From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 07:02:15 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 07:02:03 -0500 Received: from mx0.gmx.net ([213.165.64.100]:762 "HELO mx0.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 07:01:56 -0500 Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:01:49 +0100 (MET) From: ragnagock@gmx.de To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Re: Bootdisk minikernel to load full kernel via /linuxrc X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-Authenticated-Sender: #0004399983@gmx.net X-Authenticated-IP: [149.225.116.172] Message-ID: <32173.1006776109@www3.gmx.net> X-Mailer: WWW-Mail 1.5 (Global Message Exchange) X-Flags: 0001 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > > > Hi, > > > > How would a /linuxrc look like, if I want a small bootdisk to load > > a kernel from hdd? It has to boot just like loaded by loadlin or lilo > > so noone can boot the PC without the disk but I can fiddle around > > just like "normal"... > > > > I'd be happy, if someone could help me. > Sorry, I forgot to mention that I want to have all partitions encrypted. And since there will be some kernel changes later on I don't want to create a boot disk every time. This means it can't be very big -> no CD-R. > A) a small filesystem to mount the encrypted filesystems, and then start > the main system. How? Take a std floppy disk and boot a normal system from it... I ran out of space. > B) A dual-boot system, booting windows, with a normal kernel simply set to > boot from the partition linux is installed on. But why would I encrypt the linux part/haven't lilo installed then? -- GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. http://www.gmx.net