Adding casper 1.71+debian-1.
[live-boot-grml.git] / scripts / casper
index 2375bb6..6f7bbb0 100644 (file)
@@ -6,464 +6,544 @@ export PATH=/root/usr/bin:/root/usr/sbin:/root/bin:/root/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
 
 mountpoint=/live_media
 
-# Will be mounted if found as copy on write instead of tmpfs
-persistence_pattern="casper-rw"
-
-# Each file found with this pattern will be mounted directly in the 
-# mountpoint extracted from file name "${other_mounts_pattern}<mountpoint>"
-other_mounts_pattern="casper-mount-"
-netboot=""
-
-#overlay_method=unionfs
-#if [ "${DPKG_ARCH}" = "ia64" ] || [ "${DPKG_ARCH}" = "hppa" ] || [ "${DPKG_ARCH}" = "sparc" ]; then
-#    overlay_method=devmapper
-#fi
+root_persistence="casper-rw"
+home_persistence="home-rw"
 
 USERNAME="casper"
 USERFULLNAME="Live session user"
 HOST="live"
+BUILD_SYSTEM="Debian"
 
 mkdir -p $mountpoint
 
 [ -f /etc/casper.conf ] && . /etc/casper.conf
 
-export USERNAME USERFULLNAME HOST
+export USERNAME USERFULLNAME HOST BUILD_SYSTEM
+
+if [ "${BUILD_SYSTEM}" == "Ubuntu" ]; then
+    MP_QUIET="-Q"
+else
+    MP_QUIET="-q"
+fi
+
+# looking for casper specifics options as kernel parameters
+for x in $(cat /proc/cmdline); do
+    case $x in
+        userfullname*)
+            export USERFULLNAME=${x#userfullname=} 
+            export CASPERCONF="changed"
+            ;;
+        host*)
+            export HOST=${x#host=} 
+            export CASPERCONF="changed"
+            ;;
+        username*)
+            export USERNAME=${x#username=} 
+            export CASPERCONF="changed"
+            ;;
+        netboot*)
+            export NETBOOT=${x#netboot=} ;;
+        toram)
+            export TORAM=1 ;;
+        showmounts)
+            export SHOWMOUNTS=1 ;;
+        persistent)
+            export PERSISTENT=1 ;;
+        ip*)
+            STATICIP=${x#ip=}
+            if [ "${STATICIP}" == "" ]; then
+                STATICIP="frommedia"
+            fi
+            export STATICIP ;;
+        casper-getty)
+            export CASPERGETTY=1 ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# sort of compatibility with netboot.h from linux docs
+if [ -z "${NETBOOT}" ]; then
+    if [ "${ROOT}" == "/dev/nfs" ]; then
+        NETBOOT="nfs"
+        export NETBOOT
+    elif [ "${ROOT}" == "/dev/cifs" ]; then
+        NETBOOT="cifs"
+        export NETBOOT
+    fi
+fi
 
 is_casper_path() {
-       path=$1
-       if [ -d "$path/casper" ]; then
-               if [ "$(echo $path/casper/*.cloop)" != "$path/casper/*.cloop" ] ||
-                       [ "$(echo $path/casper/*.squashfs)" != "$path/casper/*.squashfs" ] ||
-                       [ "$(echo $path/casper/*.ext2)" != "$path/casper/*.ext2" ] ||
-                       [ "$(echo $path/casper/*.dir)" != "$path/casper/*.dir" ]; then
-                       return 0
-               fi
-       fi
-       return 1
+    path=$1
+    if [ -d "$path/casper" ]; then
+        if [ "$(echo $path/casper/*.cloop)" != "$path/casper/*.cloop" ] ||
+            [ "$(echo $path/casper/*.squashfs)" != "$path/casper/*.squashfs" ] ||
+            [ "$(echo $path/casper/*.ext2)" != "$path/casper/*.ext2" ] ||
+            [ "$(echo $path/casper/*.dir)" != "$path/casper/*.dir" ]; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+    return 1
 }
 
 subdevices() {
-       sysblock=$1
-       r=""
-       for dev in "${sysblock}" "${sysblock}"/*; do
-               if [ -e "${dev}/dev" ]; then
-                       r="${r} ${dev}"
-               fi
-       done
-       echo ${r}
+    sysblock=$1
+    r=""
+    for dev in "${sysblock}" "${sysblock}"/*; do
+        if [ -e "${dev}/dev" ]; then
+            r="${r} ${dev}"
+        fi
+    done
+    echo ${r}
 }
 
