[ipxe-devel] adding *dynamicly* files in wimboot possible?

Oliver Rath rath at mglug.de
Wed Aug 14 08:22:16 UTC 2013


Hi list,

Im using wimboot in conjunction with ipxe, which runs pretty fine here.
At the moment Im adding network driver etc. into the boot.wim-file via
linux imagex-tool by "mountrw" option and  "unmount --commit" after
adding as described in the tutorial.

Thats imho not the best way, because i have to create a new
boot.wim-file every time the need of files changes, so there are more
and more boot.wim-files on my disk.

Is the a possibility to add file in the wimboot-process dynamicly? Im
not so deep in the code, but i think in a way like the overlays in
partedmagic-pxe way. So i.e. i could load at boottime an addittional
file name drivers.wim via initrd. But how do i get access to these files
from winpe? Is this possible? Which format must have the additional file
in this case?

Any hints would be great!

TFH!
Oliver




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