Re: Bochs can be helpful for bootdisk testing

2002-04-13 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 12:27:46PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: Bochs (the x86 emulator) can be quite helpful for bootdisk testing, saving from lots of reboots. It's relatively fast and supports el Torito for booting from CD (or ISO image, no need to burn) Also there have been some major

Re: Bochs can be helpful for bootdisk testing

2002-04-13 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 11:49:46AM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote: My needs are a bit eccentric ;-) I'm more interested in the process than in the final result, as the product I'm looking for is the screen shots of each step along the path to a completed installation. If this is all you need,

Re: Bochs can be helpful for bootdisk testing

2002-04-13 Thread Christian Leber
On Sat, Apr 13, 2002 at 05:05:57PM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote: Absolutely; UML has been able to be used for installation testing for quite some time now. Even more if initrd would be compiled in. Regards, Christian Leber -- Omnis enim res, quae dando non deficit, dum habetur et non

Re: Bochs can be helpful for bootdisk testing

2002-04-13 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Sat, Apr 13, 2002 at 11:16:32PM +0200, Christian Leber wrote: On Sat, Apr 13, 2002 at 05:05:57PM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote: Absolutely; UML has been able to be used for installation testing for quite some time now. Even more if initrd would be compiled in. Consider it done. (why

Re: Bochs can be helpful for bootdisk testing

2002-04-12 Thread Robert Millan
On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 10:53:44AM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote: Robert, are you aware of any roadblocks to completing a simple installation? I haven't seen any yet... Just install as you would on real hardware, it can take a few days indeed :) You can get an installed debian 2.2r5 here if

Re: Bochs can be helpful for bootdisk testing

2002-04-12 Thread Ben Pfaff
Robert Millan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Bochs (the x86 emulator) can be quite helpful for bootdisk testing, saving from lots of reboots. It's relatively fast and supports el Torito for booting from CD (or ISO image, no need to burn) Another useful tool might be user-mode Linux:

Re: Bochs can be helpful for bootdisk testing

2002-04-12 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Robert Millan wrote: On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 10:53:44AM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote: Robert, are you aware of any roadblocks to completing a simple installation? I haven't seen any yet... Just install as you would on real hardware, it can take a few days indeed

Re: Bochs can be helpful for bootdisk testing

2002-04-12 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Eduard Bloch [EMAIL PROTECTED] cum veritate scripsit: Also there have been some major reworks to make configuration easier, so while you are at testing bootdisks you can test bochs and ensure that it'll be working well for Woody. :) It sucks. It takes forever to install the system,

Bochs can be helpful for bootdisk testing

2002-04-12 Thread Robert Millan
Hello! Bochs (the x86 emulator) can be quite helpful for bootdisk testing, saving from lots of reboots. It's relatively fast and supports el Torito for booting from CD (or ISO image, no need to burn) Also there have been some major reworks to make configuration easier, so while you are at

Re: Bochs can be helpful for bootdisk testing

2002-04-12 Thread Robert Millan
On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 12:31:06PM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote: #include hallo.h Robert Millan wrote on Fri Apr 12, 2002 um 12:27:46PM: Also there have been some major reworks to make configuration easier, so while you are at testing bootdisks you can test bochs and ensure that it'll be

Re: Bochs can be helpful for bootdisk testing

2002-04-12 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Robert Millan wrote: Hello! Bochs (the x86 emulator) can be quite helpful for bootdisk testing, saving from lots of reboots. It's relatively fast and supports el Torito for booting from CD (or ISO image, no need to burn) Also there have been some major reworks to

Re: Bochs can be helpful for bootdisk testing

2002-04-12 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Robert Millan wrote: On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 12:31:06PM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote: #include hallo.h Robert Millan wrote on Fri Apr 12, 2002 um 12:27:46PM: Also there have been some major reworks to make configuration easier, so while you are at testing

Re: Bochs can be helpful for bootdisk testing

2002-04-12 Thread Robert Millan
On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 10:27:39AM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote: On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Robert Millan wrote: Hello! Bochs (the x86 emulator) can be quite helpful for bootdisk testing, saving from lots of reboots. It's relatively fast and supports el Torito for booting from CD (or ISO