As of the milestone 8 release, it's possible to PXE boot the Tribblix image. You can then run the install script just the same way you would if you had booted from the regular ISO.
This is how to set up the server side of the install.
From the iso image, which you can mount up using lofi:
1. Copy the pkgs directory and solaris.zlib to a web server, rooted at (say) http://my.web.server/0m8/
2. Copy
platform/i86pc/boot_archive
platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix
to your tftp server, preserving the layout. (If you have 32-bit hardware, then you'll need platform/i86pc/kernel/unix as well.)
3. Copy boot/grub/pxegrub to your tftp server. You can put it at the top level and can change the name, but whatever name you use is what you define as the boot file in DHCP
4. Create a menu.lst file for your client on the tftp server, for example
default 0
timeout 10
title Tribblix PXE
kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B console=ttya,input-device=ttya,output-device=ttya,install_media=http://my.web.server/0m8/,install_pkgs=http://my.web.server/0m8/pkgs/
module$ /platform/i86pc/boot_archive
Yes, kernel$ should be one long line. The blog has probably wrapped it.
By convention, this would be menu.lst.0100144F9EAC84 where that number is the UID (01 followed by the MAC address).
The install_media is where solaris.zlib is retrieved from; install_pkgs is the location of the packages. Note that the install_pkgs location includes the directory name where the packages are located.
As you can see, you can redirect the console to ttya, if desired. (Currently, this isn't carried forward to the installed system.)
Then the system should PXE boot in exactly the same way it boots from an ISO, and you log in and install Tribblix just the same way.
In the future, an automated installation mechanism will be provided.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Changes in 0m8 prerelease
Update BIND to 9.9.3-P2
Perl 5.18.1
Ruby updates - 1.9.3p448, 2.0.0p247
Update curl to 7.33.0
Update enlightenment
Update firefox to 25.0.1
Update openjdk to 7u45
Changes needed for pxe boot and network install: live_install.sh is
now in /root; wget added to the base install; several files migrated
into the boot archive; dependency on cdrom layout minimized
Add ttya and ssh options to grub menu
Update ant to 1.9.2
Add ProjectLibre (in repo)
Build USB image
Add motif, nedit, and xephem
Add wine (in repo)
Add tkdiff
Update cups to 1.6.4
Update samba to 4.0.11
Update glib to 2.36.4
Update libgsf to 1.14.28
Update python - 2.7.6 and 3.3.3
Remove dia, as it crashes at startup
Add default and timeout to installed grub menu
Package files are now versioned
Perl 5.18.1
Ruby updates - 1.9.3p448, 2.0.0p247
Update curl to 7.33.0
Update enlightenment
Update firefox to 25.0.1
Update openjdk to 7u45
Changes needed for pxe boot and network install: live_install.sh is
now in /root; wget added to the base install; several files migrated
into the boot archive; dependency on cdrom layout minimized
Add ttya and ssh options to grub menu
Update ant to 1.9.2
Add ProjectLibre (in repo)
Build USB image
Add motif, nedit, and xephem
Add wine (in repo)
Add tkdiff
Update cups to 1.6.4
Update samba to 4.0.11
Update glib to 2.36.4
Update libgsf to 1.14.28
Update python - 2.7.6 and 3.3.3
Remove dia, as it crashes at startup
Add default and timeout to installed grub menu
Package files are now versioned
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Changes in 0m7 prerelease
Update Python to 2.7.5
Update gdk-pixbuf, atk, glib
Repackage libcroco, libnotify, goffice, gnumeric, evince, libnice,
farstream, gstreamer
Update gimp to 2.8.6
Don't copy the save/pspool area into zones
Add rsync
Update Ant to 1.9.1, include ivy, jsch, and svnant
Update cmake to 2.8.11
Add Ruby
New develop-extras overlay, with additional developer tools served from
