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

[Bruce Ashfield]

On 2016-05-25 11:00 AM, 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
>
> 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.

If you do end up releasing it, I have some "installer tech" that runs
on non-x86 that I can see how it fits together.

Bruce

>
>>
>>   i realize that's a spectacularly imprecise request -- in a general
>> sense, it involves just starting with a regular image, then adding
>> utilities that run around doing all of the above, but if there's
>> anything that already takes one most of the way there, that'd be
>> great.
>>
>
> Does this sound like something you are thing about?
>
> regards,
> Armin
>>   thoughts?
>>
>> rday
>>