on Syslinux support for the installer. With the help Thomas and Dieter I am nearing the completion of this project. As part of this project, I have written a script that will help install and update Syslinux (similar to that of grub-install).
Some key features of the script: syslinux-install_update.sh * Install Syslinux to the FS + Partition Boot Loader (extlinux --install /boot/syslinux) * Install Syslinux MBR * Detect and optionally set the boot flag on the boot partition * Update Syslinux – copy files and execute (extilnux --update /boot/syslinux) * Support for GPT disks * Support for RAID configurations
The goal is to include this script in the official Syslinux package. Therefore we need your help to test it.
syslinux-install_update.sh -i -a -m ..... install Syslinux, set the boot flag (if needed), and install the MBR
We need tests for the following setups: / + /boot on the *same* partition / + /boot on the *same* partition - RAID /boot + root on *separate* partition /boot + root on *separate* partition - RAID All of the above using but using the GPT partition layout
NOTE: This is an alpha/beta stage script. The script modifies the first 440 bytes of the disk (using dd) and the partition table (using either sfdisk or sgdisk). Although the script should be safe to run, I am not responsible for any data loss that may occur.
Let us know the following: * Did the script work for you? * What was your partition setup? (see above) * What version did you use? * If the script did not work, please provide as much information as possible
Get the script here: https://gist.github.com/772138 Syslinux Sample Config File: http://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/plain/syslinux/trunk/sys...
The Syslinux package in testing includes the above configuration file.
Cheers, pyther
I've got an old box i use as a testing box.. I'll give it a shot tomorrow on it and in qemu
On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:52:03 -0500 Matthew Gyurgyik <pyther@pyther.net> wrote:
Hello Community,
Over the last few weeks I have been working on Syslinux support for the installer. With the help Thomas and Dieter I am nearing the completion of this project. As part of this project, I have written a script that will help install and update Syslinux (similar to that of grub-install).
Some key features of the script: syslinux-install_update.sh * Install Syslinux to the FS + Partition Boot Loader (extlinux --install /boot/syslinux) * Install Syslinux MBR * Detect and optionally set the boot flag on the boot partition * Update Syslinux – copy files and execute (extilnux --update /boot/syslinux) * Support for GPT disks * Support for RAID configurations
The goal is to include this script in the official Syslinux package. Therefore we need your help to test it.
syslinux-install_update.sh -i -a -m ..... install Syslinux, set the boot flag (if needed), and install the MBR
We need tests for the following setups: / + /boot on the *same* partition / + /boot on the *same* partition - RAID /boot + root on *separate* partition /boot + root on *separate* partition - RAID All of the above using but using the GPT partition layout
NOTE: This is an alpha/beta stage script. The script modifies the first 440 bytes of the disk (using dd) and the partition table (using either sfdisk or sgdisk). Although the script should be safe to run, I am not responsible for any data loss that may occur.
Let us know the following: * Did the script work for you? * What was your partition setup? (see above) * What version did you use? * If the script did not work, please provide as much information as possible
Get the script here: https://gist.github.com/772138 Syslinux Sample Config File: http://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/plain/syslinux/trunk/sys...
The Syslinux package in testing includes the above configuration file.
Cheers, pyther
did you get in touch with upstream? what do they think about this? maybe they want to include it aswell. Dieter
participants (3)
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Dieter Plaetinck
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J. W. Birdsong
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Matthew Gyurgyik