[Bug 696941] Re: feature request: support ROOTSERVER again in local-top/nbd

2012-02-09 Thread Alkis Georgopoulos
Fix released in nbd-client 2.9.18-1~1. ** Changed in: nbd (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/696941 Title: feature request: support ROOTSERVER

Re: [Bug 696941] Re: feature request: support ROOTSERVER again in local-top/nbd

2011-01-05 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Thu, Jan 06, 2011 at 01:37:30AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Thu, Jan 06, 2011 at 01:36:07AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 10:59:33PM -, Alkis Georgopoulos wrote: > > > So maybe "if root=/dev/nbdX, then fallback to ROOTSERVER", to also allow > > > for the ro

Re: [Bug 696941] Re: feature request: support ROOTSERVER again in local-top/nbd

2011-01-05 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Thu, Jan 06, 2011 at 01:36:07AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 10:59:33PM -, Alkis Georgopoulos wrote: > > So maybe "if root=/dev/nbdX, then fallback to ROOTSERVER", to also allow > > for the root=/dev/nfs use case that you mentioned earlier? > > No, in that light i

Re: [Bug 696941] Re: feature request: support ROOTSERVER again in local-top/nbd

2011-01-05 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 10:59:33PM -, Alkis Georgopoulos wrote: > A use case is when one is unable to define ROOTPATH with DHCP (e.g. all > Greek schools use cheap routers as their DHCP servers) and is using a > proxyDHCP server instead > (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/ProxyDHCP)

[Bug 696941] Re: feature request: support ROOTSERVER again in local-top/nbd

2011-01-05 Thread Alkis Georgopoulos
A use case is when one is unable to define ROOTPATH with DHCP (e.g. all Greek schools use cheap routers as their DHCP servers) and is using a proxyDHCP server instead (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/ProxyDHCP) in combination with IPAPPEND 3 in pxelinux.cfg/default. Pxelinux then pass

[Bug 696941] Re: feature request: support ROOTSERVER again in local-top/nbd

2011-01-03 Thread Alkis Georgopoulos
Attaching a patch that allows me again to only specify "root=/dev/nbd0 nbdroot=,2011" in pxelinux.cfg/default. ** Patch added: "Fallback to using ROOTSERVER for nbdsrv" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nbd/+bug/696941/+attachment/1782747/+files/nbd.patch ** Tags added: patch -- You