Install nodes with re-configured kernel image

[Michael Tautschnig]

> --- Michael Tautschnig <michael.tautschnig at zt-consulting.com> wrote:
> 
> > > 1. Uncomment FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY in
> > /etc/fai/make-fai-nfsroot.conf
> > > and set it to "deb file:/fai/files packages/".
> > Why don't you use the KERNELPACKAGE variable in
> > make-fai-nfsroot.conf?
> 
> I do have the KERNELPACKAGE variable set to the same .deb file. 
> However, that is only used for the initial boot of the install client
> *before* FAI installs the OS, and it does not set up the client to
> boot that same kernel *after* the install is complete.  Since I need
> to boot a custom-compiled kernel in both situations (the mptscsi*
> drivers are necessary to boot a Dell 1855 blade), the kernel .deb has
> to be placed into the local repository and FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY
> activated so that it will get installed.
>
Of course, you are right... I forgot that this variable is used to create the
sources.list file within the nfsroot...

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Good luck,
Michael

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