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  • From: Casey Harkins <charkins AT upl.cs.wisc.edu>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] ISO flow and order
  • Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 21:07:02 -0600 (CST)



On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Hamish Greig wrote:

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> Using the individual cache files to install has brought a question into my
> mind.
> Shouldn't the actual transfer to hard-disk be done after configuring
> everything ?
>
> Thanks to conversing with Worf who found the solution to the
> simpleinit/initrd
> problem, I have made some dirs writable during install (at a cost of ~1MB
> in
> memory) so much of the stuff that used to be done in chroot after transfer
> can now be done in the iso_root and then just copied to ${TARGET}. This
> also
> lets you use the cd as a sort of live cd if you so wish (no binutils or gcc
> on it though)
> As a result of this
> timezone
> architecture
> configure/install kernel (if compile then do after transfer to harddisk)
> networking
> configure bootloader (but not run "it" until after transfer)
> configure logger
> could all be done before the transfer, and then a single set of commands
> can
> install. Now there are 5 separate install sections needed to handle all the
> items, which makes it awkward to configure/select the optional spells now
> available for install.
> There are a set of must-install spells that won't be configurable but the
> optionals will be menu selected, and having the list of networking spells,
> fs
> spells, etc already chosen before offering up a menu would simplify the
> process somewhat.
>
> Anyone care to comment ?


Sounds great! Would formatting the partitions be done at the beginning of
the "transfer" step, or earlier in the iso flow as it is now. This might
be a nice addition as well, if you hadn't already considered it.

-casey





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