On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at 12:46:49AM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote: > Could a native speaker proofread this?
Here's the result, make sure I didn't screw something up: Index: tech-info.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/debian-boot/boot-floppies/documentation/en/tech-info.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.26 diff -u -r1.26 tech-info.sgml --- tech-info.sgml 2002/04/15 04:33:21 1.26 +++ tech-info.sgml 2002/04/16 03:52:46 @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ you didn't perform the last step properly, then &Configure-Device-Driver-Modules; won't find any modules and thus will be sad. - +<p> <!-- end i386 --> ]]> <![ %m68k [ @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ custom kernel to <file>/mnt/linux.bin.gz</file>. <p>If you want to be complete about it, you'll also want to gzip the -System.map from your custom kernel and place it in <file>/mnt</file> +System.map from your custom kernel, gzip it and place it in <file>/mnt</file> as sys_map.gz and gzip the .config and place it in <file>/mnt</file> as config.gz. @@ -170,6 +170,45 @@ ]]> +<![ %i386 [ +<sect>Preloading Existing Modules +<p> +If you need an essential driver in order to access the harddisk or installation +source device, you can use existing modules instead of recompiling the whole +kernel. You can preload driver modules from a floppy disk before mounting the +root partition. To prepare such a floppy, you will need: +<p><list> +<item>Another box running Linux, a floppy drive and the usual tools</item> +<item>Alternatively, a Win32 machine, using the usual Windows tools and GNU + tar and gzip (or Winzip)</item> +<item>a freshly formatted floppy disk</item> +<item>pen and paper</item> +</list> +Here are the steps to create the preload disk, assuming that you are on a Linux box +and plan to use the bf2.4 flavor later: +<list> +<item>Mount your Debian CD-ROM in /cdrom</item> +<item>Create a temporary directory and change to it (<tt>cd /tmp; mkdir work; cd +work</tt>)</item> +<item>Extract the kernel and modules for the flavor that you want to install with... +<example> +su +tar -zxvf /cdrom/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-i386/current/bf2.4/drivers.tgz +tar -zxvf modules.tgz +less lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/modules.dep +</example></item> +<item>Read the modules.dep file, locate the modules that you are looking for, and +note their dependencies. Note the order in which the modules depend on each +other. Do the same for each dependency, unless you have a list of modules +that can be loaded without dependencies.</item> +<item>Copy all required modules to a separate location.</item> +<item>Format your floppy disk, create the msdos filesystem (<tt>mformat +a:</tt>).</item> +<item>Make a directory called <file>boot</file> on the floppy disk. Copy all required +modules to this directory.</item> +<item>You can use this disk to preload modules. Do not lose your notes, you +may need them to load the modules in the correct order.</item> +</list> +</sect> +<!-- end i386 --> ]]> -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
