Elks Distribution

Neil Holmes
2002-05-31T16:13:27Z

I am going to be away for a few days now so there won't be much progress
again until the middle of next week.

The current uploaded development version will not run an install as I have
two issues that I am trying to progress.

1. Relates to configuration of Pascals Bootkit.
2. Relates to the Rileys knl command.

I have emailed questions to both Pascal and Riley which I hope to be able to
progress when I return.

For the record.

The Dev Image will create a root/boot ELKS floppy. The floppy will boot to a
command prompt. The install (when the script is started manually from
/install/install.sh) will run an install to /dev/bda2. The kernel that is
installed to /dev/bda2 is a root/boot floppy kernel. I wanted to use this to
test knl but haven't been able to do so as yet.

The install script has been enhanced in 2 ways :-

1. To use Pascals BootKit bootloader - which works perfectly when a valid
kernel is present.
(Many Thanks Pascal)
2. To utilise Rileys suggestion for tracking the install partition.
(Many Thanks Riley)

The todo list, then, for the 0.0.5 candidate is as follows :-

- Configure the use of knl (when I am able to resolve my issue)
- Build boot.conf for BootKit (when I am able to resolve my BootKit issue)
- Extend the partition and multi-boot functionality to a second hard drive
(bdb)

A couple of cosmetic requirements :-
- The install throws out a message, that I intend to catch, when it installs
the bootloader
- The install tells you what partition its going to install to then gets on
with it without giving you the chance to change your mind.

So as you can see its still a little bit up in the air at the moment. These
were larger changes than I have carried out to date. I expect that, assuming
Pascal and Riley are able to help with my problems, that 0.0.5 will be ready
towards the end of next week.

Many Thanks to everyone for their support

Have Fun

Neil