Re: [gentoo-user] stage files

[Michael Crute]

On 8/24/05, John Jolet <john@×××××.net> wrote:
>
> I saw that and it's on my list of things to try, but I need to have this
> up
> and running by saturday. That seemed like a great thing, but maybe less
> simple than just tarring up the package. I definately think something like
> that going forward would be perfect, but is there a simpler short-term
> solution? I'll go down the partimage path as well right now, though.
>
> On Wednesday 24 August 2005 13:57, Michael Crute wrote:
> > On 8/24/05, John Jolet <john@×××××.net> wrote:
> > > Can someone point me to a reference that explains how to make your
> > > own stage files? It seemed to me that the stage3 stage file was
> > > pretty much a bzipped tar file of an installed system. Is this
> > > correct, or is there more to it? I've got a working system that I
> > > now need to replicate exactly across 13 more. I was thinking just
> > > tar up the install and use it as a stage file in the normal install.
> > > Is this naive?
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> >
> > I think what you want is partimage (http://www.partimage.org/).
> >
> > -Mike
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I don't see why you wouldn't be able to `tar -cjvf --preserve-permissions 
--recursion mystage.tbz2 /`. Test it out with one machine first but I think 
that should create your "stage" you will still have to install GRUB or LILO 
though, everything else should be the same. Also make sure you use -xvjpf 
when you extract it so it retains the file permissions. Let me know if this 
works as I am in need of the same type of system.

-Mike

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