 get_backing_device() {
-       case "$1" in
-               *.cloop)
-                       echo $(setup_loop "$1" "cloop" "/sys/block/cloop*")
-                       ;;
-               *.squashfs|*.ext2)
-                       echo $(setup_loop "$1" "loop" "/sys/block/loop*")
-                       ;;
-               *.dir)
-                       echo "directory"
-                       ;;
-               *)
-                       panic "Unrecognized casper filesystem: $1"
-                       ;;
-       esac
+    case "$1" in
+        *.cloop)
+            echo $(setup_loop "$1" "cloop" "/sys/block/cloop*")
+            ;;
+        *.squashfs|*.ext2)
+            echo $(setup_loop "$1" "loop" "/sys/block/loop*")
+            ;;
+        *.dir)
+            echo "directory"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            panic "Unrecognized casper filesystem: $1"
+            ;;
+    esac
 }
 
 match_files_in_dir() {
-       # Does any files match pattern $1 ?
+    # Does any files match pattern $1 ?
 
-       local pattern="$1"
-       if [ "$(echo $pattern)" != "$pattern" ]; then
-               return 0
-       fi
-       return 1
+    local pattern="$1"
+    if [ "$(echo $pattern)" != "$pattern" ]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
 }
 
 mount_images_in_directory() {
-       directory="$1"
-       rootmnt="$2"
-       if match_files_in_dir "$directory/casper/*.cloop"; then
-               # Let's hope there's just one matching *.cloop... FIXME
-               setup_devmapper $(get_backing_device "$directory/casper/*.cloop") "$rootmnt"
-       elif match_files_in_dir "$directory/casper/*.squashfs" || 
-               match_files_in_dir "$directory/casper/*.ext2" ||
-               match_files_in_dir "$directory/casper/*.dir"; then
-               setup_unionfs "$directory/casper" "$rootmnt"
-       else
+    directory="$1"
+    rootmnt="$2"
+    if match_files_in_dir "$directory/casper/*.cloop"; then
+        # Let's hope there's just one matching *.cloop... FIXME
+        setup_devmapper $(get_backing_device "$directory/casper/*.cloop") "$rootmnt"
+    elif match_files_in_dir "$directory/casper/*.squashfs" || 
+        match_files_in_dir "$directory/casper/*.ext2" ||
+        match_files_in_dir "$directory/casper/*.dir"; then
+        setup_unionfs "$directory/casper" "$rootmnt"
+    else
         :
-       fi
+    fi
 }
 
 sys2dev() {
-       sysdev=${1#/sys}
-       echo "/dev/$(udevinfo -q name -p ${sysdev} 2>/dev/null|| echo ${sysdev##*/})"
+    sysdev=${1#/sys}
+    echo "/dev/$(udevinfo -q name -p ${sysdev} 2>/dev/null|| echo ${sysdev##*/})"
 }
 
 setup_loop() {
-       local fspath=$1
-       local module=$2
-       local pattern=$3
-
-       modprobe -qb "$module"
-       if [ -x /sbin/udevplug ]; then
-               udevplug -W
-       else
-               udevtrigger
-       fi
-
-       for loopdev in $pattern; do
-               if [ "$(cat $loopdev/size)" -eq 0 ]; then
-                       dev=$(sys2dev "${loopdev}")
-                       losetup "$dev" "$fspath"
-                       echo "$dev"
-                       return 0
-               fi
-       done
-       panic "No loop devices available"
+    local fspath=$1
+    local module=$2
+    local pattern=$3
+
+    modprobe "${MP_QUIET}" -b "$module"
+    udevsettle
+
+    for loopdev in $pattern; do
+        if [ "$(cat $loopdev/size)" -eq 0 ]; then
+            dev=$(sys2dev "${loopdev}")
+            losetup "$dev" "$fspath"
+            echo "$dev"
+            return 0
+        fi
+    done
+    panic "No loop devices available"
 }
 
 get_fstype() {
-       #FIXME# one use of this function expects "unknown" another does not!
-       # which is it???
-       local FSTYPE
-       local FSSIZE
-       eval $(fstype < $1)
-       if [ "$FSTYPE" != "unknown" ]; then
-               echo $FSTYPE
-               return 0
-       fi
-       /lib/udev/vol_id -t $1 2>/dev/null
+    local FSTYPE
+    local FSSIZE
+    eval $(fstype < $1)
+    if [ "$FSTYPE" != "unknown" ]; then
+        echo $FSTYPE
+        return 0
+    fi
+    /lib/udev/vol_id -t $1 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 setup_devmapper() {
-       backdev="$1"
-       rootmnt="$2"
+    backdev="$1"
+    rootmnt="$2"
 
