Boot

Boot

[Olivier Galibert]

Within  a timeline of   around one month,   I'll probably  be  able to
install a linux  on an external drive  on an indy  I use. I won't have
the possibility to boot through bootp/tfpd. I use irix 6.2 (i.e. xfs).

So the first thing I'll have to do, it seems, is either:
- give  the kernel the possibility  to boot on  one  disk and find its
  files  on another, and  then  put the linux kernel   on the xfs root
  filesystem.
- find a way to boot on an ext2fs partition

The  nicest way would be  the second one,  of course. I'm ready to try
and code for that but I'd like to know:
- if the current kernel would be able to handle that
- if someone has tools format a disk in ext2fs under irix and transfer
  files on it
- if someone has an idea  on how to  have the prom  boot on an  ext2fs
  filesystem

I don't consider reprogramming the prom a viable option.

Any reading recommendation for the meantime is welcome too :-)

  OG.

boot

[Blah Blah]

Hi
I confused the bootsect.S which's in the betwenn 2.4.* kernel and 2.6.*.
I mean in 2.4.* , it like "jmp $INITSEG, $go",
but In 2.6.* like 2.6.11,I can not find where use "INITSEG" in
the bootsect.S file.
And i'm greate intersted in the basic things in linux. the boot
must the first thing.
So i want i can get a good document which descripe the bootsect.S
file.and some tips will fine too.

another is where's the latest document for 2.6.* kernel? the faq's only 2.4.*
If you know about it,please tell me.

My kernel is 2.6.11.

Thanks

Re: boot

[Michael Krufky]

Blah Blah wrote:

>another is where's the latest document for 2.6.* kernel? the faq's only 2.4.*
>If you know about it,please tell me.
>  
>
Documentation for the kernel is located within the source.  Go download 
the sources from www.kernel.org and check out the Documentation/ 
directory within the sources.

-- 
Michael Krufky

Re: boot

[Blah Blah]

I mean something like 
http://www.faqs.org/docs/kernel_2_4/


On 6/8/05, Michael Krufky <mkrufky@m1k.net> wrote:
> Blah Blah wrote:
> 
> >another is where's the latest document for 2.6.* kernel? the faq's only 2.4.*
> >If you know about it,please tell me.
> >
> >
> Documentation for the kernel is located within the source.  Go download
> the sources from www.kernel.org and check out the Documentation/
> directory within the sources.
> 
> --
> Michael Krufky
> 
>

Re: boot

[randy_dunlap]

On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 10:28:23 +0800 Blah Blah wrote:

| I mean something like 
| http://www.faqs.org/docs/kernel_2_4/

BTW, I also did a version of Linux 2.4 :( x86 init.  It may
help you somewhat.

  http://www.xenotime.net/linux/linit/lin240_init_x86.html

| On 6/8/05, Michael Krufky <mkrufky@m1k.net> wrote:
| > Blah Blah wrote:
| > 
| > >another is where's the latest document for 2.6.* kernel? the faq's only 2.4.*
| > >If you know about it,please tell me.
| > >
| > >
| > Documentation for the kernel is located within the source.  Go download
| > the sources from www.kernel.org and check out the Documentation/
| > directory within the sources.
| > 
| > --
| > Michael Krufky

---
~Randy

Re: boot

[Michael Krufky]

Blah Blah wrote:

>I mean something like 
>http://www.faqs.org/docs/kernel_2_4/
>  
>
I stumbled upon this by accident today:

http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/Kernel-Build-HOWTO.html

Is this something more like what you're looking for?

Re: boot

[guorke]

Thanks, It's a good article,i also save it .
On 6/9/05, Michael Krufky <mkrufky@m1k.net> wrote:
> Blah Blah wrote:
> 
> >I mean something like
> >http://www.faqs.org/docs/kernel_2_4/
> >
> >
> I stumbled upon this by accident today:
> 
> http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/Kernel-Build-HOWTO.html
> 
> Is this something more like what you're looking for?
> 
>

Re: boot

[randy_dunlap]

On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 10:02:47 +0800 Blah Blah wrote:

| Hi
| I confused the bootsect.S which's in the betwenn 2.4.* kernel and 2.6.*.
| I mean in 2.4.* , it like "jmp $INITSEG, $go",
| but In 2.6.* like 2.6.11,I can not find where use "INITSEG" in
| the bootsect.S file.
| And i'm greate intersted in the basic things in linux. the boot
| must the first thing.
| So i want i can get a good document which descripe the bootsect.S
| file.and some tips will fine too.

bootsect.S isn't used any longer.  see the final changeset comments
for it here:
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.5/related/arch/i386/boot/bootsect.S?nav=index.html|src/|src/arch|src/arch/i386|src/arch/i386/boot

| another is where's the latest document for 2.6.* kernel? the faq's only 2.4.*
| If you know about it,please tell me.

LDD3 (Linux Device Drivers, 3rd edition) and the in-kernel 'kerneldoc'
comments are the closest to that and the best chance of staying
updated and current.

LDD3 is available at
http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/
or in tree/paper form at (some) bookstores.

| My kernel is 2.6.11.


---
~Randy