> > > Hi, > > I have a bootable cd which I am regularly updating but now space is a concern > I would like to implement squashfs. I have implemented it on a static system > and totally understand the theory of how it works. The part I can't work out > is the following: > > I am using an initial ram disk. As usual I have a file called linuxrc which > gets executed, > > Most of the file executes successfully. However here we go.... > > The following last few lines of the file are key to what make the livecd live > > mount -n -o ro -t iso9660 $LFS_CDROM_DEVICE $TMP_MOUNT > cd $TMP_MOUNT > pivot_root . mnt > umount -n /mnt/proc >/dev/null 2>&1 > mount /usr.sqsh /usr -o loop > exec chroot . sh -c 'umount -n /mnt >/dev/null 2>&1; > exec -a init.new /sbin/init 3' dev/console 2>&1 > > I have inserted the mount usr.sqsh command at this point because the > following chroot command is executed from the just newly mounted / system. > The pain is the chroot binary happens to be in /usr/bin which at this time is > compressed. However, the archive does not uncompress at this time becuase the > loop device does not exist on the initrd. I could try adding it but then > woulit not become invalid as soon as I chroot? SO should I put the mount > command in twice as a result or perhaps use a mount bind type of command? In > addition could I add a second mount into one of the rc.d scripts? > > I have also had a reference to instead use initramfs but am reluctant to go > this route until I understand it better, do you suggest any material to read? > > Appreciate any comments. > > Thanks > > Kevin > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Live Search: Better results, fast > http://get.live.com/search/overview
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