[mythtv-users] OT: Booting Hard Drive-less Machine

[Bryan Halter]

What I did was boot off a Gentoo Live CD, mount an NFS share, then do
the Gentoo install as normal.  When that was done I put the boot loader
on a USB drive and followed the instructions for booting with an NFS
root. This seems easier than PXE booting as it creates fewer
dependancies on the network.  just my $0.02.

--Bryan
Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> Chad wrote:
>   
>> Evenin!
>>
>> I'm trying to build a new mythbox, and have been looking into a slew
>> of alternative boot methods (no hard drive).  I can boot using a
>> Knoppmyth CD (or any LiveCD), but need a new kernel, and want more of
>> my "gentoo" feel I'm used to.  So I started building my own LiveCD,
>> but am just having LOADS of problems, most of which are due to poor
>> documentation (outdated, other distros, mostly Debian or Redhat based,
>> etc).  So I started looking into using the PXELinux bootloader
>> (Network booting) but am just going nuts figuring that out.
>>
>> So...
>>
>> For those of you who are doing truly diskless (no CD) what is your
>> setup like, and do you have any pointers?  For those who have created
>> LiveCD's, any hints on doing it with Gentoo and a newish system (udev,
>> not devfs, 2.6.x kernel, etc)?
>>
>>   
>>     
> I'm currently working on it right how but with my Redhat/FC systems.  I 
> think the Gentoo wiki has a document on how to make diskless MythTV 
> systems.  Check there.
>
> Kevin
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