On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 12:30:10PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > Evgeni Golov wrote: > > grub2: > > loopback loop /debian-7.0-amd64-NETINST-findiso.iso > > set root=(loop) > > linux /install.amd/vmlinux findiso > > initrd /install.amd/initrd.gz > > boot > > So for this to work, the user has to go out of their way to configure it > to be used, including specifying the initrd to use. Why is this better > than the user downloading the hd-media initrd.gz and using that?
The grub method is automatable (in grub itself too). Just create a folder, dump some ISOs there and create a script that will itterate over the ISOs and create grub entries to chainload these. If the iso would contain a grub.cfg (or better loopback.cfg [1]), this would run completelly automated (I have such a cfg on my hd, didnt commit it yet). If not, easy guessing is possible in most of the cases. > This cannot quite replace hd-media, because the hd-media initrd contains > many more kernel drivers, to be able to scan hard drives. Those are not > included on the cdrom initrd to avoid bloating it. Sure. But at least for me, I need hd-media to boot an usb-drive w/ D-I. No fancy firewire/non-sata SCSI etc. So current state would be enough (I boot netbooks/notebooks with the drive), even if not a complete replacement of all the hd-media use-cases. > As one of the main authors and maintainers of iso-scan, I see it being > used in increasingly limited circumstances, and have been hoping that > those use-cases will narrow to the point that it can be removed. Making > it marginally easier to boot the CD with grub2 is a very narrow use-case > indeed, and not a good justification for adding iso-scan to the cdrom > initrd. Well, I fear this won't be possible. The last years gave us enough machines that have no cdrom and desperately need a way of installation from usb, so having hd-media was always great. And yes, hybrid media is cool, but does not give the same flexibility (is that a word at all?) of having multiple installers on one usb. Regards Evgeni [1] http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wiki/Loopback.cfg -- Bruce Schneier can read and understand Perl programs. -- 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/20111231174244.gm8...@dorei.kerker.die-welt.net
