[Rule-list] Nailed it!

[James]

Goodnight.... thanks


On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 03:52:02 -0500
Devon <devon at tuxfan.homeip.net> wrote:

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> On Sunday 03 March 2002 09:50 pm, Devon wrote:
> 
> > I'll generate some modified images before I call it a night, once I
> > finish the install script.
> > Right now, it installs the rpms, does a chroot, and runs ldconfig on
> > the new install. So far, so good!
> 
> It's way too late. I'm tired. :)
> Ok, image is posted here:
> http://www.tuxfan.homeip.net/rule/miniconda-V0.0.3.img
> 
> There are problems, but it should be usable. The kernel doesn't have 
> module support, so if it doesn't work, wait until I can get that added.
:)
> This should run in 8M, although I didn't have time to test that.
> 
> I also put some quick scripts on the disk. Unfortunately, I put them in 
> the wrong directory. I'll fix it for the next version, if there is any 
> interest in a next version. :)
> 
> Quick outline:
> Get the image.
> Insert a floppy.
> dd if=miniconda-V0.0.3.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k
> Boot from the floppy.
> Hit enter at the syslinux welcome screen
> You should be prompted to hit enter for a shell once booted.
> (stay in the / directory for now)
> Run fdisk, and make partitions.
> (All the scripts I included assume /dev/hda as the boot disk, with 
> partitions of hda1=swap hda2=/boot hda3=/)
> mkswap /dev/hda1
> swapon /dev/hda1
> mke2fs -j /dev/hda2 (and hda3)
> 
> Work around my stupidity.....
> mkdir scripts
> cp newroot/* scripts/
> mount /dev/hda3 newroot
> mount /dev/hda2 newroot/boot
> 
> _IMPORTANT_
> 
> cp scripts/* newroot/
> cd newroot
> You must be in /newroot (which will eventually 
> become your / partition) when you run the scripts.
> 
> - -end warning, but the rest is also important-
> 
> cat install.sh to see what you are about to do. :)
> ./install.sh
> ./ldconfig.sh
> ./pivot_root.sh
> ./rpm_db_install.sh
> ./rpm_fix_perms.sh
> 
> The last is of questionable utility. It will take a while to run, and
eat 
> close to 100% of the cpu in the process.
> 
> The scripts I leave to you to figure out. 
> I need sleep.
> 
> Don't forget to run grub-install
> I provided grub.conf and fstab files, edit to taste, and install before 
> running grub.conf.
> 
> The end result is a functional but mildly broken system. It's fairly
easy 
> to fix though. :)
> 
> There is a still a lot of work to do - more scripts, fixing the package 
> list, providing missing config files, etc.
> 
> Goodnight,
> 
> - -D
> 
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