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

[Rudolf J Streif]

Hi Robert,

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 06:18:34 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?
> 
I am not entirely sure if I understand your requirements correctly but this https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender[1] could eventually be a starting point. The good news is that it already comes with YP/OE recipes and integration. However, it's currently only for ARM-based systems with u-boot.

Another approach, though still in its infancy and a simple PoC, is the GENIVI Software Management (SWM). At the core, there are SqashFS images that may contain partition images, software packages, configuration files, etc. together with a manifest (JSON) that instructs the SWM what to do. (https://github.com/GENIVI/genivi_swm)[2]

Cheers,
:rjs


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[1] https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender
[2] https://github.com/GENIVI/genivi_swm
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