Modify disk size requirement

Critical · November 1, 2022, 4:14pm

The disk size requirement to install x86 VyOS 1.3 is 2gb, but the 2gb disk I have is reporting itself as a couple of mb lower than that for some reason, and therefor VyOS refuses to install. Is there an easy way to override or modify this requirement? I know this is technically not supported but I’m guessing that a couple of mb shouldn’t matter.

zsdc · November 2, 2022, 4:23pm

You can do this, but vyatta-cfg-system package and an ISO image need to be rebuilt with a new modified minimum size requirement:

github.com

vyos/vyatta-cfg-system/blob/4072b81833be0476c8244e13f3fc6d27a01c708c/scripts/install/install-get-partition#L25


      
          fi
          
          
# source in the functions
          source /opt/vyatta/sbin/install-functions
          
          
# the INSTALL_LOG env var should be exported by the "caller".
          # it will be used to log messages.
          
          
# Absolute minimum root partition size in MB.  Below this, we won't let
          # you install.
          ROOT_MIN=2000
          # the base install drive e.g. sda
          INSTALL_DRIVE=''
          # the install partition e.g. sda1
          ROOT_PARTITION=''
          # the type of the install partition: "union", "old", or "new"
          ROOT_PARTITION_TYPE=''
          # global holding variable used in the select_partition sub
          PARTITION=''
          # default file system type
          ROOT_FSTYPE='ext4'

Critical · November 6, 2022, 4:42pm

That’s awesome! The only problem is that I have no idea where to even begin when it comes to compiling the package. Compling an ISO image is no problem though.

Edit: Nevermind, found the documentation for that as well!

system · November 9, 2022, 10:10pm

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