where <nfsroot> is the directory to install the fairoot.
- 2) edit the following files to match your needs, and restart services
+ 2) adapt the hdw-get.conf file in the fai nfsroot tree
+
+ note: again you might want to use a mirror. edit hdw-get.conf, but make
+ sure it is the one from fairoot.
+
+ 3) edit the following files to match your needs, and restart services
/etc/dhcpd.conf
/etc/inetd.conf
(have a look at chapter "fai server configuration")
- note: again you might want to use a mirror. edit hdw-get.conf, but make
- sure it is the one from fairoot.
-
- 3) adapt configs in ./fai (see chapter "fai config files")
+ 4) adapt configs in ./fai (see chapter "fai config files")
- 4) pxeboot your install candidates. this is actually not fully
+ 5) pxeboot your install candidates. this is actually not fully
automated. have a look athe bootdisk section if your client does
not support pxeboot.
(after using cfdisk, sync to disk file!)
- reboot and finaly wathc your target system to get hdw'ed :)
- 5) optional: login, build a new kernel or do other modifications.
+ 6) optional: login, build a new kernel or do other modifications.
fai config files
of hardware called floppy disk, you may create a bootdisk containing the
install kernel (the pxe stuff is replaced by the bootdisk).
-- compile a customized kernel <= 1.1 mb. do not unset needed features!
+- compile a customized kernel <= 1.3 mb. do not unset needed features!
(use ./misc/arch/${hdw_arch}/linux.config as .config + modify)