Re: QLA2xxx

--- Ivan Kabaivanov <chepatiyahoo.com> wrote:
> On Thursday 28 February 2008, BRM wrote:
> > Thanks. Quick additional Q though -
> > where's the best place to store the initrd? USB?
Floppy? CD?
> the most logical place -- /boot, right next to the
kernel image.

Obviously - but on what storage medium?

If the kernel can't access the hard drive connected to the
QLA2xxx
controller, then I can't mount /boot if it is on the hard
drive. Sure,
the OpenBoot PROM might be able to load SILO from the hard
drive, but
then can SILO load the kernel from the hard drive
(probably)? So, it
comes back to my question - can the system boot from a USB
device?

Otherwise, I have to either do a network boot (not sure how
initrd
retrieval works there; but I don't really have the resources
to do that
any way), or use the floppy or CD; or go to OpenSolaris.

TIA,

Ben
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BRM wrote:
> --- Ivan Kabaivanov <chepatiyahoo.com> wrote:
>> On Thursday 28 February 2008, BRM wrote:
>>> Thanks. Quick additional Q though -
>>> where's the best place to store the initrd?
USB? Floppy? CD?
>> the most logical place -- /boot, right next to the
kernel image.
> 
> Obviously - but on what storage medium?
> 
> If the kernel can't access the hard drive connected to
the QLA2xxx
> controller, then I can't mount /boot if it is on the
hard drive. Sure,
> the OpenBoot PROM might be able to load SILO from the
hard drive, but
> then can SILO load the kernel from the hard drive
(probably)? So, it
> comes back to my question - can the system boot from a
USB device?
> 
> Otherwise, I have to either do a network boot (not sure
how initrd
> retrieval works there; but I don't really have the
resources to do that
> any way), or use the floppy or CD; or go to
OpenSolaris.

Are you being purposely dense? It's already been stated
(probably more than 
once) that SILO is capable of loading the kernel *and*
initramfs from the disk 
via OBP. You don't need to stick the initramfs on any other
medium.

As for booting from USB, I'm not sure. I don't have any
systems with USB, so I 
can't test it myself. However, my guess would be no.

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