Re: [gentoo-dev] Help w/Install

[AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger)]

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"Jerry A!" wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 06:30:56PM +0200, Achim Gottinger wrote:
> : > The unmapped cdrom is recognized as fd0.  There is no /dev/floppy.
> : true, just my alias under devfs
> :
> : > However, this is only to boot.  Once the kernel starts up the cdrom will
> : > be probed and recognized as /dev/hdc.  If I have the usb floppy
> : > attached, that will be proved and recognized as usb mass storage device
> : > /dev/sdb.
> : Sounds strange, I will make a linuxrc that scans /dev/fd0, hope that
> : works if you don't add any kernel
> : options.
> 
> Well, I will need to add ide1=0x180,0x386.  Will that hose things on
> your end?  Or will it not be necessary since I'm booting off the floppy
> and fetching over the wire?
> 
I focus on both possibilities right now.

If we use tomstbr, it seems that using reiserfs requires splitting the
partiton first and install
sys.tbz2 in a second small temporary ext2 partition. The from this
partition sys can be installed 
on the firts reiserfs partition. after that you can drop the secod and
extend the first partition.
Not so nice moethod.

The alternative is to get this iso working an and use it as a rescue
system. At the moment linuxrc scans
 /dev/hd[a-d] /dev/scd[0-1]. I'm planing to replace it with a devfs
version then I must only scan /dev/cdrom/*.
I attached a special linuxrc that only scans /dev/fd0, /dev/hdc and
/dev/hde additionally it outputs all kernel 
messages to the console. Additionally it does not test if a version file
exists on the cd. Make sure that the devices exist on the boot-floppy.

achim~

> Is it feasible to make linuxrc look for a gentoo boot disk on /dev/hdb,
> /dev/hde, /dev/hdf, /dev/sdb, /dev/sdc, etc?  My guess is that as more
> and more people start using Gentoo, we'll run into more and more users
> that have laptop hardware.
> 
> : BTW: is there a mkreiserfs on tomstbr? If not I'll upload a statically
> : linked version too.
> 
> Just checked, there is on reiserfs support on tomstbr.  It's using a
> 2.0.38 kernel.  So, I guess a statically linked mkreiserfs would be
> nice, but wouldn't be any help.  8(
> 
>         --Jerry
> 
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