the repo; package jruby, scala, clojure
Update pidgin to 2.10.7
Add irssi
Add nmap
Update parole to 0.5.1
Update BIND to 9.9.3-P1
Update wireshark to 1.10.0
Update curl to 7.31.0
Update gawk to 4.1.0
Perl 5.18.0 (not yet as the default perl)
Add xplanet
Update cups to 1.6.2
E17 update - EFL 1.7.7, enlightenment 0.17.3
Add tomcat6 and tomcat7 overlays
Update illumos
Zone brand scripts cleaned up
Firefox 22
Support install to ufs
Fix installation logging
Update gdk-pixbuf, atk, glib
Repackage libcroco, libnotify, goffice, gnumeric, evince, libnice,
farstream, gstreamer
Update gimp to 2.8.6
Don't copy the save/pspool area into zones
Add rsync
Update Ant to 1.9.1, include ivy, jsch, and svnant
Update cmake to 2.8.11
Add Ruby
New develop-extras overlay, with additional developer tools served from
the repo; package jruby, scala, clojure
Update pidgin to 2.10.7
Add irssi
Add nmap
Update parole to 0.5.1
Update BIND to 9.9.3-P1
Update wireshark to 1.10.0
Update curl to 7.31.0
Update gawk to 4.1.0
Perl 5.18.0 (not yet as the default perl)
Add xplanet
Update cups to 1.6.2
E17 update - EFL 1.7.7, enlightenment 0.17.3
Add tomcat6 and tomcat7 overlays
Update illumos
Zone brand scripts cleaned up
Firefox 22
Support install to ufs
Fix installation logging
Monday, May 20, 2013
Creating a sparse-root zone
As of the 0m6 prerelease, Tribblix supports sparse-root zones. In these, the bulk of the OS is loopback mounted read-only from the global zone, so the zone has exactly the same software as the global zone but its own copy of /etc and /var.
To create a sparse-root zone, use the zonecfg command to create the configuration.
# zonecfg -z z1
z1: No such zone configured
Use 'create' to begin configuring a new zone.
zonecfg:z1> create -t TRIBsparse
zonecfg:z1> set zonepath=/export/z1
zonecfg:z1> verify
zonecfg:z1> commit
^D
All you're doing here is defining it as a sparse-root zone (the -t flag to create tells it which template to use) and where the zone should live on the filesystem. Note that you need to create the parent of the zonepath, as a zfs dataset, before you can install the zone.
(For whole-root zones, simply create -t TRIBwhole.)
In a real configuration, you would add a network interface - that works the same way as other zones, so I'm not going to cover it here.
Then you can install the zone.
# zoneadm -z z1 install
A ZFS file system has been created for this zone.
Image: Preparing at /export/z1/root.
5408 blocks
592 blocks
59568 blocks
Postinstall: Copying SMF seed repository ... done.
Postinstall: Applying workarounds.
/usr/lib/brand/sparse-root/pkgcreatezone[272]: /usr/sbin/sysidconfig: not found [No such file or directory]
Done: Installation completed in 2.184 seconds.
Next Steps: Boot the zone, then log into the zone console (zlogin -C)
to complete the configuration process.
Note how quick the install is. The first sparse-root zone you create will take a little longer, as there is some initial configuration. Yes, there are some errors, the present implementation concentrates on working rather than being pretty.
And all that remains is to boot the zone.
# zoneadm -z z1 boot
After several seconds (it seems to take about 30s for SMF to initialize itself) the zone will be up and running.
To create a sparse-root zone, use the zonecfg command to create the configuration.
# zonecfg -z z1
z1: No such zone configured
Use 'create' to begin configuring a new zone.
zonecfg:z1> create -t TRIBsparse
zonecfg:z1> set zonepath=/export/z1
zonecfg:z1> verify
zonecfg:z1> commit
^D
All you're doing here is defining it as a sparse-root zone (the -t flag to create tells it which template to use) and where the zone should live on the filesystem. Note that you need to create the parent of the zonepath, as a zfs dataset, before you can install the zone.
(For whole-root zones, simply create -t TRIBwhole.)
