>
> Anybody here like Debian? Nice open boot floppy model to follow, ought to be
> quite possible to get together working ataraid floppies.
>
Easy task. I tried.
Compile working kernel (compile all what you need in kernel, eth0
loop, initrd, ataraid etc.) , make debian woody bootdisks, mount rescue
disk, copy compiled kernel over disk containing linux file. (=kernel)
(cp bzImage /floppy/linux) (rh:/mnt/floppy) (umount /floppy)
Boot from rescue disk, take console, make required dev-nodes
(mknod /dev/foo b ? 0, mknod /dev/foo_p0 b ? ?, etc...)
Make filesystem (mkreiserfs /dev/foo_p0)
mount /dev/foo_p0 /target (important to mount /target)
get out of console, back to install program (or use virtual console)
Install debian (network, cdrom etc...)
back to console, chroot /target
make required /dev nodes, edit /etc/fstab (/dev/foo, dev/foo_p0)
mount rescue floppy, copy linux-file (kernel) to /boot/bzImage (umount)
get blank floppy, dd if=/boot/bzImage of=/def/fd0
rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/foo_p0
exit
reboot with floppy, it should boot from floppy & get root from ataraid.
get working lilo from ataraidslimyhorror (or use floppy)
get kernel sources compile kernel, install modules, system.map
(or use dpkg kernelpkg)
Make swap, fix fstab
make more fix... And final debian is up and runnig...
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