> There might be a dirty way: > > Write a FAI script or a hook for the final part of the installation. > This script changes the pxe configuration in such a way that the node > does not boot locally but it boots a DOS image. > This DOS image contains tools for setting the NVRAM and CMOS. Create a > CMOS-image which has the right boot order. After the next reboot the > nodes boots from a local disk.
This is intriguing, I take it you can use this method for BOIS updates too (on hardware that it'll work with of course..) -- $ echo "kpfmAdpoofdufevq/dp/vl" | perl -pe 's/(.)/chr(ord($1)-1)/ge'