udev iso

nestu nestu at lunar-linux.org
Sat Aug 21 15:57:33 GMT 2004


Hello everyone,
I just wanted to say I have a little test iso uploaded to my 
account at dbguin.
Features:
* udev boot (for initrd and iso per se). See the weird 
output of mount, for example.
* multiterminals in the install. Once you get to the 2nd 
menu (not initrd's menu), you can
shell out and change VT. Each one is numbered.
* gcc 3.4.1, glibc 2.3.3-cvs, headers 2.6.7.0. Should I 
change to 2.3.3?
* Kernel 2.6.8.1.
* Hasn't got lilo (stop crying sofar, I can hear you from 
here moaning)
* No sources in /var/spool/lunar (64MB). I am using this iso 
to play with some things, so I didn't add  any sources to 
keep it slim.
* it boots with grub. I know, I know! No greetings msg, but 
it is a lot easier for me to do so with grub. If you like it 
I think I can add a welcome msg to grub. Florin's even 
proposed a Lunar logo :P
* I changed the device that we used to boot off from the 
initrd menu. Before it was /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 (IIRC), now it 
is just /dev/cdrom, since by what I have seen in qemu (no 
real life testing yet), the /dev/cdrom points to the booting 
cdrom drive.
* The iso uses my mount script. This was for simplicity, and 
was not intended before (I swear), but it came in real handy.

Missing things:
* More testing (that includes feedback on the cdrom device 
as mentioned in features)
* Add lilo (can you stop bloodying crying, sofar?)
* Update headers to 2.6.8.0
* Add a SMP kernel
* The change to older 2.3.3 glibc, or adding this glibc to 
moonbase.
* Whatever you folks tell me.

You can find the iso at 
http://lunar-linux.org/~nestu/udev.iso.bz2 . This is a 
*private* iso that I am puting up for you ppl to play with 
only if you like. From it I will make another iso, but this 
one will not be announced anywhere else (a reason why is 
that it has no kernel source in its spool, for example).

I just thought you may wanted to have a look.
CU,
Jaime.
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