In a real configuration, you would add a network interface - that works the same way as other zones, so I'm not going to cover it here.
Then you can install the zone.
# zoneadm -z z1 install
A ZFS file system has been created for this zone.
Image: Preparing at /export/z1/root.
5408 blocks
592 blocks
59568 blocks
Postinstall: Copying SMF seed repository ... done.
Postinstall: Applying workarounds.
/usr/lib/brand/sparse-root/pkgcreatezone[272]: /usr/sbin/sysidconfig: not found [No such file or directory]
Done: Installation completed in 2.184 seconds.
Next Steps: Boot the zone, then log into the zone console (zlogin -C)
to complete the configuration process.
Note how quick the install is. The first sparse-root zone you create will take a little longer, as there is some initial configuration. Yes, there are some errors, the present implementation concentrates on working rather than being pretty.
And all that remains is to boot the zone.
# zoneadm -z z1 boot
After several seconds (it seems to take about 30s for SMF to initialize itself) the zone will be up and running.
Changes in 0m6 prerelease
Update Illumos to something current
Add IceWM 1.3.7
Uprev and rebuild XCB
Update curl to 7.30.0
Update git to 1.8.2.1
Update python to 2.7.4
Add gqview, imlib2, qiv, xdaliclock, xcpustate
Add abiword, gnumeric, dia
Update OpenJDK to 7u21
Enlightenment update
Installer allows you to create a mirror
Rebuild startup-notification, update and rebuild libwnck
Update and rebuild XFCE
Update Firefox to 21.0
Add telnet client
Whole-root and sparse-root zones
Add IceWM 1.3.7
Uprev and rebuild XCB
Update curl to 7.30.0
Update git to 1.8.2.1
Update python to 2.7.4
Add gqview, imlib2, qiv, xdaliclock, xcpustate
Add abiword, gnumeric, dia
Update OpenJDK to 7u21
Enlightenment update
Installer allows you to create a mirror
Rebuild startup-notification, update and rebuild libwnck
Update and rebuild XFCE
Update Firefox to 21.0
Add telnet client
Whole-root and sparse-root zones
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Changes in 0m5 prerelease
Reverted compiler and toolchain to gcc3, not gcc4
Uprev openjdk to 7u17
Add tcl and tk
Rebuild python with --enable-shared, add tkinter
Build Python 3.3.1
Add samba4
Add java-developer overlay, includes ant
Update git
Rebuild most of the gnu utilities
Update flex to 2.5.37
Update ant to 1.9.0
Update ImageMagick to 6.8.3-10
Replace pkgs.zlib by a directory of zap packages
Repackage neon, rrdtool, gettext, various codecs to trim documentation
Firefox 20.0.1
BIND 9.9.2-P2
Update libgcrypt to 1.5.1
Update binutils to 2.23.2 (reverted for release)
Add sphaero pctlife jattack and the java-fun overlay
EFL 1.7.5; enlightenment 0.17.1, and --disable-curl to improve
stability
Update gsf to 1.14.26
Add gnupg 1.4.13
Repackage librsvg, libwnck, afterstep, vte, Terminal, ristretto, gpicview
Update pixman to 0.28.2
Update pekwm to 0.1.15
Update wmaker to 0.95.4
Add some extra wmaker themes
Build OpenEXR, openexr overlay, available from the repo
Add retro-desktop-extras overlay, contains awm, pekwm, openbox,
fluxbox, available from the repo
Update wireshark to 1.8.6
Rebuilt mrxvt
Uprev openjdk to 7u17
Add tcl and tk
Rebuild python with --enable-shared, add tkinter
Build Python 3.3.1
Add samba4
Add java-developer overlay, includes ant
Update git
Rebuild most of the gnu utilities
Update flex to 2.5.37
Update ant to 1.9.0
Update ImageMagick to 6.8.3-10
Replace pkgs.zlib by a directory of zap packages
Repackage neon, rrdtool, gettext, various codecs to trim documentation
Firefox 20.0.1
