Re: What are lkrn images? How to use gpxe-devel/src/utils/gensdsk ?

On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 08:00:53AM +0100, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> 
> The gpxe.lkrn image is a bzImage - the format of an x86 Linux kernel.
> That means GRUB/SYSLINUX/lilo can load gpxe.lkrn because they know how
> to load Linux kernels.
> 
> make bin/gpxe.sdsk
> 
> I just noticed on that on my system the Mtools version detection is
> currently broken.  I will send a fix today.  If you get an error about
> your Mtools version, you may want to remove the detection code from
> util/gensdsk.
> 


--- util/gensdsk.orig   2009-10-15 08:52:38.000000000 +0200
+++ util/gensdsk        2009-10-15 09:24:30.000000000 +0200
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 # Generate a syslinux floppy that loads a gPXE image
 #
 # gensdsk foo.sdsk foo.lkrn
+#     Where floppy image is the first argument
+#           followed by list of .lkrn images
 #
-# the floppy image is the first argument
-#   followed by list of .lkrn images
-#
+# Can be autumated with make bin/gensdsk

 case $# in
 0|1)
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
        exit 1
        ;;
 esac
-case "`mtools -V`" in
-Mtools\ version\ 3.9.9*|Mtools\ version\ 3.9.1[0-9]*|Mtools\ version\ 
4.*)
+case "`mtools -V | sed -n '1s/.* //p'`" in
+3.9.9*|3.9.1[0-9]*|4.*)
        ;;
 *)
        echo Mtools version 3.9.9 or later is required


> > ?As an aside, www.etherboot.org/wiki/staging, doesn't fit
> > .git/logs/refs/remotes/. ?For example, the wiki shows a staging/sdsk.
> 
> The staging process is evolving.  It's about agreeing on a
> review/merge workflow that is effective.  Not all branches conform to
> the guidelines on the wiki page.
> 


  I think this comment should be stated in the web page, just after 
the example.

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