How can I build an installer using a custom image when the installer is already customized?

[alifrd]

I have an installer that is already built with BNX included.
I want to add another system extension to it, even though this installer is not the default Talos installer.

How can I build this image, since this command does not provide any option to specify a base image?

‍‍‍docker run -t --rm -v "${PWD}/_out":/out siderolabs/imager:latest installer --system-extension-image custom-image:v0.1

[alifrd]

seems this have base-image-installer

ubuntu@afranet-provisioner:~$ docker run -it siderolabs/imager:latest installer --help 
Generate various boot assets and images.

Usage:
  imager <profile>|- [flags]

Flags:
      --arch string                           The target architecture (default "amd64")
      --base-installer-image string           Base installer image to use
      --embedded-config-path string           Path to a file containing the machine configuration to embed into the image
      --extra-kernel-arg stringArray          Extra argument to pass to the kernel
  -h, --help                                  help for imager
      --image-cache string                    Image cache container image or oci path
      --insecure                              Pull assets from insecure registry
      --meta metaValueSlice                   A key/value pair for META (default [])
      --output string                         The output directory path (default "/out")
      --output-kind string                    Override output kind
      --overlay-image string                  The image reference to the overlay
      --overlay-name string                   The name of the overlay to use
      --overlay-option stringArray            Extra options to pass to the overlay
      --platform string                       The value of talos.platform
      --secureboot-include-well-known-certs   Include well-known (Microsoft) UEFI certificates when generating a secure boot database
      --system-extension-image stringArray    The image reference to the system extension to install
      --tar-to-stdout                         Tar output and send to stdout

[alifrd]

how can i this bnx-installer with this imager cmd , this seems cant built corroctly and only bnx extension exist on it !!

docker run --network host --rm -t -v "${PWD}/_out":/out -v /etc/ssl/certs:/etc/ssl/certs:ro reg.tapsicloud.com/ghcr.io/siderolabs/imager:latest installer --base-installer-image reg.tapsicloud.com/image/installer-bnx:v1.7.6  --system-extension-image  xxx.com/image/frr-extenstion-without-metallb:v0.2 --output /out

i use this frr template to build this extension:
https://github.com/abckey/frr-talos-extension

[alifrd]

dudes do you have any idea?
@frezbo @smira

[alifrd]

i try to with v1.11.6 too... seems when we build with imager , this destroy other extensions built by default on this image...

[frezbo]

You can mix and match both easily, either use all extensions or pull in all customizations into your initramfs build, since bnx is an extension, use that with the base imager