BIND 9.9.2-P2
Update libgcrypt to 1.5.1
Update binutils to 2.23.2 (reverted for release)
Add sphaero pctlife jattack and the java-fun overlay
EFL 1.7.5; enlightenment 0.17.1, and --disable-curl to improve
stability
Update gsf to 1.14.26
Add gnupg 1.4.13
Repackage librsvg, libwnck, afterstep, vte, Terminal, ristretto, gpicview
Update pixman to 0.28.2
Update pekwm to 0.1.15
Update wmaker to 0.95.4
Add some extra wmaker themes
Build OpenEXR, openexr overlay, available from the repo
Add retro-desktop-extras overlay, contains awm, pekwm, openbox,
fluxbox, available from the repo
Update wireshark to 1.8.6
Rebuilt mrxvt
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Changes in 0m4 prerelease
Update version to 0.4
Add openbox to retro-desktop
Add gimp overlay
Update and rebuild poppler
Add inkscape overlay (not on the iso)
Update firefox to 19.0
Update bash, tcsh, zsh
Add gdb to the develop overlay
Add monitoring overlay - rrdtool, fping, mtr, tcpdump, libpcap, wireshark
Add tls overlay to rationalize dependencies
Add libglade
Add xscreensaver
Added nss and nspr headers to the develop overlay
Update gstreamer
Add pidgin and dependencies
Updated curl to 7.29.0; add libidn
Add evince
Update orage to 4.8.4
Add xfce datetime plugin
Add cups
Include more headers
Include more fonts
Add openjdk 7u14
Add jkstat/kar/jproc/solview and dependencies
Add kitchen-sink overlay to save typing
Add openbox to retro-desktop
Add gimp overlay
Update and rebuild poppler
Add inkscape overlay (not on the iso)
Update firefox to 19.0
Update bash, tcsh, zsh
Add gdb to the develop overlay
Add monitoring overlay - rrdtool, fping, mtr, tcpdump, libpcap, wireshark
Add tls overlay to rationalize dependencies
Add libglade
Add xscreensaver
Added nss and nspr headers to the develop overlay
Update gstreamer
Add pidgin and dependencies
Updated curl to 7.29.0; add libidn
Add evince
Update orage to 4.8.4
Add xfce datetime plugin
Add cups
Include more headers
Include more fonts
Add openjdk 7u14
Add jkstat/kar/jproc/solview and dependencies
Add kitchen-sink overlay to save typing
Changes in 0m3 prerelease
Update version to 0.3
gcc update - runtime and compiler, to 4.7.2
Updated binutils to 2.23.1
Add Enlightenment E17
Update gdk-pixbuf, adding gdk-pixbuf-xlib
Rebuilt packages for m4, flex
Remove PCTtwmplus
Add TRIBsys-xopen-xcu4 TRIBsys-xopen-xcu6 TRIBsys-scheduler-fss
TRIBcurl to the live image; remove base-extra overlay
Don't put scratch+squeak on the iso
Firefox 18
Fixed pbzip package so that pbzcat exists
Added some additional drivers to the miniroot
Illumos rebuilt, includes LZ4
gcc update - runtime and compiler, to 4.7.2
Updated binutils to 2.23.1
Add Enlightenment E17
Update gdk-pixbuf, adding gdk-pixbuf-xlib
Rebuilt packages for m4, flex
Remove PCTtwmplus
Add TRIBsys-xopen-xcu4 TRIBsys-xopen-xcu6 TRIBsys-scheduler-fss
TRIBcurl to the live image; remove base-extra overlay
Don't put scratch+squeak on the iso
Firefox 18
Fixed pbzip package so that pbzcat exists
Added some additional drivers to the miniroot
Illumos rebuilt, includes LZ4
Changes in 0m2 prerelease
Update version to 0.2
Update zip to 3.0; unzip to 6.0
Added xfce-screenshooter
Added leafpad
Added xfce-extras overlay, which adds some Xfce applications with
additional dependencies
Add nge, ixgbe driver to base
Remove ce driver (Illumos doesn't have it)
ON based on a direct Illumos build, not proxied via OI
Fix generation of the man (text/doctools) package; added it to base
Added server-manage overlay
Fix .bashrc and .profile for root and jack
Further tidy the ISO.
