[haiku-development] Re: How to use RemoteDisk?
- From: Stephan Assmus <superstippi@xxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:39:30 +0100
On 2010-01-01 at 20:09:06 [+0100], Andreas Färber <andreas.faerber@xxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> Am 01.01.2010 um 19:32 schrieb Alexander von Gluck:
>
> > On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 19:11:07 +0100, Andreas Färber
> > <andreas.faerber@xxxxxx
> > >
> > wrote:
> >> So, what is this RemoteDisk facility and how do I use it? :) Can this
> >> be used to access a remote haiku.image?
> >
> > Maybe works with...
> > http://dev.haiku-os.org/browser/haiku/trunk/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/disk/virtual/remote_disk/RemoteDisk.cpp
>
> Hadn't spotted that yet, but looks like a client-side kernel driver. I
> was more hoping for a way to host such an image on Unices for access by
> Haiku.
>
> Inspired by your suggestion, I found src/tools/remote_disk_server. You
> can run it as:
>
> jam -q run ':remote_disk_server' haiku.image
>
> But although it displays four "HELLO request" lines, it finds no volume.
> There appear to be some host incompatibilities - looking into it.
Ingo wrote that stuff and AFAIK, it is still supposed to work. I think you
have to have some TFTP service running that hosts the image for net booting
(PSE). Or maybe I am mixing things up, it probably won't be long until Ingo
replies and clears things up. :-)
Best regards,
-Stephan
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