Uz jsi slysel nekdy o system-config-netboot? Udela presne co potrebujes.... Ondrej
Marek Greško wrote: > Hello, > > I have an unusual problem. > > I used to use ltsp 4 kernels with modified script init in initrd to boot > fedora on diskless machines and run it from nfs (thick client - only nfs root > but also usable as thin client). I was quiet happy using that and I realized > that once I will have to produce this kind of kernels. Now it is time I > should build (or use fedora's) one, because now I upgraded client > installation to fedora 8 and the broken hal package in fedora does not start > with kernels without md support (it is looking for /proc/mdstat). Yes, I > know, the easiest solution is to patch hal to overcome this bug/feature. But > I decided to try to use fedora kernel. > > But when I put fedora's modules (2.6.23.1-49.fc8) into initrd and build > fedora > kernel, the busybox sh segfaults immediately. I expect it is because of > incompatibility of uClibc-0.9.19 with new kernels. > > So I tried another mean. I downloaded kednels from ltsp5. The original ltsp5 > kernel for debian etch even does not boot. I hangs on nfsmount. So I tried > ltsp5 kenel for ubuntu. Successfully. It boots, but it fails to run correctly > my init on nfs filesystem. It runs, it also reads inittab, but it does not > run sysinit script (don't know why). Also I would like the behaviour of > switchroot I was using before. Only to switch between nfs root and initrd, > and to umount filesystems used on boot. (Previously this was also not > possible because of dhcpcd running on the initrd fs - but never mind). But > the new initrd does not contain switchroot binary and I don't know what > version of libc is on the initrd. > > Can somebody drive me to find some reasonable solution? Is it possible to > somehow make the ltsp4 image to boot and not segfault? Or is there some > possibility to get switchroot into ltsp5 image? Or is the best solution to > build the whole image myself? > > Wouldn't be the best solution for ltsp itself also to have the kernel which > could boot into the nfs filesystem completely forgetting about initrd after > switching to new root? > > Thank you. > > > The information contained in this e-mail and in any attachments is confidential and is designated solely for the attention of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient, you must not use, disclose, copy, distribute or retain this e-mail or any part thereof. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete all copies of this e-mail from your computer system(s). Please direct any additional queries to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You. Silicon and Software Systems Limited. Registered in Ireland no. 378073. Registered Office: Whelan House, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
