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Re: [Debathena] #781: Provide a USB installer (was: Provide a gPXE
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Debathena Trac)
Thu May 31 09:33:44 2012
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Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 13:33:41 -0000
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#781: Provide a USB installer
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Reporter: jdreed | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: low | Milestone: The Distant Future
Component: -- | Resolution:
Keywords: | Upstream bug:
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Description changed by jdreed:
Old description:
> We have one (and we rely on it when PXE is sad), but it currently lives
> in broder's Public, which is not really a canonical location. We should
> provide both ISO and USB images and link them from the advanced-install
> page.
New description:
gPXE is not what we want here, because it's often the PXE server that's
sad or hosed. I have a script that hacks together a USB-bootable stage-1
installer, and hotline has been using it for a while. I'll clean it up
and throw it in the release locker or something.
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Ticket URL: <http://athena10.mit.edu/trac/ticket/781#comment:2>
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