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From: Mario Lang <mlang@teleweb.at>
To: blinux-list@redhat.com
Subject: Re: woody root.bin
Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2002 16:39:00 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ofdn4kxn.fsf@lexx.delysid.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <878z4z785e.fsf@Pulsar.resI.insa-lyon.fr> (Boris DAIX's message of "Fri, 28 Jun 2002 17:08:45 +0200")

Boris DAIX <Boris.Daix@insa-lyon.fr> writes:

> Hi all,
>
>    I'd like to build a root.bin image for getting hand on
> floppy-install for Debian GNU/Linux Woody.

We just tired that, and I'm afraid it just doesnt fit onto the root.bin.

But if you dont mind using three disks, I developed
a method to load brltty from a separate disk.
Check ftp://ftp.tugraz.at/incoming/debian
for the files I just sent over to kajarii for first time
real-world testing.  I tested the procedure in theory
(without having a brailledisplay connect) and it worked.

The whole idea is that we load brltty via tar
from a disk directly.  The only modification
I made to root.bin is essentially editing /etc/init.d/rcS and 
inserting

echo "Please insert BRLTTY disk and press ENTER"
read ret 1 </dev/console
cd /
tar xf /dev/fd0
/sbin/brltty



So, read the file INSTALL in the ftp directory,
and try it.  Please tell me if that worked for you, and if
it is a useable solution at all.


-- 
CYa,
  Mario




  reply	other threads:[~ UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
 Boris DAIX
 ` Mario Lang [this message]
   ` Boris DAIX
     ` Andor Demarteau
       ` Boris DAIX
       ` Mario Lang
     ` Mario Lang
       ` Boris DAIX
       ` Cheryl Homiak
         ` Boris DAIX
       ` Cheryl Homiak
         ` woody root.bin: update on installation attempt Cheryl Homiak
         ` woody root.bin Mario Lang
 ` Nath

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