From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Neil Holmes Subject: Re: Elks Distribution Date: 25 May 2002 21:52:02 +0100 Sender: linux-8086-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <1022359932.4820.28.camel@nhthinkpad> References: <200205242123.WAA08977@eddie.loc> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <200205242123.WAA08977@eddie.loc> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Richard Wallman Cc: Linux 8086 , Javier Sedano It sounds like your distribution is in advance of that which I have produced thus far Richard. My first "stable" version is ready now. I am not sure what the procedure is here but I have attached a zip file EDE.zip to this email which contains two floppy image files for install disk one and disk two. I would be interested to here how it runs elsewhere. Here are some notes on what to expect. - I have tested it on 80286 and 80386 machines. - I recommend creating a dos partition before starting (at least 20Mb) - The install will create a 20Mb ELks /dev/bda1 - This first version will only install to /dev/bda1 DON'T TRY IT UNLESS YOU HAVE A BLANK SYSTEM TO PLAY WITH - There are 2 install floppys. The first is a 0.0.82 kernel root/boot disk that I am using as an interim measure ot create the filesystem until 0.1.0 is ok. - Boot system with floppy 1 - You then have to login as root (as indicated) to start the install - The install kicks off fdisk - Set partition type to 81 - Ensure partition is bootable. - The script, at the moment, then drops to the hash prompt requesting disk change and reboot. - As instructed reboot the system with disk 2 - Again login as root to continue the install - Everything is automated now. - The end is a little scruffy at the moment. (You have to wait for reboot to start before taking the floppy out). - The system should then reboot into your new ELKS system. I will be doing a lot more to make this more attractive but I thought it was a starting point. I hope you like it. Feedback appreciated. Thanks Neil