From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.8 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_06_12,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from ppp797.mc01.dsl.azstarnet.com ([169.197.51.30] helo=potre.gontran.net) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14nEdT-0004nu-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2001 01:01:52 -0600 Received: (from gontran@localhost) by potre.gontran.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id AAA04117 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2001 00:06:53 -0700 From: Gontran To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] new guides Message-ID: <20010411000653.B3840@potre> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org References: <20010409205504.B17779@cvs.gentoo.org> <20010411004710.A23682@alkaline.anarchy> <3AD3E095.75EAA79F@gentoo.org> <20010410231757.A3840@potre> <3AD3F738.7057EF@gentoo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3AD3F738.7057EF@gentoo.org>; from AGottinger@t-online.de on Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 08:18:32AM +0200 X-Editor: Vim http://www.vim.org/ X-Operating-System: Linux/2.2.19 (i686) X-Uptime: 12:00am up 9 days, 8:19, 2 users, load average: 1.00, 1.01, 1.00 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Reply-To: Gontran List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Apr 11 01:02:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 00:06:53 -0700 X-Archives-Salt: 13f689c1-6851-4a25-9002-7615ee3d57e6 X-Archives-Hash: b02a0911a96fef7492755467c956b9bb * Achim Gottinger (AGottinger@t-online.de) wrote: > Gontran wrote: > > > > Hi Achim, devers, > > > > I'm willing to sort through any docs you care to write and correct for > > English grammar and whatnot, I stand to learn something about the project that > > way. > > Fine, thank you. I send you my docs at the end of the week. > > > > On another note ... > > > > Bled the ISO last night, hoping to boot the kernel on VIA board with Cyrix MII > > (via chipset: VT82C598MVP), grub popped up nicely (yea!), selected top option, > > got some proper looking boot messages then all kind of scrolling hex numbers > > and total lock. > > > > I understand that there's some issues with some via sets ... have a 486 with > > 32 Mb I'll try next, I'd give it a shot now, but it won't boot off the cdrom > > and I find myself without a working 3.5 floppy drive for bootdisk making. > > Any insights? > > I send the whole last weekend on a rescue disk system and want to update > and rework > the whole boot concept on the next weekend. > In theory the latest iso should work on any >=i486 system, but it > doesn't. > I have tested it on a K62/VIA board here with success. > Yesterday I tried to boot the rescue system on a Compaq armada laptop > had it hangs after > loading the rescue disk. :-/ > I'm planning to boot the bootimage directly from the cd, becuase mkisofs > now allows the use of images other that fd for booting. If it works I > can add alot of different kernels to the image and there is no more need > to scan for the cdrom device and mount the iso image loopback. > This solution should work for you too. > > Does your 486 cdrom allow boot off the cdrom? Unfortunately, no. But there is another machine around here with a floppy that works, come to think of it. I'll make the floppies there and give it another try on the cyrix. Gontran > > achim~ > > > > > Gontran > > > > * Achim Gottinger (AGottinger@t-online.de) wrote: > > > pbg1854@garnet.acns.fsu.edu wrote: > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 08:55:04PM -0600, Daniel Robbins wrote: > > > > > Devs, > > > > > > > > > > Some doc improvements to http://www.gentoo.org: > > > > > > > > > > The development guide has been converted to the new XML guide format. > > > > > Also, we now have Pete's excellent new development HOWTO on the site. > > > > > > > > > > Both are works in progress. Much thanks to Pete and Thomas for their > > > > > hard work! > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh, and speaking of which, I've been quite busy recently (classes, > > > > work, my band, etc...), > > > > > > It seemms everyone has this problem at the moment. :-) > > > > > > which is why I have not added much to the > > > > HOWTO recently. I'm going to try to put some more info into it this > > > > week, and so if anyone has any suggestions for improvements/additions > > > > etc. please let me know, I'll add them. > > > > > > Pete, I'll do the FHS part of the howto and additionally I want to add a > > > chapter that > > > describes the USE concept. I'm not a native english spear, so I can > > > eighter write the > > > whole chapers and you correct them, or I can give you a short list of > > > points and you > > > write the chapters. Tell me what you think about that please. > > > > > > bye achim~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Pete > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > gentoo-dev mailing list > > > > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > > > > http://www.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > gentoo-dev mailing list > > > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > > > http://www.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev > > -- > > Gontran > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gentoo-dev mailing list > > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > > http://www.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://www.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev