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Feature #9104

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Add a FAT32 partition to memstick installer images

Added by Steve Wheeler over 5 years ago. Updated almost 5 years ago.

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Category:
Installer
Target version:
Start date:
11/08/2018
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% Done:

0%

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Description

Adding a FAT32 partition on the installer image, as we have on ARM recovery images currently, means:

  • We can drop a copy of the license there
  • We can drop a README.txt on there pointing to the installation docs
  • Users can put a config.xml backup on there to restore during the installation.
Actions #1

Updated by Renato Botelho over 5 years ago

  • Status changed from New to In Progress
Actions #2

Updated by Renato Botelho over 5 years ago

  • Assignee set to Renato Botelho
Actions #3

Updated by Renato Botelho over 5 years ago

  • Status changed from In Progress to Feedback

I've added LICENSE files inside the 36Mb FAT32 partition and changed code to be able to restore a /config.xml of /conf/config.xml from it during installation.

Actions #4

Updated by Anonymous over 5 years ago

Tested on 2.4.5.a.20181114.2257, works as expected.

Actions #5

Updated by Anonymous over 5 years ago

  • Status changed from Feedback to Resolved
Actions #6

Updated by James Tandy almost 5 years ago

Just tried this rescuing a 2.4.4-p2 config.xml

System installed correctly, and config was restored, but packages that were installed were not automatically reinstalled, leaving a half broken system (namely haproxy).
Restored the identical config file via the gui, and post reboot all packages were correctly reinstalled automatically.

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