Greetings, > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 17:28:45 +0100 > From: "Alex Owen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Dialog on a feature of netboot=nfs:// cifs:// http:// > https:// > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Ther linux kernel can mount an NFS share or CIFS share as the root > partition... I'm not aware that one can "mount" http or https ???
Yes on the NFS and CIFS, I was just wanting to consolidate the syntax on the boot param. I think it is netboot=nfs nfsroot=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/path now and I would like it to be netbooot=nfs://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/path , combine the two parameters. Then I would like to add the ability to mount filesystems of http:// and https:// . > > I did write a patch (I think on mailing list/bug tracking system) > which modified the "toram" feature which might help towards what you > want. > > The toram feature (last time i looked which was some time ago) copied > the root partition from cdrom to memory. Then mounted it from memory. > My patch truied to modify that behavior to so that rather than > copying from cdrom one could copy from NFS, http, tftp... etc. > > Is that the sort of thing you were wanting? Yes, indeed that may well allow what I desire. :) Could you please post again, I think Daniel Baumann also has asked that, but I am slow to catch up on email. Thx. > > Alex Owen > > On 24/05/07, RJ Ent. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Greetings, >> >> I would like to request a feature for netbooting, namely to have the >> ability be able to get the netboot folder via http or even https. >> >> Also then to consider the netboot param to act as examples below: >> >> netboot=nfs://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/path >> netboot=cifs://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/path >> netboot=http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/path >> netboot=https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/path >> >> I am unsure how much work this would take but I think having the ability >> to make a boot cd (or pxe setup or whatever) and just type in the web >> address that you wanted it to continue booting from. Then at the server >> you could just tune the netboot folders shared out via http. Not to >> mention a secure session via https. >> >> Ok ideas and petition for the feature welcome. >> >> Thx. >> >> ---------- >> RJEnt. - Linux Solutions & Consulting >> ---------- RJEnt. - Linux Solutions & Consulting _______________________________________________ Debian-live-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/debian-live-devel
