On 29/10/11 16:12, Miguel Figueiredo wrote: > A Sábado, 29 de Outubro de 2011 07:54:43 Daniel Pocock você escreveu: > >> Package: debian-installer >> >> >> I seem to remember older versions of D-I had the NFS client >> modules/utilities present >> >> They appear to have disappeared >> >> Now, when in a shell started from the installer or the rescue mode, >> there is no apparent way to interact with a server filesystem >> >> It would be ideal to have NFS, NBD, iSCSI or some other means of copying >> files to/from servers - but none of them are present, and just copying >> the binaries and modules from a full Debian system doesn't seem to be >> enough to get any of them working in the installer or rescue shell >> > It is present a openssh-client which allows you to copy files via ssh. > You just have to install the client udeb: > > $ anna-install openssh-client-udeb > > and 'voila', you're good to go with scp. >
Thanks, I wasn't aware that scp was included, did earlier releases have the ssh binary only? > For NFS and iSCSI here are already wishlist bugs asking for it (see bugs > #237121 and #441291 - btw existing debian installer bugs can be found on [1]) > but still lacks who to develop such packages. > For nbd d-i already has NBD support with the package partman-nbd [2]. > I could only see partman-reiserfs in the menu as I'm using the stable build D-I, it's good to see nbd is coming in the next release as that is probably a lot easier than NFS for many simple applications where someone wants to move around data from block devices -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4eabc722.8010...@pocock.com.au
