[GH-ISSUE #993] Please add support for hrmpf

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Originally created by @BrassyPanache on GitHub (Sep 13, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/issues/993

The hrmpf rescue system is built on Void Linux. I couldn't see it mentioned in the list of supported distributions or the issue tracker so I thought I'd add a request here.

The website: https://github.com/leahneukirchen/hrmpf

Thanks - I really appreciate netboot.xyz!

Originally created by @BrassyPanache on GitHub (Sep 13, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/issues/993 The hrmpf rescue system is built on Void Linux. I couldn't see it mentioned in the list of supported distributions or the issue tracker so I thought I'd add a request here. The website: https://github.com/leahneukirchen/hrmpf Thanks - I really appreciate netboot.xyz!

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@antonym commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2021):

We had looked into Void Linux in the past but I don't think they were interested in supporting our initiative:

https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/issues/617
https://github.com/void-linux/void-mklive/issues/97

There's not a lot of docs yet but open to looking into it if they've made it more netboot friendly.

@antonym commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2021): We had looked into Void Linux in the past but I don't think they were interested in supporting our initiative: https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/issues/617 https://github.com/void-linux/void-mklive/issues/97 There's not a lot of docs yet but open to looking into it if they've made it more netboot friendly.

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@BrassyPanache commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2021):

I've just made a request for the required changes to hrmpf. As the project has different aims to the Void Live ISO it may be something that the maintainer is interested in supporting.

@BrassyPanache commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2021): I've just made a request for the required changes to hrmpf. As the project has different aims to the Void Live ISO it may be something that the maintainer is interested in supporting.

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@leahneukirchen commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2021):

As mentioned in https://github.com/leahneukirchen/hrmpf/issues/18#issuecomment-919140607 it seems adding livenet just works---is there anything more I need to do than cut a release with dracut livenet enabled?

@leahneukirchen commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2021): As mentioned in https://github.com/leahneukirchen/hrmpf/issues/18#issuecomment-919140607 it seems adding livenet just works---is there anything more I need to do than cut a release with dracut livenet enabled?

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@leahneukirchen commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2021):

I made a new release that should be suitable for livenet booting: https://github.com/leahneukirchen/hrmpf/releases/tag/v20210914

@leahneukirchen commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2021): I made a new release that should be suitable for livenet booting: https://github.com/leahneukirchen/hrmpf/releases/tag/v20210914

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@antonym commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2021):

Thanks for the quick response and turn around... I was able to get it booting using these flags:

#!ipxe
imgfree
kernel http://10.0.100.10:8080/hrmpf-boot/vmlinuz root=live:http://10.0.100.10:8080/hrmpf-boot/squashfs.img ro rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 loglevel=6 initrd=initrd.magic
initrd http://10.0.100.10:8080/hrmpf-boot/initrd
boot

Just checking to see if the remaining booted properly as it's my first time booting it. I'll work on turning it into a menu option later this week.

@antonym commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2021): Thanks for the quick response and turn around... I was able to get it booting using these flags: ``` #!ipxe imgfree kernel http://10.0.100.10:8080/hrmpf-boot/vmlinuz root=live:http://10.0.100.10:8080/hrmpf-boot/squashfs.img ro rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 loglevel=6 initrd=initrd.magic initrd http://10.0.100.10:8080/hrmpf-boot/initrd boot ``` <img width="799" alt="Screen Shot 2021-09-14 at 9 23 26 AM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/245007/133275683-32a95a90-6cd2-4499-b44f-a82975014c06.png"> Just checking to see if the remaining booted properly as it's my first time booting it. I'll work on turning it into a menu option later this week.

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@leahneukirchen commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2021):

That booted, but something else broke the boot later... try Ctrl-C to see if it goes on.

A completely booted hrmpf looks like this:

@leahneukirchen commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2021): That booted, but something else broke the boot later... try Ctrl-C to see if it goes on. A completely booted hrmpf looks like this: ![2021-09-14-163527_1024x789_scrot](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/139/133277991-2ed1aeea-b1de-4ffe-b725-038bc25aa588.png)

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@leahneukirchen commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2021):

The CD-ROM kernel parameters are btw:

                root=live:CDLABEL=VOID_LIVE ro init=/sbin/init rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 gpt add_efi_memmap vconsole.unicode=1 vconsole.keymap=us locale.LANG=en_US.UTF-8 loglevel=6 printk.time=1 consoleblank=0 net.ifnames=0

I'd recommend to keep them (except for root= ofc).

@leahneukirchen commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2021): The CD-ROM kernel parameters are btw: ``` root=live:CDLABEL=VOID_LIVE ro init=/sbin/init rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 gpt add_efi_memmap vconsole.unicode=1 vconsole.keymap=us locale.LANG=en_US.UTF-8 loglevel=6 printk.time=1 consoleblank=0 net.ifnames=0 ``` I'd recommend to keep them (except for root= ofc).

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2026-03-01 18:36:31 +03:00

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@antonym commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2021):

K, updated to those, but still get the emergency shell. But if I exit, it does resume boot.

@antonym commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2021): K, updated to those, but still get the emergency shell. But if I exit, it does resume boot.

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@leahneukirchen commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2021):

Yep, that's a Void glitch due to the thin LVM your disks have... not a problem I think.

@leahneukirchen commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2021): Yep, that's a Void glitch due to the thin LVM your disks have... not a problem I think.

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@antonym commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2021):

Menu is added and can be tried out via the Development endpoint via Utilities menu.

@antonym commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2021): Menu is added and can be tried out via the Development endpoint via Utilities menu.

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@leahneukirchen commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2021):

I get a 403 https://ipxe.org/err/0216e4 trying to download from github, what's wrong there? The path looks correct.

@leahneukirchen commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2021): I get a 403 https://ipxe.org/err/0216e4 trying to download from github, what's wrong there? The path looks correct.

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@antonym commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2021):

Github releases require us to use https, so I would check to make sure time is synced on whatever is booting. Some virtual machine also struggle with having enough entropy occasionally. I tested with a VM in Proxmox and it seemed to at least load correctly.

@antonym commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2021): Github releases require us to use https, so I would check to make sure time is synced on whatever is booting. Some virtual machine also struggle with having enough entropy occasionally. I tested with a VM in Proxmox and it seemed to at least load correctly.

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@antonym commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2021):

Also, I had to hit CTRL-D twice in order to actually get the end screen as a future note:

I ended up resetting my scratch disk and then it booted normally, so I must have had some cruft on that disk it wasn't liking.

@antonym commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2021): Also, I had to hit CTRL-D twice in order to actually get the end screen as a future note: ![Screen Shot 2021-09-15 at 10 04 47 AM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/245007/133459280-8eed7a4e-e18a-493c-8f28-ae44b6325493.png) I ended up resetting my scratch disk and then it booted normally, so I must have had some cruft on that disk it wasn't liking.

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