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hairylarry |
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[Rule-list] Buring a boot CD |
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Sun, 4 Aug 2002 10:43:18 -0500 |
Hi,
I got this post off of slashdot.
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Linux Boot CD are not difficult to write. Here's how you can write your
own in a few hours:
1. Compile the system. There's a fanastic guide at
linuxfromscratch.org [linuxfromscratch.org].
2. Set the fstab up to place all read-write hierarchies on a tmpfs
filesystem. This include tmp, var, and portions of etc. Have copies of
the initial state of thse filesystems in a separate directory on the CD
and set the bootscripts up to untar them at bootup.
3. Compile a highly compatible kernel. Basically, enable most things
that cannot be compiled as modules and compile all modules.
4. Use devfs with compatibility links. it cuts down on confusion as to
what devices exist.
5. Create an ISO of the filesystem, being sure to enable all options
required for bootable CDs.
6. Install lilo into the boot sector of the ISO.
7. Burn the CD.
8. Reboot and pray.
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I think the last half of the last step is the important one.
Thanks,
Larry
Sanity is the playground of the unimaginative.
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