On Sat, 8 Jun 2002, Anders Holmberg wrote: > Hello! > Hmm, > HOw to mount a loop-back device? mount -t ext2 root.bin <mountpoint> -o loop this only works if your kernel supports it > I really havwn't work so much with linux. > /Anders. > ----- U > rsprungligt meddelande ----- > Från: "Andor Demarteau" <ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl> > Till: <blinux-list@redhat.com> > Skickat: den 8 juni 2002 09:36 > Ämne: Re: The brltty bootdisks. > > > > On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > > > > Hello! > > > I'm running potato version 2.2. > > on the side of boot-disks. > > Debian uses 2 disk nowadays, oen rescue-disk adn a root-disk. > > The root.bin is a compressed image of an ext2 filesystem > > do > > - mv root.bin root.bin.gz > > - gunzip root.bin.gz > > - mount if via loopback-device > > - compile a staticly-linked brltty-binary > > - set the install-dirs to your mountpoint where you mounted the image-file > > - make install > > - edit /etc/init.d/rc.d (filename could be slightly diffeerent, I'm doing > > this from memory) and include /sbin/brltty call near the top > > - umount it > > - gzip it again > > - rename to remove the .gz > > - dd it to a floppy > > This obviously only works on a running system ofcourse. > > > > > Planing to upgrade to woodyu. > > > /Anders. > > > ----- Ursprungligt meddelande ----- > > > Från: "Andor Demarteau" <ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl> > > > Till: <blinux-list@redhat.com> > > > Skickat: den 7 juni 2002 20:43 > > > Ämne: Re: The brltty bootdisks. > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello! > > > > > Are ther any bootdisk images om the blinux homepage. > > > > not that I know, there were some links last time I checked (which is > > > > certainly a year ago). > > > > > I cant access my linux-computer at all becaus i hav given away my > > > > > powerbraille 80 and am now using a braillex 2d > > > > > My brltty is set for the pb80. > > > > What distro are you running? > > > > > > > > > Please help! > > > > > /Anders. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > slainte mhaith (good health), slainte (cheers) > > > > Uisce Beatha (water of live/health) > > > > ----------- > > > > Andor Demarteau E-mail: ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl > > > > student computer science www: > > > http://www.students.cs.uu.nl/~ademarte/ > > > > Utrecht University irc: see webpage for details > > > > ----------- > > > > Believe in yourself, know what you want, and make it happen! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > -- > > slainte mhaith (good health), slainte (cheers) > > Uisce Beatha (water of live/health) > > ----------- > > Andor Demarteau E-mail: ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl > > student computer science www: > http://www.students.cs.uu.nl/~ademarte/ > > Utrecht University irc: see webpage for details > > ----------- > > Believe in yourself, know what you want, and make it happen! > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- slainte mhaith (good health), slainte (cheers) Uisce Beatha (water of live/health) ----------- Andor Demarteau E-mail: ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl student computer science www: http://www.students.cs.uu.nl/~ademarte/ Utrecht University irc: see webpage for details ----------- Believe in yourself, know what you want, and make it happen!