-       modprobe -qb dm-mod
-       COW_DEVICE=/dev/ram1
-       COW_NAME="casper-cow"
+    modprobe "${MP_QUIET}" -b dm-mod
+    COW_DEVICE=/dev/ram1
+    COW_NAME="casper-cow"
 
-       BACKING_FILE_SIZE=$(blockdev --getsize "$backdev")
-       MAX_COW_SIZE=$(blockdev --getsize "$COW_DEVICE")
-       CHUNK_SIZE=8 # sectors
+    BACKING_FILE_SIZE=$(blockdev --getsize "$backdev")
+    MAX_COW_SIZE=$(blockdev --getsize "$COW_DEVICE")
+    CHUNK_SIZE=8 # sectors
 
-       if [ -z "$COW_SIZE" -o "$COW_SIZE" -gt "$MAX_COW_SIZE" ]; then
-               COW_SIZE=$MAX_COW_SIZE
-       fi
+    if [ -z "$COW_SIZE" -o "$COW_SIZE" -gt "$MAX_COW_SIZE" ]; then
+        COW_SIZE=$MAX_COW_SIZE
+    fi
 
-       echo "0 $COW_SIZE linear $COW_DEVICE 0" | dmsetup create $COW_NAME
+    echo "0 $COW_SIZE linear $COW_DEVICE 0" | dmsetup create $COW_NAME
 
-       echo "0 $BACKING_FILE_SIZE snapshot $backdev /dev/mapper/$COW_NAME p $CHUNK_SIZE" | \
-               dmsetup create casper-snapshot
-       if [ "$(get_fstype $backdev)" = "unknown" ]; then
-               panic "Unknown file system type on $backdev"
-       fi
-       mount -t $(get_fstype "$backdev") /dev/mapper/casper-snapshot $rootmnt || panic "Can not mount /dev/mapper/casper/snapshot on $rootmnt"
+    echo "0 $BACKING_FILE_SIZE snapshot $backdev /dev/mapper/$COW_NAME p $CHUNK_SIZE" | \
+        dmsetup create casper-snapshot
+    if [ "$(get_fstype $backdev)" = "unknown" ]; then
+        panic "Unknown file system type on $backdev"
+    fi
+    mount -t $(get_fstype "$backdev") /dev/mapper/casper-snapshot $rootmnt || panic "Can not mount /dev/mapper/casper/snapshot on $rootmnt"
 
-       mkdir -p "$rootmnt/rofs"
-       echo "0 $BACKING_FILE_SIZE linear $backdev 0" | dmsetup create casper-backing
-       mount -t $(get_fstype "$backdev") /dev/mapper/casper-backing "$rootmnt/rofs"
+    mkdir -p "$rootmnt/rofs"
+    echo "0 $BACKING_FILE_SIZE linear $backdev 0" | dmsetup create casper-backing
+    mount -t $(get_fstype "$backdev") /dev/mapper/casper-backing "$rootmnt/rofs"
 }
 
 where_is_mounted() {
-       device=$1
-       if grep -q "^$device " /proc/mounts; then
-               grep "^$device " /proc/mounts | read d mountpoint rest
-               echo $mountpoint
-               return 0
-       fi
-       return 1
+    device=$1
+    if grep -q "^$device " /proc/mounts; then
+        grep "^$device " /proc/mounts | read d mountpoint rest
+        echo $mountpoint
+        return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
 }
 
