Am Mittwoch, 10. November 2010, 22:05:40 schrieb davidMbrooke: > On Tue, 2010-11-09 at 23:34 +0100, KP Kirchdoerfer wrote: > > Am Dienstag, 9. November 2010, 23:09:52 schrieb davidMbrooke: > > > On Tue, 2010-11-09 at 22:39 +0100, KP Kirchdoerfer wrote: > > > > Am Dienstag, 9. November 2010, 22:08:10 schrieb davidMbrooke: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I am just fixing up buildimage.pl to cope with multiple kernel > > > > > variants. (Actually the script is fixed but not in CVS yet; I am > > > > > still working on the accompanying configuration files.) > > > > > > > > > > With BuC 3.x and earlier, one of the supported configurations was a > > > > > CD-ROM for the "static" files and a floppy disk only for the > > > > > modified configuration (confifdb.lrp and moddb.lrp). This is still > > > > > *just about* workable provided moddb.lrp is kept small. > > > > > > > > > > For this configuration, PKGPATH needs to be set to something like: > > > > > /dev/fd0:vfat,/dev/sr0:iso9660 > > > > > > > > > > (note "vfat" rather than "msdos" on a 2.6 Kernel, I think) > > > > > This seems to work OK. > > > > > > > > > > It seems reasonable to have LEAFCFG adopt the same approach (so > > > > > that leaf.cfg can be modified on the floppy disk), and some of the > > > > > template config files (tools/iso/syslinux.ser) show this same > > > > > format for the LEAFCFG variable, but it does not work (for me). > > > > > Does anyone know if this worked with 3.x? > > > > > > > > > > My reading of source/initrd/root.linuxrc is that it handles > > > > > device:fstype but *not* device1:fstype1,device2:fstype2 for > > > > > LEAFCFG. > > > > > > > > > > It would not be hard to fix but I am wondering whether to bother. > > > > > Will anyone actually use a floppy disk for 4.x? (Then again, what > > > > > use is a CD-ROM if you cannot save the modified configuration?) > > > > > > > > David; > > > > > > > > sorry I had long exhaustive day at work and so I'm a bit slow... > > > > > > > > I've read you're mail three times and I'm not shure I understand. > > > > > > > > Do you ask how to make use of a leaf.cfg with a CDROM and a floppy to > > > > store the configuration? > > > > The path to leaf.cfg is set by the kernel command line in > > > > syslinux.cfg. see > > > > http://leaf.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/leaf/src/bering- > > > > uclibc/buildtool/tools/image/iso/syslinux.cfg?revision=1.6&view=marku > > > > p > > > > > > > > kp > > > > > > Hi kp. Thanks for your response. Sorry that I did not make myself > > > clear. > > > > not your fault :) > > > > > I think I understand how CD-ROM + Floppy is meant to work, but I cannot > > > see any logic in root.linuxrc which will handle a LEAFCFG of the form > > > "/dev/fd0:vfat,/dev/sr0:iso9660" > > > > Where do you see that? I don't think that's needed... > > > > > When I try that I get a boot error. When I try simply > > > "/dev/sr0:iso9660" it works OK. > > > > What if you choose "/dev/fd0:vfat"? In Bering-uClibc3 leaf.cfg was > > declared in syslinux.cfg to be on the floppy (/dev/fd0:msdos). > > > > > I can see how to fix it but I do not know whether it is worth the > > > effort, if nobody will actually use the CD-ROM + Floppy > > > configuration... > > > > Using a floppy with CD-ROM is necessary to save configdb, moddb.lrp (as > > you said) and to use a modifiable leaf.cfg on the floppy disk. > > So that's the most common usage. > > > > kp > > In the end I decided the "right" thing to do was to change root.linuxrc > to have the LEAFCFG processing match the PKGPATH processing. There is > therefore a modified root.linuxrc in the "initrd" package in CVS. > > I realize how important root.linuxrc is so I tested on pure CD-ROM, on > CR-ROM + Floppy Disk and on a syslinux (CF) "hard drive". All works OK, > at least for me :-)
I understand that with your change a fixed leaf.cfg on CD is possible, which wasn't the case before. We have to be shure, that the leaf.cfg from floppy overwrites the one from sr0 so user can adjust the leaf.cfg to their needs. kp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev _______________________________________________ leaf-devel mailing list leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
