Coplan wrote:
>
> How difficult would it be to start linux from scratch? I want to start
> with the kernel, and create everything from there.
>
> Supposing I had linux already installed, and I have another linux partion
> that is formated and ready, what do I do next? What do I do next?
> Compile a kernel and move it over to the new drive? What next?
I'm doing it the way you described w/another partition.
I started with init, which is the first program started after the kernel
is finished loading. There are some different inits available (I use
sysvinit). After that you must install some sort of getty, which spawns
login processes, etc. Then you have to install system programs found in
packages like util-linux, sh-utils, e2fsprogs, and so on. While
installing these packages, you also have the work of tuning their
config-files. Currently, I have come as far as to install the egcs
compiler. Many of these packages are GNU programs, and therefore
available at your nearest GNU-mirror. The rest, you can find by
searching the net.
> I imagine this is very in-depth, so if someone can point me to a web page
> or an article or a howto, I'd appreciate it. I say this only because I
> want to prepare first, and I'm not planning on doing this right away. I
> have about a month before I can even get my new Hard Drive?
Though I've searched for a document on installing Linux from scratch, I
haven't found any yet. But I've had some help reading the Linux System
Administrators Guide.
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