Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2008-02-06 Thread Roman Morokutti
Hi, I would like to continue this (maybe a bit outdated) thread with the question: 1. How to create a netinstall image? 2. How to write the netinstall image back as an ISO9660 on DVD? (after patching it for the zfsboot) Roman This message posted from opensolaris.org

Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-13 Thread Lori Alt
Peter Bunclark wrote: On Fri, 13 Apr 2007, Lori Alt wrote: Booting from zfs will not require any changes to OBP. Existing proms will support it. Lori Then presumably not from EFI-labelled disks - is that coming? Pete. I'm afraid that I don't know the answer to that. Maybe someon

Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-13 Thread Peter Bunclark
On Fri, 13 Apr 2007, Lori Alt wrote: > > Booting from zfs will not require any changes to OBP. > Existing proms will support it. > > Lori Then presumably not from EFI-labelled disks - is that coming? Pete. ___ zfs-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-13 Thread Lori Alt
Dick Davies wrote: On 13/04/07, Lori Alt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: sparc support is in the works. We're waiting on some other development work going on right now in the area of sparc booting in general (not specific to zfs booting, although the zfs boot loader is part of that project). I can

Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-13 Thread Boyd Adamson
On 13/04/2007, at 7:27 AM, Lori Alt wrote: I've attached the README file (as of now) so that anyone who is interested can get the flavor of what the kit will contain and how it will be used. [...] 1. Build or download a full Solaris netinstall image with bits that are build 62 or later, or

Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-13 Thread Dick Davies
On 13/04/07, Lori Alt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: sparc support is in the works. We're waiting on some other development work going on right now in the area of sparc booting in general (not specific to zfs booting, although the zfs boot loader is part of that project). I can't give you a date r

Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-12 Thread Lori Alt
Mike Gerdts wrote: On 4/12/07, Lori Alt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [ about 120 lines deleted] When it's done, reboot. You should get a GRUB menu. Select the entry with the title "Solaris X86". The failsave entry should work too. This is the first mention that it is an x86 procedure.

Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-12 Thread Mike Gerdts
On 4/12/07, Lori Alt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [ about 120 lines deleted] When it's done, reboot. You should get a GRUB menu. Select the entry with the title "Solaris X86". The failsave entry should work too. This is the first mention that it is an x86 procedure. There are a couple folk

Re: [zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-12 Thread Al Hopper
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007, Lori Alt wrote: > I wanted to send out status on the effort to make a > version of Solaris install available that supports zfs > as a root file system. I've got a version of it ready > for distribution, but I'd like to test it on the Build 62 > community release before I make

[zfs-discuss] status of zfs boot netinstall kit

2007-04-12 Thread Lori Alt
I wanted to send out status on the effort to make a version of Solaris install available that supports zfs as a root file system. I've got a version of it ready for distribution, but I'd like to test it on the Build 62 community release before I make it available. Without the build 62 community