[syslinux] gpxelinux and cramfs

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Wed Apr 22 14:19:51 PDT 2009


Jeff Sadowski wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 2:32 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa at zytor.com> wrote:
>> Michael L Martin wrote:
>>> We're delivering a configuration file that differs by machine.
>>> The fsimage and kernel are the same, of course, but the config
>>> file is unique per machine.
>> Yes, why are you using a PHP script to deliver the static content?
>>
> He only wants one configuration file, Is my guess. That way he can
> give a file.php file and dynamically draw a file from his http server.
> It does sound complicated though. But a fix is fix sounds like
> everything works now.
> Do you have fixed addresses based on mac addresses? How do you discern
> what computer gets what file?
> 

I understand he wants to use a PHP script for the configuration file, 
and that makes sense.

Why does he pull the kernel and the initramfs through the PHP script?

	-hpa




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