Mario Lang <mlang@teleweb.at> writes: > Boris DAIX <Boris.Daix@insa-lyon.fr> writes: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'd like to build a root.bin image for getting hand on >> floppy-install for Debian GNU/Linux Woody. > > We just tired that, and I'm afraid it just doesnt fit onto the root.bin. > > But if you dont mind using three disks, I developed > a method to load brltty from a separate disk. Where do the /etc/brltty stuff goes ? > Check ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/incoming/debian > for the files I just sent over to kajarii for first time > real-world testing. I tested the procedure in theory > (without having a brailledisplay connect) and it worked. I would try it as soon as possible :-) I have two debian testing dists to install by yesterday... I wait for your erratum on url given. > The whole idea is that we load brltty via tar > from a disk directly. The only modification > I made to root.bin is essentially editing /etc/init.d/rcS and > inserting > > echo "Please insert BRLTTY disk and press ENTER" > read ret 1 </dev/console > cd / > tar xf /dev/fd0 > /sbin/brltty Very, very interesting ! > So, read the file INSTALL in the ftp directory, > and try it. Please tell me if that worked for you, and if > it is a useable solution at all. I'll do report when I'd have tried it. But how do you modify the root.bin ? 'cause I can't take over mounting it, and source package boot-floppies can't compile (libs needed conflict each other...) ? Thank you a lot > -- > CYa, > Mario Boris Daix