Robert L Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Setup is i Have a LPT Zip drive (a 250) and i would like to build a
> > working system on it the question i have is How to
> > A put a custom kernel on a Install Disk (blank.img is patte from my
> 7.2
> > cds)
>
> cp /mnt/cdrom/image/blank.img /tmp
> mount -o loop /tmp/blank.img /mnt/disk
> cp /home/me/work/my-vmlinuz /mnt/disk/vmlinuz
> umount /mnt/disk
>
> be sure to have all the desired support (vfat, ide-cd, reiserfs, etc)
> compiled not as modules but inside your vmlinuz.
>
> ------------------------------------------------
> 1 the disk created with blank.img is unreadable (minix filesystem
> maybe?)
[gc@obiwan /tmp] file blank.img
blank.img: x86 boot sector, system SYSLINUX, FAT (12 bit)
[gc@obiwan /tmp] sudo mount -o loop blank.img /mnt/disk
[gc@obiwan /tmp] mount | grep blank
/tmp/blank.img on /mnt/disk type vfat (rw,loop=/dev/loop0)
> 2 my kernel would be in /boot/ (since its my running kernel)
so what ??
> 3 how would i identify exactly which revision my cds are? (and which
> revisions if any have known bad img files)
Watch the file VERSION in the root folder of the CD.
If it's recent enough (Cooker less than one month old) check DrakX version
printed on console #2, and present in /root/ddebug.log afterwards.
> i have a straight ext2 system with only the imm and ppa modules
> different from "standard"
compile them inside your vmlinuz if you want to use this kernel to boot
the installation program through blank.img.
--
Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
