Gentoo Archives: gentoo-server

From: Thilo Bangert <bangert@g.o>
To: gentoo-server@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] binary kernel package
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:57:32
Message-Id: 200802101558.17515.bangert@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-server] binary kernel package by "Todd M. Hébert"
1 "Todd M. Hébert" <todd@×××.ie> said:
2 > If the servers are all identical hardware,
3
4 they are not - and they are not in one datacenter either :-)
5 they also have many different purposes (db server, web node, load balancer
6 etc.)
7
8 sorry for not mentioning it.
9
10 the plan is to deploy generic (i686) stage4 images using quickstart. the
11 stage4 will roughly be a stage3 + puppet. puppet will then install and
12 configure the server according to its purpose.
13
14 i just can't seem to find a nice way to do the kernel image install.
15
16 > You could create a tarball that has the kernel, including /boot,
17 > /usr/src, /lib/modules etc.., but you might not end up with world files
18 > that are in-step with what's actually on the machine.
19
20 ahh, yes. /usr/src/linux - i'd almost forgot about that one...
21 what is it that i would need, only /usr/src/linux/include?
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24 >
25 > I hope this is helpful.
26
27 it is - thanks!
28 regards
29 Thilo

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