[yocto] any pointers to a yocto-based image to use as a live install utility?

[Matt Broadstone]

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday at crashcourse.ca>
wrote:

> On Wed, 25 May 2016, akuster wrote:
>
> > Robert,
> >
> > On 05/25/2016 03:18 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > >
> > >   specifically in the context of powerpc systems, are there any
> > > suggestions for an image that could be used to boot an older powerpc
> > > system, running completely out of ram, and using that as an install
> > > utility which would then be responsible for detecting/formatting a
> > > hard drive, creating/formatting filesystems, downloading/installing
> > > the OS, post-install configuration and so on?
> >
> > This sounds like an installer MV has and that I have been given approval
> > to release (just haven’t had the time to submit it).  Its X86 centric ie
> > uses grub and support efi
> >
>

I'm incredibly interested in this, do you have a tentative release plan?

Regards,
Matt


> > It boots up from an iso image and runs a ncurses based interface that
> > allows you to select HD, create partitions and filesystem types. It will
> > install what ever image you built. It creates grub conf and installs it.
> > The installer bit is written in python.
>
>   given that it's based on grub, how compatible would it be with a
> powerpc target? what i need is *specifically* for powerpc. and what
> i'm after can't require a graphical interface, it needs to be
> script-based as it will have to run on remote systems.
>
> rday
>
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