Link World <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am a system OEM in Bangalore,India selling systems bundled with
> Mandrake Linux. The problem is that with every system I sell, I need to
> install & configure the system which takes HOURS!. Can I do a diskcopy
> instead?
>
> Please Help. This is a major bottleneck for me.
many solutions:
- make an install on drive hdb, then either
1. dd if=/dev/hdb of=/dev/hdc
2. dd if=/dev/hdb of=/dev/hdc count=1 ; kernel_reread /dev/hdc ;
mke2fs /dev/hdc1 ; mount /dev/hdb1 /source ; mount /dev/hdc1 /dest ; cp -a
/source /dest
- try the oem feature
3. - burn a cd out of *latest* cooker
- boot on it telling "oem" to syslinux
!! it will destroy every data on the harddrive !!
- you now have a very automated install matrix
(duplicate it with "dd if=/dev/hdb of=/dev/hdc bs=1M count=730")
put the harddrive in the oem box, the user will now have an *very* automated
install, just asking the root password and user password.
4. (just like 3. without burning a cd, doing the first part by hand)
have a look at the /etc/oem script on the rescue and do it by hand...
cu Pixel.
comments:
1. maybe copy unnecessary things -> take too long
solution -> use bs=8k count=xxxx
2. kernel_reread can be found on the new rescue, source is also at end of this
mail. This solution works with one partition. Can be easily enhanced to many
primary partitions... For extended partitions, more complicated, but not much :)
3. has just been added in latest cooker. It may still have some pb. The main
current limitation is IDE only, though it can be fixed easily for special cases.
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/mount.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
void die(char *msg)
{
perror(msg);
exit(1);
}
void kernel_read(char *dev)
{
int fd;
if ((fd = open(dev, O_RDONLY)) == -1) die("can't open device");
ioctl(fd, BLKRRPART, 0);
close(fd);
}
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
if (argc != 2) {
fprintf(stderr, "usage: kernel_read_part <hard drive device>\n");
exit(1);
}
kernel_read(argv[1]);
}
