Changes between Version 37 and Version 38 of WikiStart


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06/29/10 11:59:57 (14 years ago)
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    2424Sali is created due the fact that the current initrd/kernel and BOEL utilities are outdated. The trigger was that there is no ''grub2'' support. We
    25 thought this could be easily added, but during this process we decided to upgrade all software to the newest levels. The biggest hurdle was detecting of which hardware is in the system ([http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev.html udev]). We believe that SALI is better in detecting which hardware is in the system then the SystemImager setup. The focus for this project is/was:
     25thought this could be easily added, but during this process we decided to upgrade all software to the newest levels and replace some software components. The biggest hurdle was detecting of which hardware is in the system ([http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev.html udev]). We believe that SALI is better in detecting which hardware is in the system then the SystemImager setup. The focus for this project is/was:
    2626 * Easily create a new kernel/initrd when a new kernel is released or one of the software components is updated, eg: [http://www.busybox.net busybox]. The SALI initrd contains all kernel modules and software utilities. In SystemImager this software is distributed as a separate package (BOEL binaries).
    2727 * PXE installations with  various protocols, see [http://aria2.sourceforge.net aria2]: