Posts by mupuf@fosstodon.org
(DIR) Post #ARNLhd8aXwcgJl6iMS by mupuf@fosstodon.org
2023-01-06T08:02:40Z
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Nine months after part 4 of my "Setting up a bare-metal CI system" series, I finally finished writing part 5!https://mupuf.org/blog/2023/01/04/setting-up-a-ci-system-part-5-time-sharing-your-test-machines/Fun note: I started working on it in early October, on my way to XDC2022 (why am I always so productive on flights?), and thought over the holidays that I may take advantage of a 4h trip to finish it. I ended up needing another 4 days to finish it after that... Welp, turns out I am even worse at estimating completion dates for blog posts than code!
(DIR) Post #ARzCLL1eDaYZAOscCm by mupuf@fosstodon.org
2023-01-24T19:26:30Z
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#boot2container v0.9.9 is out 🥳 The new version of this initramfs brings in #podman 4.3, better flexibility for iface configuration, support for loading containers without registries, and the ability to run fstrim at boot time.However, what really excites me about this release is that it should now (net)boots on upstream-supported aarch64 platforms such as the #raspberrypi 4, as long as your bootloader is EFI-compatible (tianocore works).Get it while it is fresh at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mupuf/boot2container/-/releases/v0.9.9
(DIR) Post #ARzCLMobZ3JOiWnE9Y by mupuf@fosstodon.org
2023-01-24T19:54:04Z
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Booting b2c on aarch64 boards isn't new, but it required a custom kernel per board, a no-go for b2c!This is because bootloaders don't like standalone Linux kernels (everything built-in) due to their massive size (65+ MB uncompressed)... Thanks @mripard for the help there!Fortunately, Linux 6.1 brought a new option to generate self-decompressing EFI binaries, generating sub-20MB kernels that work on most aarch64 platforms 😍See https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mupuf/boot2container/-/wikis/devices/arm64/bootloaders for more details... and a quick rant :)
(DIR) Post #ARzCLOMfns9pWTjwtU by mupuf@fosstodon.org
2023-01-24T20:11:47Z
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And with this hurdle out of the way... it is now possible to netboot *any* supported amd64/arm64 machine (provided they are supported upstream) without first hunting for a kernel and matching MAC addresses 🤯All you need to do is make sure the firmware of your machines support EFI and PXE... which is easier said than done on the ARM world (am I right, @drewdevault?)...😅 Anyway, see https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mupuf/netboot2container for more information, then start requesting EFI-compatible firmwares for your boards!
(DIR) Post #AStRWa73yKF4RyjenA by mupuf@fosstodon.org
2023-02-21T04:39:03Z
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@craftyguy @calebccff @igalia Unglamorous changes? Dude, initramfses are SEXY! :ac_heart: But why I am not surprised you worked on this :D? Missing #boot2container already?
(DIR) Post #ATogVgutLQIUvk5YYa by mupuf@fosstodon.org
2023-03-20T19:25:34Z
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@craftyguy I did. Horizon Zero Dawn crashes after 5+ hours of gameplay. It just leaks memory slowly until it crashes.
(DIR) Post #AToh8rtSSzQ6Gh6D3I by mupuf@fosstodon.org
2023-03-20T19:32:29Z
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@craftyguy Maybe you can try quick traveling, looking around, then travelling again!
(DIR) Post #AY0ixOz5yz4Kt3w5Ue by mupuf@fosstodon.org
2023-07-24T06:17:55Z
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@craftyguy Or maybe he'll want to buy the domain name for a boatload of money... And we can get more machines for CI for the next 2 years :D
(DIR) Post #AZCIPywCTCOOolhrmq by mupuf@fosstodon.org
2023-08-28T17:21:53Z
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@XOrgFoundation Official update: gitlab.freedesktop.org is partially back, and we achieved 2 out of 3 of our goals \o/!All the services should be functional, albeit a little wonky due to services and data being in different datacenters.Please report issues here, or on OFTC's #freedesktop IRC channel. We'll get back to them tomorrow morning, after a much-needed break, then proceed to consolidate all the services within the same datacenter.Sorry again for the inconvenience!
(DIR) Post #AZICFv4OYtun9L7NA0 by mupuf@fosstodon.org
2023-08-30T13:47:59Z
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@karolherbst Come to the CI workshop at XDC if you want to try your hand at having your own farm. I'll have hardware for people to play with!
(DIR) Post #AbYRvknFl9I7d8FxwW by mupuf@fosstodon.org
2023-11-07T06:23:38Z
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@craftyguy nice! My automatic vacuum cleaner is named 'Mr Robot'... But now I'm stuck on how to name any successor. I would have to use different characters' names I guess but it isn't as fun.
(DIR) Post #AqmqNkWgVe4iphVLt2 by mupuf@fosstodon.org
2025-02-04T20:59:56Z
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Owners are out, time to start hacking their feeding calendar again! #dogsofmastodon