> Hello everyone, > > I'm disappointed we haven't done a release in so long. We've been > working to develop the interactions between Runnix and AstLinux but > have not yet figured out the best way to install Runnix+AstLinux based > systems. > > We've been working on a script to do just that. The idea is > simple. Boot from the AstLinux Live CD and install AstLinux to disk > from the console. I've built a CD image with this enabled and I would > like for some of you to test it, if possible. > > Standard warnings apply: We haven't been able to test this on much > hardware. Make sure you are prepared to lose ALL of the data on your > machine before even running this script. We're pretty sure it will > work perfectly but just in case... > > Anyways here's the ISO with the install script: > > http://astbuild.star2star.com/astlinux-trunk-1820.iso > > After booting simply log in as root and run: > > astinstall > > Remember to eject the CD before the machine boots back up. It > should boot Runnix+AstLinux. Let me know if you have any suggestions, > problems, etc. If everything goes well you can expect to see and > AstLinux release shortly.
Hi All, Nice install, up and running in a couple of minutes. The initial boot screen on the CD image launches in 4-5 seconds, not enough time to read the boot options on top. I felt like I missed something and did a ctl-alt-del to see what they were. Maybe launch after 30 seconds and put a notice "Startup will launch in 30 seconds". Example: "Knoppix". After astinstall completed, I could not eject the CD, had to get it out of the PC during POST. Not sure if it was my old PC or if you have a CD FS Lock embedded that needs to be released to eject? Maybe do auto eject after install script successfully completes. I have to go back through the runnix docs and see how to configure the ver file to select different OS images, would be nice to see a grub like menu to select OS image during boot up. Once running, after install to /dev/hda1, things just seem to work as usual, no surprises, genkd worked, although I did not use the /dev/hda1 partition, I used the /dev/hda2. I was wondering about the formatting of the kd, if I had selected /dev/hda1, would that have formatted that partition or just created a new folder /kd on /dev/hda1 and mounted to /mnt/kd? Refresh my memory, this new runnix/astlinux distro runs the root fs in a RAM drive, correct? If that is the case, a memcheck utility could be added on the install CD/ISO image with a boot time option to perform a RAM check on the hardware. If someone has bad RAM, an initial RAM check could eliminate support calls in the future, just a thought. Thanks for the work you guys are doing with AstLinux. Glad to hear it will be in the cookbook. JR ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
