hdc install like cdrom

Forum: HD Install
Topic: hdc install like cdrom
started by: t2dave

Posted by t2dave on Sep. 10 2005,02:40

I'm trying to install a cdrom style system (runs out of ramdisk) onto hdc1. I don't have the option of reconfiguring my system to have my disk on hda, so frugal_install won't work. It only installs onto hda.

I've managed the following so far:

1) boot dsl on cdrom
2) run frugal_grub.sh to put the system and grub on /dev/hdc1

I then reboot the system without the disk in the cd drive, and I get to the grub prompt.

At the grub prompt I do the following 3 lines:

kernel /boot/linux24
initrd /boot/minirt24.gz
boot

The system boots. During boot is asks me about Xvesa, about USB mouse, PS2 mouse, screen size, etc.

I answer these questions and the system boots DSL nice and happy.

What I want to be able to do is:

1) Not have to manually enter those commands at the grub prompt.
2) Not have to answer those questions during the boot process.

I'm a real novice with grub - maybe someone knows much more than me and would like to explain what I should do - I'm at a loss.

dave

Posted by ke4nt1 on Sep. 10 2005,03:04

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1) Not have to manually enter those commands at the grub prompt.

Open your /mnt/hdc1/boot/grub/menu.list file AS ROOT,
and make it look like this...

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default 0
timeout 10

title DSL
root (hd2,0)
kernel /boot/linux24 quiet vga=normal noapm noacpi noscsi frugal dma
initrd /boot/minirt24.gz

You can also add other options to your kernel line, like 'host=whatever',
'toram' ( if you have 128MB ram or more), 'secure' ( for passwords )
See your f2 and f3 options at boottime when booting from your cdrom
for more options..

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2) Not have to answer those questions during the boot process.

Before a shutdown, make a backup to hdc1..
From right/click menu, choose System > Backup/Restore
and put ' hdc1 ' in the textbox.

The backup process copies almost everything in your /home/dsl dir
to the backup.tar.gz .. the key file to save is called /home/dsl/.xserverrc

Upon reboot, your backup should restore automatically.
You could also add the option "restore=hdc1' at boottime,
to select it, if you had a backup in more than one location.

It's been a while since I played with doing this, and selecting
something besides hd0 to boot from in my bios..

Let us know how it goes..

73
ke4nt