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

[Bruce Ashfield]

On 2016-05-25 11:26 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> 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.
>
>   if any of that "installer tech" is relevant for powerpc, that would
> be most excellent. would that be related to WRL's "Installer Image"?

In this case no. It is something simpler for a container OS, but it
does run from a bootable USB and has a simple backend that you can
customize for a given platform. The only trick is getting the right
bootable USB for non-x86.

Bruce

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> rday
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