 copy_to_ram() {
-       copyform="$1"
-       copyto="${copyform}_swap"
-
-       size=$(du -ks ${copyform} | cut -f1)
-       size=$(expr ${size} + ${size}/20 ) # Fixme: 5% more to be sure
-       needed_space=$(expr ${size} * 1024)
-       freespace=$( expr $(awk '/MemFree/{print $2}' /proc/meminfo) + $( cat /proc/meminfo | grep Cached | head -n 1 | awk '/Cached/{print $2}' - ))
-       
-       if [ ! ${freespace} -lt ${needed_space}  ] ; then
-               [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Not enough free memory to copy to ram"
-               [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
-               return
-       else
-               [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Copying live media to ram..."
-               mkdir "${copyto}"
-               mount -t tmpfs -o size=${size}k /dev/shm ${copyto}
-               cp -a ${copyform}/* ${copyto}
-               umount ${copyform}
-               mount -r -o move ${copyto} ${copyform}
-               rmdir ${copyto}
-               [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
-       fi
+    copyfrom="$1"
+
+    if [ ! -z "${2}" ] ; then
+        # This will enable future rampersistence, todo yet
+        copyto="${2}"
+        moveit="False"
+    else
+        copyto="${copyfrom}_swap"
+        moveit="True"
+    fi
+
+    size=$(du -ks ${copyfrom} | cut -f1)
+    size=$(expr ${size} + ${size}/20 ) # Fixme: 5% more to be sure
+    needed_space=$(expr ${size} * 1024)
+    freespace=$( expr $(awk '/MemFree/{print $2}' /proc/meminfo) + $( cat /proc/meminfo | grep Cached | head -n 1 | awk '/Cached/{print $2}' - ))
+
+    if [ ! ${freespace} -lt ${needed_space}  ] ; then
+        [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Not enough free memory to copy to ram"
+        [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
+        return
+    else
+        [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Copying live media to ram..."
+        mkdir "${copyto}"
+        mount -t tmpfs -o size=${size}k /dev/shm ${copyto}
+        cp -a ${copyfrom}/* ${copyto} # "cp -a" from busybox also copies hidden files
+        umount ${copyfrom}
+        if [ "${moveit}" == "True" ]; then
+            mount -r -o move ${copyto} ${copyfrom}
+            rmdir ${copyto}
+        fi
+        [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
+    fi
 }
 
 find_cow_device() {
-       pers_label="${1}"
-       cow_backing="/${pers_label}-backing"
-       for sysblock in $(echo /sys/block/* | tr ' ' '\n' | grep -v loop); do
-               for dev in $(subdevices "${sysblock}"); do
-                       devname=$(sys2dev "${dev}")
-                       if [ "$(/lib/udev/vol_id -l $devname 2>/dev/null)" = "${pers_label}" ]; then
-                               echo "$devname"
-                               return
-                       elif [ "$(get_fstype ${devname})" = "vfat" ]; then
-                               mkdir -p "${cow_backing}"
-                               if where_is_mounted ${devname} > /dev/null; then
-                                       mount -o remount,rw ${devname} $(where_is_mounted ${devname}) || panic "Remounting failed"
-                                       mount -o bind $(where_is_mounted ${devname}) ${cow_backing} || panic "Cannot bind-mount"
-                               else
-                                       mount -t $(get_fstype "${devname}") -o rw "${devname}" ${cow_backing} || panic "Cannot mount $devname on /cow-backing"
-                               fi
-
-                               if [ -e "${cow_backing}/${pers_label}" ]; then
-                                       echo $(setup_loop "${cow_backing}/${pers_label}" "loop" "/sys/block/loop*")
-                                       return 0
-                               else
-                                       umount ${cow_backing}
-                               fi
-                       fi
-               done
-       done
+    pers_label="${1}"
+    cow_backing="/${pers_label}-backing"
+    for sysblock in $(echo /sys/block/* | tr ' ' '\n' | grep -v loop); do
+        for dev in $(subdevices "${sysblock}"); do
+            devname=$(sys2dev "${dev}")
+            if [ "$(/lib/udev/vol_id -l $devname 2>/dev/null)" = "${pers_label}" ]; then
+                echo "$devname"
+                return
+            elif [ "$(get_fstype ${devname})" = "vfat" ]; then
+                mkdir -p "${cow_backing}"
+                if where_is_mounted ${devname} > /dev/null; then
+                    mount -o remount,rw ${devname} $(where_is_mounted ${devname}) || panic "Remounting failed"
+                    mount -o bind $(where_is_mounted ${devname}) ${cow_backing} || panic "Cannot bind-mount"
+                else
+                    mount -t $(get_fstype "${devname}") -o rw "${devname}" ${cow_backing} || panic "Cannot mount $devname on /cow-backing"
+                fi
+
+                if [ -e "${cow_backing}/${pers_label}" ]; then
+                    echo $(setup_loop "${cow_backing}/${pers_label}" "loop" "/sys/block/loop*")
+                    return 0
+                else
+                    umount ${cow_backing}
+                fi
+            fi
+        done
+    done
 }
 
