Hi Tomas, On 1 Aug 2013, at 15:06, Tomas Frydrych wrote:
> Hi Chris, > > On 01/08/13 09:08, Tomas Frydrych wrote: >> On 31/07/13 21:30, Chris Tapp wrote: >> It's relatively easy to add support for tftp to the yocto live image >> scripts; this allows you to either boot from the network, or install >> from the network. I have have some raw patches kicking around, that add >> support for both tftp and scp, I have been meaning to clean it up and >> post an rfc to the list, I'll try to get that done this week. > > I am attaching the patches I have, it's a bit raw, and needs more work > before submitting for consideration in oe-core, but I think out of the > box tftp support would be useful to have somewhere. > > The patches include changes to the live/install scripts from the oe-core > initramfs recipes and an image recipe for an initrd image with the > necessary tools (I initially started to write separate recipes for the > scripts, but realized quickly that the differences from the standard > live image bits are so small that's hardly justified in comparison to > the increased maintenance burden.) > > The main changes to the scripts are: > > * use syslinux instead of grub, makes life lot simpler, 'naf said, > * rework the install script so that unassisted install is possible, > * support tfpt for kernel/rootfs loading, and scp for rootfs loading, Thanks, these look very useful. > The test-ssh-key recipe provides a dummy (i.e., compromised) ssh key > that can be used for rudimentary testing of using scp for kernel > loading; scp is potentially useful for remote system updates from > outside of LAN boundaries, but a real set up would need bit of thought > on how to manage the real keys, etc. > > The net-image also generates a sample config file for PXELinux in the > deploy/images directory (net-image.pxelinux.cfg), which documents fairly > well how to set it up. I hope this is of some use, at least to foster > more discussion. :) I think it is ;-) I think I'll still need to use ipxe as I need to be able to boot without DHCP support as well. > Tomas > > -- > http://sleepfive.com > <0001-test-ssh-key-dummy-ssh-key-for-testing-of-scp-functi.patch><0002-initramfs-live-install-improve-install-script-for-un.patch><0003-initramfs-live-boot-improve-script-to-support-tftp-b.patch><0004-net-image-initrd-image-for-tfpt-booting.patch>_______________________________________________ > yocto mailing list > yocto@yoctoproject.org > https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto Chris Tapp opensou...@keylevel.com www.keylevel.com _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto
