> > The disks seemed to work properly, but I couldn't find any way to manually
> > load a module from my own disk. Is this possible with RH5? It should be,
> > if it isn't.
>
> Yes, it's possible, assuming you've compiled the module with the same version as
> the kernel.
How, then?
> > where the installation hangs. I'm not on the machine, so I don't have the
> > error message handy, but it's something to do with 'exec'
>
> :( I'd need more information about the 'exec' part.. Make absolutely sure your
> boot disk was created ok, and there were no read during booting, or write errors
> during the disk creation.
Yeah, will do. I'll dredge up the error when I get home; I'm at work.
> Also make sure you've specified the parallel port driver information correctly.
.
The module is hard-coded with the appropriate information; it works just
fine when I simply insmod it under Slackware:
# insmod ethpk.o
Loading kernel module for Accton EtherPocket (c)'94 VMzB & RS.
ethpk0: EtherPocket at IO 378, IRQ 7, FM/SPP, SA 0:0:e8:fe:85:c.
> I thought there was a command-line program available after installation, like is
> available during installation, but there doesn't appear to be. What kind of
> 'menu-selectable item' does slackware have? Perhaps we can steal it for RH, and
> incorporate it into the dist?
Here's what the Slackware tool looks like (there's also a dialog-based
version of the same utility):
darkstar:~# liloconfig
LILO INSTALLATION
LILO (the Linux Loader) is the program that allows booting Linux directly from
the hard drive. To install, you make a new LILO configuration file by creating
a new header and then adding at least one bootable partition to the file.
Once you've done this, you can select the install option. Alternately, if you
already have an /etc/lilo.conf, you may reinstall using that. If you make
a mistake, just select (1) to start over.
1 -- Start LILO configuration with a new LILO header
2 -- Add a Linux partition to the LILO config file
3 -- Add an OS/2 partition to the LILO config file
4 -- Add a DOS partition to the LILO config file
5 -- Install LILO
6 -- Reinstall LILO using the existing lilo.conf
7 -- Skip LILO installation and exit this menu
8 -- View your current /etc/lilo.conf
9 -- Read the Linux Loader HELP file
Which option would you like (1 - 9)? 1
OPTIONAL append="" LINE
Some systems might require extra parameters to be passed to the kernel in
order to boot. An example would be the hd=cyl,hds,secs needed with some
SCSI systems and some machines with IBM motherboards. If you needed to
pass parameters to the kernel when you booted the Slackware bootkernel disk,
you'll probably want to enter the same ones here.
Most systems won't require any extra parameters. If you don't need any,
just hit ENTER to continue.
Enter extra parameters==>
SELECT LILO TARGET LOCATION
LILO can be installed to a variety of places:
1. The Master Boot Record of your first hard drive
2. The superblock of your root Linux partition (which could then
be made the bootable partition with fdisk)
3. A formatted floppy disk
If you're using a boot system such as OS/2's Boot Manager, you should install
LILO on the superblock of your root Linux partition.
Please pick a target location (1 - 3): 2
CHOOSE LILO DELAY
How long would you like LILO to wait for you to hit left-shift to
get a prompt after rebooting? If you let LILO time out, it will boot
the first OS in the configuration file by default.
1 -- None, don't wait at all - boot straight into the first OS
2 -- 5 seconds
3 -- 30 seconds
4 -- Present a prompt and wait until a choice is made without timing out
---
et cetera. Whichever partition you addd first (DOS, OS/2, Linux) is the
default.
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