I need a couple extra tools for testing purposes (about 10MB). I'd love to not add space to the rootfs for these. But...talking to sosa, it doesn't seem there's any other way.
Review URL: http://codereview.chromium.org/1576018
That way we can directly build an image onto a usb stick/sd card without a separate step.
Also, add mounting of /sys into the chroot that is needed by build_gpt on a block device.
Review URL: http://codereview.chromium.org/1521012
Remove the temporary rootfs.image file and others that are left by build_image and related scripts. Also added tool to emit scripts that can pack and unpack the combined disk image.
Review URL: http://codereview.chromium.org/1567013
This changes the disk image for both USB keys and hard-drive installs to use
the EFI GUID Partition Tables. This is a prequisite for booting with an EFI
BIOS. This change does not use the EFI Boot protocol; it still boots using
Legacy BIOS. The PMBR contains syslinux' gptmbr.bin, which searches the GPT
for a specified partition's GUID to boot.
I've tested it on my EeePC. The USB image works, chromeos-install works, and
the reimaged hard drive works. I have not yet tested the memento_updater.sh
script, but I wanted to start the review without waiting until it's all perfect.
I will also be refactoring build_gpt.sh and chromeos-install to share common
logic.
It's almost certain that all existing dogfood machines will need to be
reimaged from a USB key. We could probably figure out a way to upgrade
automatically, but not quickly or without risk.
In addition to the GPT formatting, the build_image script has changed to
emit a single usb.bin file. This can be copied directly onto a USB key and
booted. Installation of dev tools needs to happen with build_image, not
image_to_usb. I have not yet looked at the other image_to_* scripts.
Review URL: http://codereview.chromium.org/1100001
