Sean Armstrong wrote:
> I would like to copy my Linux hardrive to a CDROM and run my Linux OS from
> this CDROM or maybe even use a ZIP disk instead. Not so much for
> practicality reasons so much as to just be able to say that I can. How would
> I go about doing this? Is there a HOWTO on this subject or has anyone else
> tried this? I thought maybe just change LILO to read the CDROM as the
> harddrive and use a bootdisk, would this be possible? If this si possible
> then I would be able to take that cdrom or zipdisk and go from one computer
> to the next and still be using my custom OS. Is any of this possible and has
> anyone tried this or know where there is documentation on this?
ZIP disk is no problem at all (especially with the 250MB type), since
it is
writable. Procedure would be as follows:
1. format your zip (with mke2fs)
2. cp -a from hard disk to zip drive
3. adjust your lilo parameters to make it point to the image
_where it will be_ on the target machine and re-execute lilo.
4. you may have to review /etc/fstab on the zip, if the partition
setup is different on the target machine.
CD-ROM is quite a different thing. Since it is _not_ writable,
and since linux _has to_ use some writable space (for utmp, logs,
etc...)
you _have to_ have something else to write on.
Most likely, it will be a floppy disk (it could be a zip, but then
you don't need the cd-rom at all, except if you want a full
distribution).
With a floopy, the best setup would be to use a standalone floppy
distribution (there are several) or a copy of your recovery disk
from your installation. Then:
1. alter fstab, lilo, etc ... to make it boot on the target machine.
2. you will likely have to put /usr on the cd-rom, and everything
else on the floppy.
--
Jean-Louis Debert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
74 Annemasse France
old Linux fan
