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@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ scripts which can run post boot so I use them on vps distributed image
 as well.
 
 Features people may find useful: installs encrypted trisquel, debian,
-ubuntu, and arch (havne't done recently, probably a bit broken), in a
-multi-boot setup using multiple subvolumes of a single btrfs filesystem.
-Utilizes multiple disks, with scripts to automatically decrypt on
-intentional reboots, but not after shutdown or power loss.
+ubuntu, arch, and parabola (archlike install is likely broken, I've only
+done pxe boots recently), in a multi-boot setup using multiple
+subvolumes of a single btrfs filesystem.  Utilizes multiple disks, with
+scripts to automatically decrypt on intentional reboots, but not after
+shutdown or power loss.
 
 Normal install mode for fai is using pxe, but on a libreboot system,
 there is no pxe. The pxe in a normal computer is nonfree
@@ -63,6 +64,13 @@ Some of the scripts have dependencies for some simple obvious utility
 scripts from https://iankelling.org/git, and of course there are some
 hostnames that are specific to my network.
 
+Before doing a fai install, you will need to populate a class file.  I
+use one called 5-multi-boot, which you can see example of in
+fai/config/class/50-host-classes.
+
+Before doing a fai install, you will need to populate /q/root/luks and
+/q/root/shadow, see their references.
+
 
 
 All scripts meant to be used directly are listed here:
@@ -72,7 +80,7 @@ All scripts meant to be used directly are listed here:
 
 sudo fai-cd -g grub.cfg.autodiscover -f -A $BASEFILE_DIR/autodiscover.iso # create autodiscover cd
 mymk-basefile # Create basefiles for various distros
-arch-pxe # Setup arch pxe boot server from an arch base image
+archlike-pxe # Setup pxe boot server from an archlike base image
 fai-redep # Deploy fai configuration to host "faiserver"
 faiserver-uninstall # uninstall fai-server
 faiserver-setup # install fai-server on the current machine
@@ -108,14 +116,31 @@ fresize # resize swap or boot partitions in a host
 
 # Replacing a raid 10 disk
 
+
+
 pxe-server -S HOST fai
+
+# btrfs replace or delete. prefer replace. to setup partitions on replacement drive:
+scp fai-wrapper HOST:
 ssh root@HOST
+. fai-wrapper
+export SPECIAL_DISK=/dev/REPLACEMENT_DEV
+/var/lib/fai/config/hooks/partition.DEFAULT
+
+
+ssh root@HOST
+for x in /target/*; do umount $x; done
 cat >p
 PASSWORD HERE(ctrl-d ctrl-d)
-for d in /dev/disk/by-id/ata*part1; do cryptsetup luksOpen --key-file p $d crypt_dev_${d##*/}; done
-# btrfs replace disk # i forget the actual command
+cd /dev/disk/by-id/
+for d in ata*part1; do cryptsetup luksOpen -d /root/p $d crypt_dev_$d; done
 x=(/dev/mapper/*part1); mount -o subvol=root_trisquelflidas $x /mnt
+# btrfs fi show /mnt
+# btrfs replace start -f /dev/mapper/OLD_DEV /dev/mapper/NEW_DEV /mnt
+# btrfs replace status /mnt
+# nohup btrfs dev delete /dev/sde1 /mnt
 mount -o subvol=boot_trisquelflidas /dev/sda3 /mnt/boot
+# also replace or delete disk for boot
 for x in dev proc sys; do mount -o bind /$x /mnt/$x; done
 chroot /mnt /bin/bash
 # replace disk in fstab
@@ -137,6 +162,9 @@ addgroup: The group `systemd-journal' already exists as a system group. Exiting.
 Operation failed: No such file or directory
 
 
+# TODO
+Change arch to archlike and to support arch and parabola
+
 
 # License