Re: file layout between initrd and network share

2009-03-20 Thread Pierre Bourgin
Allan Lyons wrote: > On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 12:53:46AM +0100, Juan Jose Pablos wrote: > >> Modifying the boot stuff is a bit tedious if you have everything on >> the initrd, > > It is even more tedious if you have to boot from CD. > >> but I would like to get clear interfaces, by interfaces i m

Re: file layout between initrd and network share

2009-03-19 Thread Allan Lyons
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 07:06:35PM +0100, Pierre Bourgin wrote: > > On my side, I will prefer that we provide first a template mechanism or > default value in order to better use the nicely scripts provided in > install/scripts/ . > For instance, I use them but first step is to customize content

Re: file layout between initrd and network share

2009-03-19 Thread Allan Lyons
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 06:43:51PM -0600, Allan Lyons wrote: > I'll see about coming up with a patch to split the stuff between what is > required before the network share is mounted and the rest. Here is the patch that seems to work for me. I tried to just include what was needed before the s

Re: file layout between initrd and network share

2009-03-19 Thread Allan Lyons
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 12:53:46AM +0100, Juan Jose Pablos wrote: > Modifying the boot stuff is a bit tedious if you have everything on the > initrd, It is even more tedious if you have to boot from CD. > but I would like to get clear interfaces, by interfaces i mean > responsibilities. > > b

Re: file layout between initrd and network share

2009-03-19 Thread Juan Jose Pablos
Allan Lyons escribió: > My current thoughts on the other ones are that files that need to be compiled > and therefore could be specific to the linux > environment might as well go in initrd. On the other hand, files such as > nt5x-install, etc. that are more likely to be > adjusted should go

Re: file layout between initrd and network share

2009-03-19 Thread Pierre Bourgin
Allan Lyons wrote: > Hi, > > I was working on a patch to distribute the files between initrd and > the network share differently. I need to clean it up a bit yet, but > I thought that I would ask to see if there is any concensus about > where the different types of files should go. > > Obviously

file layout between initrd and network share

2009-03-17 Thread Allan Lyons
Hi, I was working on a patch to distribute the files between initrd and the network share differently. I need to clean it up a bit yet, but I thought that I would ask to see if there is any concensus about where the different types of files should go. Obviously, files that are required before