 do_netmount() {
-       # Will mount a remote share and return the mountpoint
-
-       modprobe -q nfs
-       # For DHCP
-       modprobe -q af_packet
-
-       ipconfig ${DEVICE} /tmp/net-${DEVICE}.conf
-       if [ "x${NFSROOT}" = "xauto" ]; then
-               NFSROOT=${ROOTSERVER}:${ROOTPATH}
-       fi
-
-       #choose NFS or CIFS mount 
-       if [ ${netboot} = "NFS"  ] ; then
-               echo $(do_nfsmount)
-       else
-               echo $(do_cifsmount)
-       fi
+    rc=1
+
+    modprobe "${MP_QUIET}" af_packet # For DHCP
+
+    ipconfig ${DEVICE} /tmp/net-${DEVICE}.conf
+
+    if [ "${NFSROOT}" = "auto" ]; then
+        NFSROOT=${ROOTSERVER}:${ROOTPATH}
+    fi
+
+    [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Trying netboot from ${NFSROOT}"
+
+    if [ "${NETBOOT}" != "nfs" ] && do_cifsmount ; then
+        rc=0
+    elif do_nfsmount ; then
+        NETBOOT="nfs"
+        export NETBOOT
+        rc=0
+    fi
+
+    [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
+    return ${rc}
 }
 
 do_nfsmount() {
-       if [ "x${NFSOPTS}" = "x" ]; then
-               NFSOPTS=""
-       fi
-
-       [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Mounting NFS with nfsmount -o nolock -o ro ${NFSOPTS} ${NFSROOT} ${mountpoint}"
-       while true ; do 
-                       nfsmount -o nolock -o ro ${NFSOPTS} "${NFSROOT}" "${mountpoint}" && break
-               sleep 1
-       done
-       echo "${mountpoint}"
-       # FIXME: add error check
-       [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
+    rc=1
+    modprobe "${MP_QUIET}" nfs
+    if [ -z "${NFSOPTS}" ]; then
+        NFSOPTS=""
+    fi
+
+    [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Trying nfsmount -o nolock -o ro ${NFSOPTS} ${NFSROOT} ${mountpoint}"
+    # FIXME: This for loop is an ugly HACK round an nfs bug
+    for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13; do
+        nfsmount -o nolock -o ro ${NFSOPTS} "${NFSROOT}" "${mountpoint}" && rc=0 && break
+        sleep 1
+    done
+    return ${rc}
 }
 
 do_cifsmount() {
-       NFSOPTS="-ouser=root,password="
-
-       [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Mounting using mount.cifs with ${NFSROOT} ${mountpoint} ${NFSOPTS}"
-       mount.cifs "${NFSROOT}" "${mountpoint}" "${NFSOPTS}" && echo "${mountpoint}"
-       # FIXME: add error check
-       [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
+    rc=1
+    if [ -x "/sbin/mount.cifs" ]; then
+        if [ -z "${NFSOPTS}" ]; then
+            CIFSOPTS="-ouser=root,password="
+        else
+            CIFSOPTS="${NFSOPTS}"
+        fi
+
+        [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Trying mount.cifs ${NFSROOT} ${mountpoint} ${CIFSOPTS}"
+        modprobe "${MP_QUIET}" cifs
+
+        if mount.cifs "${NFSROOT}" "${mountpoint}" "${CIFSOPTS}" ; then
+            rc=0
+        fi
+    fi
+    return ${rc}
 }
 
