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

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Wed, 25 May 2016, Bruce Ashfield wrote:

> 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.

  just to be clear, we're using WRL 8, and i found the docs related to
WRL's "Installer Image" a while back, but it's based on kickstart so
it seems pretty well exclusive to x86.

  if there's something equivalent that works for powerpc, i would be a
thoroughly happy camper.

rday

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