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make_debian_initrd_with_firmware.sh	Remove wheezy support and add stretch	2016-07-06 14:56:01 +02:00

Scripts

Description

Set of scripts to download and generate necessary files to allow differents GNU/Linux distributions to boot through the network.

The script will provide netboot installers for all Debian (>=Stable) for both i386 and amd64 :

Store the files to /var/lib/tftpboot (default).
Download Debian Linux kernel and initrd files for all Debian distributions (Stable : Jessie; Testing : Stretch; Unstable : Sid) and for i386 and amd64 architectures.
Offer an example menu file to use with a TFTP server (default_path/installer/debian/menu.cfg.example).

The script will provide netboot installers for the latest LTS and latest advanced Ubuntu distribution for both i386 and amd64 :

Store the files to /var/lib/tftpboot (default).
Download Ubuntu Linux kernel and initrd files for the two lasts Ubuntu distributions (LTS-16.04 : xenial; 15.10 : wily) and for i386 and amd64 architectures.
Make a symlink to access to the LTS (default_path/installer/ubuntu/lts) instead of it's codename.

The script will provide Debian's netboot installers with additionnals firmwares for all Debian (>=Stable) for amd64 only :

Store the files to /var/lib/tftpboot (default).
Download Debian's initrd files for all Debian distributions (Stable : Jessie; Testing : Stretch; Unstable : Sid) for amd64 architecture only.
Download additionnals firmwares :
- bnx2 : For Broadcom NetXtremeII network adapters.
- linux-nonfree : For Tigon network adapters.
Extract initrd and firmwares packages to build a new initrd.