 setup_unionfs() {
-       image_directory="$1"
-       rootmnt="$2"
-       image_type="$3"
-
-       modprobe -qb unionfs
-       croot=""        # Should really be /casper, but run-init doesn't handle
-                               # mount-points in subdirectories at all
-
-       # Let's just mount the read-only file systems first
-       rofsstring=""
-       rofslist=""
-       mkdir -p "${croot}"
-       for image_type in "ext2" "squashfs" "dir" ; do
-               for image in "${image_directory}"/*."${image_type}"; do
-                       imagename=$(basename "${image}")
-                       if [ -d "${image}" ]; then
-                               # it is a plain directory: do nothing
-                               rofslist="${image} ${rofslist}"
-                               rofsstring="${image}=ro:${rofsstring}"
-                       elif [ -f "${image}" ]; then
-                               backdev=$(get_backing_device "$image")
-                               fstype=$(get_fstype "${backdev}")
-                               if [ "${fstype}" = "unknown" ]; then
-                                       panic "Unknown file system type on ${backdev} (${image})"
-                               fi
-                               mkdir -p "${croot}/${imagename}"
-                               mount -t "${fstype}" -o ro "${backdev}" "${croot}/${imagename}" || panic "Can not mount $backdev ($image) on ${croot}/${imagename}" && rofsstring="${croot}/${imagename}=ro:${rofsstring}" && rofslist="${croot}/${imagename} ${rofslist}"
-                       fi
-               done
-       done
-       rofsstring=${rofsstring%:}
-
-       mkdir -p /cow
-       cowdevice="tmpfs"
-       cow_fstype="tmpfs"
-       
-       # Looking for "${root_persistence}" device or file
-       if grep -q persistent /proc/cmdline; then
-               cowprobe=$(find_cow_device "${root_persistence}")
-               if [ -b "${cowprobe}" ]; then
-                       cowdevice=${cowprobe}
-                       cow_fstype=$(get_fstype "${cowprobe}")
-               else
-                       [ "$quiet" != "y" ] &&  log_begin_msg "Unable to find the persistent medium"
-               fi
-       fi
-
-       mount ${cowdevice} -t ${cow_fstype} -o rw /cow || panic "Can not mount $cowdevice on /cow"
-       
-       mount -t unionfs -o dirs=/cow=rw:$rofsstring unionfs "$rootmnt"
-       
-       for d in ${rofslist}; do
-               mkdir -p "${rootmnt}/casper/${d}"
-               mount -o bind "${d}" "${rootmnt}/${d}"
-               case d in 
-                       *.dir) ;; # do nothing
-                       *) umount "${d}" ;;
-               esac
-       done
-
-       # Adding other custom mounts
-       if grep -q homepersistence /proc/cmdline; then
-               homecow=$(find_cow_device "${home_persistence}" )
-               if [ -b "${homecow}" ]; then
-                       mount ${homecow} -t $(get_fstype "${homecow}") -o rw "${rootmnt}/home"
-               else 
-                       [ "$quiet" != "y" ] &&  log_begin_msg "Unable to find the persistent home medium"
-               fi
-       fi
-
-       if grep -q show-cow /proc/cmdline; then
-               mkdir -p "$rootmnt/cow"
-               mount -o bind /cow "$rootmnt/cow"
-       fi
+    image_directory="$1"
+    rootmnt="$2"
+
+    modprobe "${MP_QUIET}" -b unionfs
+
+    # run-init can't deal with images in a subdir, but we're going to
+    # move all of these away before it runs anyway.  No, we're not,
+    # put them in / since move-mounting them into / breaks mono and
+    # some other apps.
+
+    croot="/"
+
+    # Let's just mount the read-only file systems first
+    rofsstring=""
+    rofslist=""
+    if [ "${NETBOOT}" == "nfs" ] ; then
+        roopt="nfsro" # go aroung a bug in nfs-unionfs locking
+    else
+        roopt="ro"
+    fi
+
+    mkdir -p "${croot}"
+    for image_type in "ext2" "squashfs" "dir" ; do
+        for image in "${image_directory}"/*."${image_type}"; do
+            imagename=$(basename "${image}")
+            if [ -d "${image}" ]; then
+                # it is a plain directory: do nothing
+                rofsstring="${image}=${roopt}:${rofsstring}"
+                rofslist="${image} ${rofslist}"
+            elif [ -f "${image}" ]; then
+                backdev=$(get_backing_device "$image")
+                fstype=$(get_fstype "${backdev}")
+                if [ "${fstype}" = "unknown" ]; then
+                    panic "Unknown file system type on ${backdev} (${image})"
+                fi
+                mkdir -p "${croot}/${imagename}"
+                mount -t "${fstype}" -o ro "${backdev}" "${croot}/${imagename}" || panic "Can not mount $backdev ($image) on ${croot}/${imagename}" && rofsstring="${croot}/${imagename}=${roopt}:${rofsstring}" && rofslist="${croot}/${imagename} ${rofslist}"
+            fi
+        done
+    done
+    rofsstring=${rofsstring%:}
+
+    mkdir -p /cow
+    cowdevice="tmpfs"
+    cow_fstype="tmpfs"
+
+    # Looking for "${root_persistence}" device or file
+    if [ ! -z "${PERSISTENT}" ]; then
+        cowprobe=$(find_cow_device "${root_persistence}")
+        if [ -b "${cowprobe}" ]; then
+            cowdevice=${cowprobe}
+            cow_fstype=$(get_fstype "${cowprobe}")
+        else
+            [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Unable to find the persistent medium"
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    mount ${cowdevice} -t ${cow_fstype} -o rw /cow || panic "Can not mount $cowdevice on /cow"
+
+    mount -t unionfs -o dirs=/cow=rw:$rofsstring unionfs "$rootmnt" || panic "Unionfs mount failed"
+
+    # Look for a snapshot to copy
+
+    # Adding other custom mounts
+    if [ ! -z "${PERSISTENT}" ]; then
+        homecow=$(find_cow_device "${home_persistence}" )
+        if [ -b "${homecow}" ]; then
+            mount ${homecow} -t $(get_fstype "${homecow}") -o rw "${rootmnt}/home"
+        else 
+            [ "$quiet" != "y" ] &&  log_begin_msg "Unable to find the persistent home medium"
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    if [ ! -z "${SHOWMOUNTS}" ]; then
+        for d in ${rofslist}; do
+            mkdir -p "${rootmnt}/casper/${d##*/}"
+            case d in
+                *.dir) # do nothing # mount -o bind "${d}" "${rootmnt}/casper/${d##*/}"
+                    ;;
+                *) mount -o move "${d}" "${rootmnt}/casper/${d##*/}"
+                    ;;
+            esac
+        done
+    fi
+
+    # shows cow fs on /cow for use by casper-snapshot
+    mkdir -p "$rootmnt/cow"
+    mount -o bind /cow "$rootmnt/cow"
 }
 
