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@@ -1,16 +1,37 @@
 PXE install w multi-boot, btrfs & Libreboot support
 
 Some things are specific to my home network, and uses files with secrets
-that are not in this repo. Uses pxe or pxe-kexec (on libreboot, I have
-not added a pxe rom, I use a minimal debian stable subvolume which acts
-like a pxe rom). I use this for bare metal and vms, and two scripts
-which can run post boot so I use them on vps distributed image as well.
+that are not in this repo. I use this for bare metal and vms, and two
+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
+firmware. Alternatives to normal pxe that I've tried:
+
+* libreboot + seabios + ipxe
+
+* Use a live cd to call pxe-kexec, this is described later in this file.
+
+* Use the fai autodiscover iso. This is more automated, so nicer.
+
+* Use an install method above to setup a gnu/linux disk partition that
+  coordinates with libreboot grub to acts like a pxe boot using
+  kexec. The boot process takes a bit longer than normal pxe. This is
+  the bootstrap partition in my scripts.
+
+Things I haven't tried:
+
+* The bios chip has enough room for an initrd. This could be setup to
+  work like the partition I use to kexec, but it would be faster, and
+  not require installing to disk.
 
 The partititioning and filesystem script is at
 fai/config/hooks/partition.DEFAULT. Disks are grouped as ssd or hdd and
@@ -43,27 +64,40 @@ 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. You might also want to copy
+existing /etc/ssh/*host* to
+/p/c/machine_specific/HOST/filesystem/etc/ssh.
+
+
+
 All scripts meant to be used directly are listed here:
 
 
 # Scripts to setup the environment for the install
 
-arch-pxe # Setup arch pxe boot server from an arch base image
+sudo fai-cd -g $PWD/grub.cfg.autodiscover -f -A $BASEFILE_DIR/autodiscover.iso # create autodiscover cd
+mymk-basefile # Create basefiles for various distros
+archlike-pxe # Setup pxe boot server from an archlike base image
 fai-redep # Deploy fai configuration to host "faiserver"
-faiserver-revm # using pxe & preseed, create a vm which is a fai server
 faiserver-uninstall # uninstall fai-server
 faiserver-setup # install fai-server on the current machine
 myfai-chboot # setup fai tftp and nfs. useful for doing pxe-kexec
 pxe-server # disable/enable pxe dhcp, tfp, and nfs. calls myfai-chboot
-wrt-setup-remote  # setup my router in general: dhcp, dns, etc.
+wrt-setup  # setup my router in general: dhcp, dns, etc.
 
 
 # Script to do a distro install
 
+faiserver-revm # using pxe & preseed, create a vm which is a fai server
 dsfull # install & post-install a new fai distro
 arch-init-remote # install arch after it's been booted into it's setup env
-fai-kexec # Kexec this or a remote machine using host faiserver
-live-kexec # fai kexec from upstream live cds, e.g. curl live-kexec|bash
+live-kexec # Kexec this or a remote machine using host faiserver. also
+             useful to run as curl live-kexec|bash
 
 
 # Test scripts
@@ -81,16 +115,35 @@ fai-wrapper # use fai classes outside of fai. sourced, not called.
 faiserver-disable # Disable the fai nfs server exports
 fresize # resize swap or boot partitions in a host
 
+
 # Replacing a raid 10 disk
 
+# i expect better results with newer kernel and btrfs progs than the default stretch
+fai-server buster
+
 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/* /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
@@ -103,8 +156,21 @@ exit
 reboot
 
 
+# Expected output in fai logs
+
+For flidas, when installing systemd, this error happens, and it's
+a superflous upstream bug based on reading the post install script:
+
+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
 
-License stuff:
 The license for the project is GPLv2 or later, mostly because fai is and
 I periodically merge the upstream example config, which contains small
 scripts. Also, there is a modified encrypt.upstream, which is from the