Correct GRUB kernel commands for Debian install ?Forum: HD Install Topic: Correct GRUB kernel commands for Debian install ? started by: flogsticator Posted by flogsticator on Dec. 05 2006,08:13
This is a DSL Debian HD install as a second OS on hdb, on an AMD Duron/750 with 128MB Ram. The first OS on hdb is a Debian etch installed from their netinstall cd. It installed GRUB on the MBR. Grub menu.lst editing and grub-update are both done on the etch install. The kernel commands being used to boot DSL are those found on the DSL HD /boot/grub/menu.lst.
Since this is an HD install, is the frugal comand really necessary ? What are the minimal commands necessary to boot correctly from the HD ? Also, the boot process correctly identifies my serial scrollmouse on ttyS0, but the screen/keyboard/mouse configuration still dialog appears at every boot. Is setting a restore=hda4 the best way to define this ? Thanks for your time reading this. I hope you could help me with it. Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Dec. 05 2006,14:43
no, the frugal code isnt necessary - that is, if you're traditional debian-style hd-install, that won't affect it.Using restore will work if you have a backup there (that contains ~/.xserverrc ) Posted by flogsticator on Dec. 05 2006,18:30
Ok, thanks. I'll remove it then. I think you're saying that the frugal command will not be interpreted and run anyway, if the kernel called is part of a debian HD install. The install was done by typing install on the cd boot prompt and choosing the number for debian hd install. I chose a multi-user install. and chose not to install grub. The script told me to remove cd and reboot. And that was it. I then edited and update thge grub menu. And then booted into the HD DSL. After that I enabled gnu-utils and apt-get. That's where it's at right now.
That's the part I didn't quite get, yet. I just wonder about having an 'easy' and 'correct' way of having my configs kept automatically (seems to be happening for some stuff already) - and not having to go throught the configuration dialog at every boot. My real intention is to slightly remaster a BoothCD. I want to set a different language, keyboard, add some plugins to Firefox, change root password, etc. I was hoping that a debian HD install of DSL would open the way for that, since cloop and kernel-source are something of a problem on the netinst etch debian install. Thanks again. Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Dec. 05 2006,18:50
My bad - I should've put another if statement around my last line.Using restore= is also only useful for a frugal. Posted by flogsticator on Dec. 08 2006,03:17
Ok. Reinstalled the whole shebang again, just for practice.Removed the 'frugal' term from the kernel boot command and rebooted. MyDSL wasn't working, but recent posts solved that ( chgrp staff /.mydsl_dir ). Seems to be ok now. Interesting things still happening at work, though. Where the CD tray keeps flapping in and out on a rather cryptic timetable. But things are stable enough for me to try an iso image loopmount and (very modest) remastering. Thanks. Posted by flogsticator on Dec. 09 2006,15:16
After shutdown - reboot, the /etc/rcS.d/ S00... and S01... scripts are having trouble altering /etc/sysconfig/... files. "Read-only file system". Same for /etc/fstab.new (cannot be created ).Details on new post or on kernel-commands HD install post. Posted by flogsticator on Dec. 09 2006,15:38
Used MyDSL to get kernel-source. Was able to mount -o loop image.iso directory. Powered off on 07/12, and rebooted today. Upon boot, the /etc/rcS.d/ S00... and S01... scripts are having trouble altering /etc/sysconfig/... files. "Read-only file system". Same for /etc/fstab.new (cannot be created ). mtab serves a complaint that fstab doesn't have a trailing newline. I get the impression that part of the scripts are run twice. Can't poweroff, i stays in the tty. logoff just hangs the tty. I'm opening a new topic with details of the bootup readout. |