Re: [patch] Add support for Kurobox Pro to Debian Installer
Hi,
this mail from Sven arrived at listmaster@l.d.o and should (IMHO) go to
debian-boot mailing list.
Greetings
Martin
On Wed Jul 16, 2008 at 16:46:40 +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 04:33:29PM +0200, Jérémy Bobbio wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 04:25:21PM +0200, Per Andersson wrote:
> > > > As far as I have seen, a KuroBox Pro has, out of the box, a writable
> > > > filesystem in one of the mtdblock that is used as the system root.
> > > > IIRC, there is enough room on this filesystem to store a standard d-i
> > > > kernel and initrd.
> > > >
> > > > Is there anything that prevent such scheme to work? I would find the
> > > > process easier than eventually having to wipe an already existing
> > > > hard drive to store the d-i images.
> > >
> > > No, it works. Earlier I wrote d-i kernel and ramdisk directly to
> > > flash partitions and load them. It works but destroys the
> > > original firmware.
> >
> > Why? Can't a path for a specific kernel be specified to uBoot?
> >
> > > Even though having a disk inside the Kurobox Pro makes it impossible
> > > to boot the original firmware without a serial console, it can be a
> > > good thing to keep it.
> >
> > Use case:
> > * I have installed Debian on my Kurobox Pro and have been an happy
> > user.
> > * One day, I manage to remove /usr by doing sysadmin work before the
> > morning coffee.
> > * I would be happy to be able to use the debian-installer again but
> > without having to format /dev/sda1 partition in order to keep what
> > was in /home.
> >
> > It might not be the best use case, as what I would actually prefer would
> > be to be able to install the root filesystem on the mtdblock, but it
> > sounds like an acceptable one as well.
>
> Just prepare for it, the d-i installer should simply resize the sda1
> partition, so it can hold the d-i image, and then use the rest of the
> disk as a system to boot from (supposedly, you would put the / in sda2
> or something). Futhermore, even if you booted from some other media, the
> d-i could propose to create such a partition and copy itself into it for
> future rescue usages.
>
> Please forward this mail to the list as i am being censored.
>
> Friendly,
>
> Sven Luther
>
>
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