#1431 BLOC Trial-3: OFW scripts to enable recovery or installation from school server or anther laptop

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#1431: OFW scripts to enable recovery or installation from school server or anther
laptop
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  Reporter:  jg                   |       Owner:  wmb at firmworks.com
      Type:  enhancement          |      Status:  assigned         
  Priority:  blocker              |   Milestone:  Trial-3          
 Component:  ofw - open firmware  |     Version:                   
Resolution:                       |    Keywords:                   
  Verified:  0                    |  
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Changes (by jg):

 * cc: holger (removed)
 * cc: dwmw2 (added)
  * priority:  high => blocker
  * milestone:  Trial-2 => Trial-3

Comment:

 There is another solution here: use a more typical bootp request and load
 an initrd with a system that does the heavy lifting.  We've already been
 working on this for/with Quanta manufacturing.  The
 feature of doing it there rather than in OFW is we can do some serious
 high performance crypto easily; the tools are much easier and don't have
 to be done ourselves.

 It is the case I'd like to see soup-to-nuts installation via wireless
 possible via wireless network.  The logistics in the field of USB keys or
 USB wires, or anything else, seems very poor.

 I'm making this a blocker against Trial-3 to ensure we discuss and plot a
 strategy.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/1431#comment:5>
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