Download Redhat's bootnet.img (you'll probably need a drvnet.img as well
for network card support) from any of the Redhat mirrors. Here's one:
ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/redhat/redhat/linux/8.0/en/os/i386/images/
To create the floppy(s) in Linux: dd if=bootnet.img of=/dev/fd0
Boot the first disk you created with bootnet.img. At the boot: prompt,
enter linux rescue
Choose your language and keyboard, and chances are your nework card
isn't listed. Press F2 at the card selection screen and insert your
drvnet disk as instructed. From the much larger list of drivers, choose
your card and optional parameters (I had to specify IO and IRQ).
Configure your net card with DHCP or manually, and choose FTP as your
connection method. Enter mirrors.kernel.org for a server (IP
204.152.189.120 if you don't have DNS setup) and
redhat/redhat/linux/8.0/en/os/i386/ for the directory.
After pressing OK it will download three images, not that you can
really tell as it isn't very informative. Though it may appear to be
doing nothing, a peek at your network hub will let you know it is
actually downloading a final image. This takes about 3 minutes for
quick-to-assume-its-not-working types like me!
Now Redhat wants to attempt to mount your supposed Redhat installation
- we are in rescue mode, remember. Just hit SKIP, and boom! A # prompt!
Continue with the chroot as per the installation guide, after mounting
the /mnt/gentoo and /mnt/gentoo/boot.
(I did not write the above, but I know it works. In fact I downloaded
the redhat files needed and pointed it to my own http server. The only
file needed (besides the boot floppy and the driver floppy) was
netstg1.img). It needed to be in a dir like this in my web server root:
/RedHat-
|_
base-
|_
netinst.img
)
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 20:50, Christopher Sawtell wrote:
> Greets list,
>
> I'm trying to use tomsrtbt to bootstrap into building a simple unix box.
> I have got to the stage of changing the root, but the chroot command says:
> FATAL: Kernel too old.
>
> Does anyone know of a bootable floppy which has a chroot command which
> actually works?
>
> Thanks a million.
