Great! thanks!! I think that will help...
Ricardo On Wed, 3 Dec 1997, Alan Su wrote: > Debian List wrote (Wed, 3 Dec 1997 17:37:43 -0800 (PST) ): > |>Hi, > |> > |>How can I make a bootable diskette that has a minimal root filesystem on > |>it (maybe just mount, cp, ps, e2fsck, /etc and probably no networking)?? > |> > |>I know how to make a bootable disk by copying the kernel and using rdev, > |>however I don't know how I'd place a root filesystem on the diskette. > |> > |>This would be extremely useful for disaster recovery, like the goof I did > |>yesterday by accidentally wiping out ld.so > |> > |>Please advise! > |> > > Ricardo- > > I considered doing such a thing myself. What you need to realize > however, is that when you make a disk bootable by copying the kernel, > it precludes sticking a filesystem on the same disk. What you really > need to do is the following: > - create the filesystem on the disk (probably using mke2fs for an > ext2 filesystem) > - install the files you want (basic stuff in /etc, /bin, etc.) > - copy the basic striped down kernel to the new filesystem > - install lilo into the MBR of the disk (making sure you edit > lilo.conf to point to the new root partition) to load the kernel > > I haven't actually done this, but I think there's a HOWTO which will > give you a skeleton of the files you'll need. Hope that helps (if > only a little...) > > -alan > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
