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Boot Managers / Re: Can Plop boot manager fallback if default boot device is not available?

« Last post by Elmar on December 17, 2020, 07:12:46 AM »

Such a boot sequence is planed for PBM6, but currently the development is stopped for another project. Maybe a small update comes soon, but this will be only a driver update.

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Boot Managers / Re: Can Plop boot manager fallback if default boot device is not available?

« Last post by Ryzhehvost on December 16, 2020, 20:24:48 PM »

Thank you for the answer! And thank you for developing and maintaining this brilliant boot manager!

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Boot Managers / Re: Can Plop boot manager fallback if default boot device is not available?

« Last post by Elmar on December 16, 2020, 18:49:10 PM »

No, thats not possible.

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Plop Linux / Re: customized iso copy2ram as default

« Last post by Elmar on December 16, 2020, 18:31:33 PM »

I would like to know if I can have additional package installed to ploplinux.
nmap hwinfo dcfldd beep python3-pip sshpass pigz isc-dhcp-server

Yes, you can add more programs. There are various ways.

Either you compile the programs by yourself or you use the binaries from other distros.
You can add the binaries to the ploplinux/bin directory.
Or you can add the binaries when you extract for example the usr.sqfs (unsquashfs usr.sqfs), add the files (to squashfs-root/bin/) and compress the usr.sqfs (mksquashfs squashfs-root usr.sqfs)
Or you use the build tools for the Live Release.


nmap, python3-pip (pip3) and isc-dhcp-server is already part of Plop Linux.

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Plop Linux / Re: customized iso copy2ram as default

« Last post by jojo on December 16, 2020, 18:08:29 PM »

YES!
USB boot is a step to proof of concept, PXE add convenient a lot.
The distro to load up image is a ubuntu server, it is provisioned to a DHCP server if it isn't able to get IP.

I would like to know if I can have additional package installed to ploplinux.
nmap hwinfo dcfldd beep python3-pip sshpass pigz isc-dhcp-server
With these packages, so can run the clone script and PXE on ploplinux environment.

Many thanks
Jojo

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Boot Managers / Can Plop boot manager fallback if default boot device is not available?

« Last post by Ryzhehvost on December 15, 2020, 15:31:58 PM »

I would like to have a setup like this: boot manager tries to boot from usb device, if it's available - it just boots, but if some error occurs (=no usb drive present) it automatically loads from "fallback" device, such as partition on hdd. Sadly, my BIOS don't give me such an option, after USB device is removed it forgets about it completely, including boot order settings. Is it possible to achieve this with plop boot manager?

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Plop Linux / Re: customized iso copy2ram as default

« Last post by The_Raven on December 14, 2020, 16:29:51 PM »

Do you ever thought about a PXE boot environment?
Just an idea 

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Plop Linux / Re: customized iso copy2ram as default

« Last post by jojo on December 13, 2020, 06:43:51 AM »

thanks, Elmar
I have managed to create iso with copy2ram as default.
thanks I will take away the framebuffer options to test further.
jojo

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Plop Linux / Re: customized iso copy2ram as default

« Last post by Elmar on December 12, 2020, 08:23:24 AM »

Hello!

How do i change boot2ram default?  so there is no additional keystrokes needed

Open the file "syslinux/syslinux.cfg"
Find the section of the first menu entry "linuxfb". It begins at line 17 with "label linuxfb".
Add "copy2ram" at the end of the line with "append". Its the line 20.
It should look like " append initrd=kernel/initramfs.gz vga=0x317 copy2ram".
Save the file.

 

Just an additional info, if you don't want to force the framebuffer mode then remove the "vga=0x317".

Best regards
Elmar

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Plop Linux / customized iso copy2ram as default

« Last post by jojo on December 11, 2020, 15:23:16 PM »

hi
just found great with ploplinux for my classroom disk clone operation, thanks for built-in ssh features
As part of unattended async network disk clone operation, i plug usb ploplinux to boot up 40 pc, boot with copy2ram options
without additional steps, then just simply unplug usb from and let the host with source disk to load up the image
so things are great, and wish to be greater now
How do i change boot2ram default?  so there is no additional keystrokes needed
thanks plop