From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <367FD398.A09DAA04@phx.mcd.mot.com> Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 10:15:05 -0700 From: Johnnie Peters MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org" Subject: Creating a serial install CD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: I am trying to create a R4 install set that will install with a serial console. I mounted the ramdisk, changed the link for the console, unmounted it and reziped it. I then built a new zImage.initrd and dd'ed it to a floppy. I can successfully boot and use this to install from a serial port. The next step is to modify the R4 CD to correctly set /dev/console and /etc/inittab. I seem to have done the initscripts rpm correctly but the dev rpm fails to install and all I get is script failed. On a system I currently have running I cd to the /usr/src/redhat/RPMS directory and do "rpm -ihv --force dev-2.5.4.1b.ppc.rpm" and it runs fine. I have verified that it has installed the /etc/inittab that I have changed. I did a sum -r on this file and the file where I have the files from the CD. What do I need to do to get the install to use the new file? Is there a check sum file somewhere or something like that I need to change? Getting this working will be a great benefit to be as I will no longer need to remove a disk from a VME system hook it to a Utah or Blackhawk where I have VGA monitors. Thanks for any help Johnnie [[ This message was sent via the linuxppc-dev mailing list. Replies are ]] [[ not forced back to the list, so be sure to Cc linuxppc-dev if your ]] [[ reply is of general interest. To unsubscribe from linuxppc-dev, send ]] [[ the message 'unsubscribe' to linuxppc-dev-request@lists.linuxppc.org ]]