On 11/3/11 19:39 PM, "Pavel Krivanek" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I tried to prepare a bootable Pharo ISO image based on Tiny Core
> Linux. Namely on MicroCore (kernel 3.0.3) that was extended with WiFi
> support. There is standard Pharo 1.3 image with OSProcess and
> CommandShell installed on the Smalltalk side. The resultant image has
> about 37 MB.
>
> Download:
> http://www.windmap.cz/playground/pharo/pharo.iso
>
> If you want to add it directly to your Grub menu, you may do it
> without need of extra partition. To the grub.conf add something like:
>
> title Pharo
> root (hd0,1)
> kernel /boot/pharo/vmlinuz vga=791 quiet
> initrd /boot/pharo/tinycore.gz
>
> where vmlinuz and tinycore.gz are the only files needed from the ISO image.
>
> Remastering:
>
> unpack:
> zcat tinycore.gz | sudo cpio -i -H newc -d
>
> pack:
> find | cpio -o -H newc | gzip -2 > ../tinycore.gz
>
> better compression:
> advdef -z4 tinycore.gz
>
> create ISO (you need unpacked original ISO image):
> /bin/cp -pfr tinycore.gz boot
> mkdir -p newiso
> /bin/cp -pfr boot newiso
> mkisofs -l -J -R -V TC-custom -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 \
> -boot-info-table -b boot/isolinux/isolinux.bin \
> -c boot/isolinux/boot.cat -o pharo.iso newiso
>
> Cheers,
> -- Pavel
>
Pavel:
Many things delayed my trial , but today I was able to burn and try the ISO.
WWWOOOOOOWWW
The most amazing piece of Smalltalk related I saw in a long time.
Just returning home from Smalltalks2011 , wish the next year you could come
to Argentina and I could thanks in flesh and give you as many beers you like
BRAVO
Edgar