 is_usb_device() {
     sysfs_path="${1#/sys}"
-    if /lib/udev/path_id "${sysfs_path}" | grep -Eq "ID_PATH=(usb|pci-[^-]*-usb)"; then
+    if /lib/udev/path_id "${sysfs_path}" | grep -E -q "ID_PATH=(usb|pci-[^-]*-usb)"; then
         return 0
     fi
     return 1
 }
 
 find_livefs() {
-       mounted=
-       for sysblock in $(echo /sys/block/* | tr ' ' '\n' | grep -v loop | grep -v ram); do
-               devname=$(sys2dev "${sysblock}")
-               fstype=$(get_fstype "${devname}")
-               if /lib/udev/cdrom_id ${devname} > /dev/null; then
-                       mount -t ${fstype} -o ro "$devname" $mountpoint || continue
-                       if is_casper_path $mountpoint; then
-                               echo $mountpoint
-                               return
-                       else
-                               umount $mountpoint
-                       fi
-               elif is_usb_device "$sysblock"; then
-                       for dev in $(subdevices "${sysblock}"); do
-                               devname=$(sys2dev "${dev}")
-                               fstype=$(get_fstype "${devname}")
-                               case ${fstype} in
-                                       vfat|iso9660|udf)
-                                               mount -t ${fstype} -o ro "${devname}" $mountpoint || continue
-                                               if is_casper_path $mountpoint; then
-                                                       echo $mountpoint
-                                                       return
-                                               else
-                                                       umount $mountpoint
-                                               fi
-                                               ;;
-                               esac
-                       done
-               elif [ "${fstype}" = "squashfs" ||  \
-                               "${fstype}" = "ext2" ]; then
-               
-                       # This is an ugly hack situation, the block device has
-                       # an image directly on it.  It's hopefully
-                       # casper, so take it and run with it.
-               
-                       ln -s "${devname}" "${devname}.${fstype}"
-                       echo "${devname}.${fstype}"
-                       return
-               fi
-       done
+    mounted=
+    for sysblock in $(echo /sys/block/* | tr ' ' '\n' | grep -v loop | grep -v ram); do
+        devname=$(sys2dev "${sysblock}")
+        fstype=$(get_fstype "${devname}")
+        if /lib/udev/cdrom_id ${devname} > /dev/null; then
+            mount -t ${fstype} -o ro "$devname" $mountpoint || continue
+            if is_casper_path $mountpoint; then
+                echo $mountpoint
+                return
+            else
+                umount $mountpoint
+            fi
+        elif is_usb_device "$sysblock"; then
+            for dev in $(subdevices "${sysblock}"); do
+                devname=$(sys2dev "${dev}")
+                fstype=$(get_fstype "${devname}")
+                case ${fstype} in
+                    vfat|iso9660|udf)
+                        mount -t ${fstype} -o ro "${devname}" $mountpoint || continue
+                        if is_casper_path $mountpoint; then
+                            echo $mountpoint
+                            return
+                        else
+                            umount $mountpoint
+                        fi
+                        ;;
+                esac
+            done
+        elif [ "${fstype}" = "squashfs" ||  \
+                "${fstype}" = "ext2" ]; then
+
+            # This is an ugly hack situation, the block device has
+            # an image directly on it.  It's hopefully
+            # casper, so take it and run with it.
+
+            ln -s "${devname}" "${devname}.${fstype}"
+            echo "${devname}.${fstype}"
+            return
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+pulsate() {
+    if [ -x /sbin/usplash_write ]; then
+        /sbin/usplash_write "PULSATE"
+    fi
 }
 
