Re: netboot option

[Bob Blanchard <blabj@dainty.ca>]

On 2012-04-04 10:49, Daniel Baumann wrote:
> On 04/04/2012 04:30 PM, Bob Blanchard wrote:
> > So right away I noticed that tftpboot didn't contain the debian-live
> > directory with the kernel and initrd, which according to online 
> > manual
> > it should.
>
> just to be precise, the kernel and initrd should be in tftpboot, but 
> not
> the other live/* stuff. i've fixed that for lb in git.
>
> > The pxelinux.cfg was a file, so I had to move it to 
> > pxelinux.cfg/default
> > (since my pxe clients were complaining "cannot find config file").
>
> fixed in git, thanks.

Thanks for fixing!

> > At this point I guessed that the kernel needed CONFIG_ROOT_NFS, so I
> > re-built the kernel, copied it to tftpboot, and added "root=/dev/nfs
> > nfsroot=192.168.202.187:/usr2/debian-live" to live.cfg - and I was 
> > then
> > able to boot successfully.
>
> this is using nfs boot options of the kernel in connection with
> initramfs-tools, not the one of debian-live (see previous answer to 
> one
> of your mails).

Sorry, not too familiar with debian-live.. are you saying these nfs 
boot options are NOT necessary?  How is it done with debian-live?

In the meantime, I'll try grabbing latest git and try again.

-Bob