Diskless Install of Gentoox Via Internet On Modified Xbox
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:09 am
Hello,
I have a suggestion related to the install of the Gentoox Operating system on the Xbox.
As we all know the Gentoox can be installed via CD media after downloading the ISO from the site. Also it is possible to do a installation by ftping the contents of the original ISO to the console to initiate a install in suitations where CD Media may be unsuitable.
I have a suggestion.
If the Loader has a provision either in the BIOS or the Loader.xbe to be able to download the contents directly to the console to preform the install. it would be much more simplified method to install the Linux.
I am thinking that the loader or bios should be able to do a FTP and download all the contents to the console to have a running linux operating system. Instead of having to either use boot media or having to manually install it via the GentooX ftp install method eg with stardust.
I was running a older version of Gentoox home, which ran fine for actually a couple of years. I had a suitation in which i needed to do a reinstallation of the software but i no longer had the media i used to do the install, and also not having access to a burner to be able to create the CD from the ISO.
The installer should be able to download the files directly to the console HDD in the same way that a FTP method of installation is accomplished manually from a PC to Xbox connection, file system and all on top of FATX.
It would be able to get a lot more people up and running more quickly, especially either for those who may not have access to installation media or readily access to create the media required for installation.
As a example the Loader XBE as it is installed has various options, if the user can get the XBE into the console and make it run, then all they should have to do is to connect the console to the internet to complete the installation, in a similar manner as doing a manual installation via FTP from the ISO. This eliminates the need to create installation media and also ensures that the user has the most up to date version possible.
Also to add to this feature is that the loader can then always be able to refresh the users install from the downloaded media, once it is already on the drive. The original files i think are around 800 megs. the loader can have a option to reinstall the entire filesystem in a similar manner as a reformat. except because the entire linux filesystem is contained in 2 files on the FATX partition, it would have no effect on any other installed programs other than Gentoox itself, just like having a fresh format gentoox only whenever you want it after the console has downloaded the image itself.
I figure that a simple addition of this feature in the Bios would be nice but i can see the limitations of doing it with the bios because of size of program space in the bios. However this should not be a problem with the LoaderXBE itself.
If we have either a Bios or new Loader with a Internet install function it would be a fantastic option and would surely put GentooX (Portage) as the default operating system for the Console. Simply Put Connect the console to the internet so that it can install the Gentoox. either from the Loader XBE or the Bios.
Merry Christmas to Everyone
Kenny Murray
Newfoundland
Canada
I have a suggestion related to the install of the Gentoox Operating system on the Xbox.
As we all know the Gentoox can be installed via CD media after downloading the ISO from the site. Also it is possible to do a installation by ftping the contents of the original ISO to the console to initiate a install in suitations where CD Media may be unsuitable.
I have a suggestion.
If the Loader has a provision either in the BIOS or the Loader.xbe to be able to download the contents directly to the console to preform the install. it would be much more simplified method to install the Linux.
I am thinking that the loader or bios should be able to do a FTP and download all the contents to the console to have a running linux operating system. Instead of having to either use boot media or having to manually install it via the GentooX ftp install method eg with stardust.
I was running a older version of Gentoox home, which ran fine for actually a couple of years. I had a suitation in which i needed to do a reinstallation of the software but i no longer had the media i used to do the install, and also not having access to a burner to be able to create the CD from the ISO.
The installer should be able to download the files directly to the console HDD in the same way that a FTP method of installation is accomplished manually from a PC to Xbox connection, file system and all on top of FATX.
It would be able to get a lot more people up and running more quickly, especially either for those who may not have access to installation media or readily access to create the media required for installation.
As a example the Loader XBE as it is installed has various options, if the user can get the XBE into the console and make it run, then all they should have to do is to connect the console to the internet to complete the installation, in a similar manner as doing a manual installation via FTP from the ISO. This eliminates the need to create installation media and also ensures that the user has the most up to date version possible.
Also to add to this feature is that the loader can then always be able to refresh the users install from the downloaded media, once it is already on the drive. The original files i think are around 800 megs. the loader can have a option to reinstall the entire filesystem in a similar manner as a reformat. except because the entire linux filesystem is contained in 2 files on the FATX partition, it would have no effect on any other installed programs other than Gentoox itself, just like having a fresh format gentoox only whenever you want it after the console has downloaded the image itself.
I figure that a simple addition of this feature in the Bios would be nice but i can see the limitations of doing it with the bios because of size of program space in the bios. However this should not be a problem with the LoaderXBE itself.
If we have either a Bios or new Loader with a Internet install function it would be a fantastic option and would surely put GentooX (Portage) as the default operating system for the Console. Simply Put Connect the console to the internet so that it can install the Gentoox. either from the Loader XBE or the Bios.
Merry Christmas to Everyone
Kenny Murray
Newfoundland
Canada