To work around bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=785815 we need to pass a root= option to pxe installs for now. This fixes things so boot.fedoraproject.org can do installs. Without it you get a 'root= not specified' panic.
kevin -- diff --git a/bfo/pxelinux.cfg/fedora_prerelease.conf b/bfo/pxelinux.cfg/fedora_prerelease.conf index 5ed7801..65d1db2 100644 --- a/bfo/pxelinux.cfg/fedora_prerelease.conf +++ b/bfo/pxelinux.cfg/fedora_prerelease.conf @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ label Fedora-17-Branched-i386 MENU LABEL Fedora-17-Branched-i386 kernel http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/i386/os/im... initrd http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/i386/os/im... + append root=live:http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/17-Alpha.RC4/Fedora/i386/os/LiveOS... TEXT HELP Selecting this will boot the Fedora 17 Branched i386 installer. Note that this is a PRE-RELEASE version. @@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ label Fedora-17-Branched-x86_64 MENU LABEL Fedora-17-Branched-x86_64 kernel http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/x86_64/os/... initrd http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/x86_64/os/... + append root=live:http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/17-Alpha.RC4/Fedora/x86_64/os/Live... TEXT HELP Selecting this will boot the Fedora 17 Branched x86_64 installer. Note that this is a PRE-RELEASE version.
On 22 February 2012 10:22, Kevin Fenzi kevin@scrye.com wrote:
To work around bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=785815 we need to pass a root= option to pxe installs for now. This fixes things so boot.fedoraproject.org can do installs. Without it you get a 'root= not specified' panic.
+1 to change
kevin
diff --git a/bfo/pxelinux.cfg/fedora_prerelease.conf b/bfo/pxelinux.cfg/fedora_prerelease.conf index 5ed7801..65d1db2 100644 --- a/bfo/pxelinux.cfg/fedora_prerelease.conf +++ b/bfo/pxelinux.cfg/fedora_prerelease.conf @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ label Fedora-17-Branched-i386 MENU LABEL Fedora-17-Branched-i386 kernel http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/i386/os/im... initrd http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/i386/os/im...
- append
root=live:http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/17-Alpha.RC4/Fedora/i386/os/LiveOS... TEXT HELP Selecting this will boot the Fedora 17 Branched i386 installer. Note that this is a PRE-RELEASE version. @@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ label Fedora-17-Branched-x86_64 MENU LABEL Fedora-17-Branched-x86_64 kernel http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/x86_64/os/... initrd http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/x86_64/os/...
- append
root=live:http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/17-Alpha.RC4/Fedora/x86_64/os/Live... TEXT HELP Selecting this will boot the Fedora 17 Branched x86_64 installer. Note that this is a PRE-RELEASE version.
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On Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:22:06 -0700 Kevin Fenzi kevin@scrye.com wrote:
To work around bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=785815 we need to pass a root= option to pxe installs for now. This fixes things so boot.fedoraproject.org can do installs. Without it you get a 'root= not specified' panic.
+1 - easy to revert and low-impact
-sv
kevin
diff --git a/bfo/pxelinux.cfg/fedora_prerelease.conf b/bfo/pxelinux.cfg/fedora_prerelease.conf index 5ed7801..65d1db2 100644 --- a/bfo/pxelinux.cfg/fedora_prerelease.conf +++ b/bfo/pxelinux.cfg/fedora_prerelease.conf @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ label Fedora-17-Branched-i386 MENU LABEL Fedora-17-Branched-i386 kernel http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/i386/os/im... initrd http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/i386/os/im...
append
root=live:http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/17-Alpha.RC4/Fedora/i386/os/LiveOS... TEXT HELP Selecting this will boot the Fedora 17 Branched i386 installer. Note that this is a PRE-RELEASE version. @@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ label Fedora-17-Branched-x86_64 MENU LABEL Fedora-17-Branched-x86_64 kernel http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/x86_64/os/... initrd http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/x86_64/os/...
append
root=live:http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/17-Alpha.RC4/Fedora/x86_64/os/Live... TEXT HELP Selecting this will boot the Fedora 17 Branched x86_64 installer. Note that this is a PRE-RELEASE version.
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