Editable files are marked as such
Add rdesktop, less, ghostscript, imagemagick
Update glib2, pixman, gdk-pixbuf
Update firefox to 17.0
Add an overlay for MIT Scratch
Rebuilt pekwm, awm
Added git
Update zip to 3.0; unzip to 6.0
Added xfce-screenshooter
Added leafpad
Added xfce-extras overlay, which adds some Xfce applications with
additional dependencies
Add nge, ixgbe driver to base
Remove ce driver (Illumos doesn't have it)
ON based on a direct Illumos build, not proxied via OI
Fix generation of the man (text/doctools) package; added it to base
Added server-manage overlay
Fix .bashrc and .profile for root and jack
Further tidy the ISO.
Editable files are marked as such
Add rdesktop, less, ghostscript, imagemagick
Update glib2, pixman, gdk-pixbuf
Update firefox to 17.0
Add an overlay for MIT Scratch
Rebuilt pekwm, awm
Added git
Changes in 0m1 prerelease
Added TRIBsys-lib-iconv-utf-8 to the base
Moved xsvc from the base to the x11 overlay
Moved xz, p7zip from the base to the develop overlay
Added TRIBsys-lib-math-header-math, TRIBlib-perl-5-xml-parser, zsh,
cdrtools, xslt, pbzip2, emacs, and prerequisites to the develop overlay
Added volmgr, cdrw to retro-desktop overlay
Rebuilt AfterStep 2.2.11; it and prerequisites added to retro-desktop
overlay
Created all-locales overlay
Updated version to 0.1
Update the scripts in TRIBsys-install-media-internal; no longer need
solarismisc.zlib; don't lofs mount /jack and /root
Updated the gnome desktop caches to reflect the current build and
locations
Trim /usr on the ramdisk; found something based on the joyent list that
will work
The live_install.sh script unpacks packages in /tmp, not /var/tmp,
allowing the ramdisk to be quite a bit smaller
Don't copy /sbin, /kernel, /lib to the iso - they're already in the
ramdisk so don't need to be duplicated.
Correctly set up /dev; some directories were missing.
Rebuilt glib and pixman; now use my versions rather than importing from
OI. Everything built above them is freshly built, but glib and pixman
were essential to HAL and Xorg.
Xfce initial build - essentially works, but new users can't save the
panel configuration
Add cmake to develop overlay
Added a selection of xfce panel plugins
Add gpicview
Moved xsvc from the base to the x11 overlay
Moved xz, p7zip from the base to the develop overlay
Added TRIBsys-lib-math-header-math, TRIBlib-perl-5-xml-parser, zsh,
cdrtools, xslt, pbzip2, emacs, and prerequisites to the develop overlay
Added volmgr, cdrw to retro-desktop overlay
Rebuilt AfterStep 2.2.11; it and prerequisites added to retro-desktop
overlay
Created all-locales overlay
Updated version to 0.1
Update the scripts in TRIBsys-install-media-internal; no longer need
solarismisc.zlib; don't lofs mount /jack and /root
Updated the gnome desktop caches to reflect the current build and
locations
Trim /usr on the ramdisk; found something based on the joyent list that
will work
The live_install.sh script unpacks packages in /tmp, not /var/tmp,
allowing the ramdisk to be quite a bit smaller
Don't copy /sbin, /kernel, /lib to the iso - they're already in the
ramdisk so don't need to be duplicated.
Correctly set up /dev; some directories were missing.
Rebuilt glib and pixman; now use my versions rather than importing from
OI. Everything built above them is freshly built, but glib and pixman
were essential to HAL and Xorg.
Xfce initial build - essentially works, but new users can't save the
panel configuration
Add cmake to develop overlay
Added a selection of xfce panel plugins
Add gpicview
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