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| ====== Supporting Ubuntu 9.10 in BKO ====== | ====== Supporting Ubuntu 9.10 in BKO ====== | ||
| This page will document progress and problems faced in supporting Ubuntu 9.10 in BKO. | This page will document progress and problems faced in supporting Ubuntu 9.10 in BKO. | ||
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| + | ====== Current Status ====== | ||
| + | * Ubuntu is booting over network using pxe, but its not able to mount the iso and use it. | ||
| + | * Ubuntu is booting as long as URL to ISO is containing IP instead of URL, its same old dns resolv problem. | ||
| + | * Ubuntu with httpfs is working :-) | ||
| + | * I am using ugly hack to populate ''/etc/resolv.conf'' file with public DNS entries. | ||
| + | * So it may not work in place where public DNS queries are not allowed. | ||
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| - Get kernel modules needed for iscsi support from iso. | - Get kernel modules needed for iscsi support from iso. | ||
| - Modify initrd image ( to be done by [[http://git.etherboot.org/?p=people/pravin/BKO.git;a=history;f=bko/live/ubuntu/U9.10/generate_initrd.sh|generate_initrd.sh]] script ) | - Modify initrd image ( to be done by [[http://git.etherboot.org/?p=people/pravin/BKO.git;a=history;f=bko/live/ubuntu/U9.10/generate_initrd.sh|generate_initrd.sh]] script ) | ||
| - | - adding tools needed to support httpfs and iscsi mounting | + | - adding tools needed to support httpfs and iscsi mounting - Done |
| - | - add kernel modules for iscsi support to initrd. | + | - add kernel modules for iscsi support to initrd. - Done |
| - | - edit the "scripts/casper" inside initrd image. | + | - edit the "scripts/casper" inside initrd image. - Done |
| - Turn on the networking. | - Turn on the networking. | ||
| - configure the network to use boot parameters for ''IP'' or use ''dhcp'' | - configure the network to use boot parameters for ''IP'' or use ''dhcp'' | ||
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| - Most probably something will go wrong and it will not work, debug those problems. | - Most probably something will go wrong and it will not work, debug those problems. | ||
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| ===== Problem-1 : new format for initrd ===== | ===== Problem-1 : new format for initrd ===== | ||