 set_usplash_timeout() {
-       if [ -x /sbin/usplash_write ]; then
-               /sbin/usplash_write "TIMEOUT 120"
-       fi
+    if [ -x /sbin/usplash_write ]; then
+        /sbin/usplash_write "TIMEOUT 120"
+    fi
 }
 
 mountroot() {
-       exec 6>&1
-       exec 7>&2
-       exec > casper.log
-       exec 2>&1
-       
-       set_usplash_timeout
-       [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/casper-premount"
-       run_scripts /scripts/casper-premount
-       [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
-
-       # Needed here too because some things (*cough* udev *cough*)
-       # changes the timeout
-
-       set_usplash_timeout
-
-       if grep -q netboot /proc/cmdline; then
-               netboot="CIFS"
-               for x in $(cat /proc/cmdline); do
-                       case $x in
-                               netboot=*)
-                                       netboot=${x#netboot=}
-                               ;;
-                       esac
-               done
-               livefs_root=$(do_netboot)
-       else
-               # Scan devices for the image
-               for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13; do
-                       livefs_root=$(find_livefs)
-                       if [ "${livefs_root}" ]; then
-                               break
-                       fi
-                       sleep 1
-               done
-       fi
-               
-       if [ "$?" -gt 0 ]; then
-               panic "Unable to find a medium containing a live file system"
-       fi
-               
-       if grep -q toram /proc/cmdline; then
-               copy_to_ram "${livefs_root}"
-       fi
-       
-       mount_images_in_directory "$livefs_root" "$rootmnt"
-
-       log_end_msg
-
-       maybe_break casper-bottom
-       [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/casper-bottom"
-
-       run_scripts /scripts/casper-bottom
-       [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
-
-       exec 1>&6 6>&-
-       exec 2>&7 7>&-
-       cp casper.log "${rootmnt}/var/log/"
+    exec 6>&1
+    exec 7>&2
+    exec > casper.log
+    exec 2>&1
+
+    set_usplash_timeout
+    [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/casper-premount"
+    pulsate
+    run_scripts /scripts/casper-premount
+    [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
+
+    # Needed here too because some things (*cough* udev *cough*)
+    # changes the timeout
+
+    set_usplash_timeout
+
+    if [ ! -z "${NETBOOT}" ]; then
+        if do_netmount ; then
+            livefs_root="${mountpoint}"
+        else
+            panic "Unable to find a the network rootfs live file system"
+        fi
+    else
+        # Scan local devices for the image
+        for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f 10 11 12 13; do
+            livefs_root=$(find_livefs)
+            if [ "${livefs_root}" ]; then
+                break
+            fi
+        done
+
+        if [ "$?" -gt 0 ]; then
+            panic "Unable to find a medium containing a live file system"
+        fi
+
+        if [ ! -z "${TORAM}" ]; then
+            copy_to_ram "${livefs_root}"
+        fi
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+
+    mount_images_in_directory "$livefs_root" "$rootmnt"
+
+    log_end_msg
+
+    maybe_break casper-bottom
+    [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_begin_msg "Running /scripts/casper-bottom"
+
+    pulsate
+    run_scripts /scripts/casper-bottom
+    [ "$quiet" != "y" ] && log_end_msg
+
+    exec 1>&6 6>&-
+    exec 2>&7 7>&-
+    cp casper.log "${rootmnt}/var/log/"
 }