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tatlow
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Posted: Nov. 22 2005,19:36 QUOTE

I'm sure everyone will reply "use grub" but I _like_ lilo  :D

Anyway, I think I've found a slight bug.
I've got a dsl-1.5 frugal install on /dev/hda1 with a home/backup /dev/hda3 (swap on hda2).
I noticed two problems, ssh wasn't being started and when X came up all the icons were there. Looking at /proc/cmdline I saw that it ended with "noic" instead of ending in "noicons ssh".

I'm not sure of a way to run lilo to install a new bootloader in /dev/hda. When I 1st run it it complains about formatting in /etc/lilo.conf (which is linked to the knoppix)

If I give it the -C /mnt/hda1/boot/lilo.conf then it complains about the filesystem being read-only.

Is there a collection of parms to get lilo to run? I noticed there was a lilo.real and something like a liloconfigure (I'm locked out now that I rebooted it).

On a separate but related topic (at least for me). I haven't seen a way (that doesn't involve "toram" ... which I can't do since I only have 64MB) in order to free up /dev/cdrom.
I was thinking one solution might be to edit the KNOPPIX file that's stored on hda1 but can't figure out how to mount this so I can edit it. Is this possible?

Thanks!
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tatlow
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Posted: Nov. 23 2005,05:18 QUOTE

Well it's always fun to post questions then be able to go back and give some answers. In the end I ditched lilo since I couldn't change the kernel parms. But this is the basic breakdown of what I did (in case this should help anyone else).

basic structure:
Old Dell Inspiron 3800, 64MB ram
hda1 -> 60MB, hda2 (swap) -> 128MB, hda3 remainder -> ~4G

Boot from the CD, delete and create the partitions w/ fdisk.
[I had to reboot to make sure the partition table saw them correctly]. So always just boot to runlevel 2 (and 'base' 'norestore' will help if you've got a fouled up install like I did) then:

'mke2fs -j /dev/hda1'
'mke2fs -j /dev/hda3'

Run the frugal_install.sh script to set things up w/ lilo. Don't let it format your partition. I set 'opt=hda3 home=hda3' in the parms. Don't worry about any others (you'll be changing things later but the installer needs to know these two).
I answered according to the PDF for the restore partition and the mydsl partition (i.e. say 'y' and hd3 for both choices)

Let that install, then reboot again using the CD (same 'base 2 norecover' parms)

'mke2fs -j /dev/hda1'  [yes do this again]

To wipe out the lilo setup
(but we needed to do lilo so we'd get hda3 setup!)

Then [well you might want to reboot one more time to make sure] you can go w/ grub.
However, I found grub didn't like it if you did an install but didn't format the partitions (atleast it didn't one of the times I tried).
However, the grub install file doesn't do ext3 and I got an error message from grub about not installing cause it wasn't a journaled fs.

So...
'cp /usr/sbin/frugal_grub.sh /ramdisk'
then
'vi frugal_grub' and change 'mke2fs' to 'mke2fs -j'

Then you can do the install (don't worry about setting kernel parms since it doesn't ask anyway) and it will correctly format and setup grub onto /dev/hda1

Next, edit /mnt/hda1/boot/grub/menu.lst and add the appropriate parms to the kernel line (usually after the 'frugal' option).
I added "restore=hda3 opt=hda3 mydsl=hda3"
Save it and reboot! You should be mostly good to go.

I followed mikshaw's instructions, atleast sorta... from:
(thank you biggest help _ever_)
http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....;t=7936

and added the following lines to ~dsl/.filetool.lst
etc/inittab
etc/passwd
etc/shadow
etc/ssh/

(I know passwd is optional)
I added ssh cause I hated having to reset the .ssh/known_hosts file after every reboot.
Originally I had ssh in my kernel parms, but the problem was that ssh would start up (w/ new keys) and then the old keys would be restored. I
So I added '/etc/init.d/ssh start' to bootlocal.sh and I think this has worked (well, it didn't the 1st time it seems to have after 1 more reboot <probably cause of backing up and restoring but it's late and might just be cause I screwed up somewhere).

One of the other problems I was having (mostly cause of bad kernel parms) was the *.dsl files not loading. If you put them (I also put the md5.txt files but I don't think that's necessary) in /mnt/hda3 they now get restored on bootup!!!

My _only_ problem now is that it will boot to X (but just to the basic X system but if I do anything it starts to load stuff up and then dies)
I can type 'xinit' and it starts up fine and works! I tried setting the display values again... etc. but it's just strange cause it always worked before no problems.
So not sure i'll have to play w/ that.

One other thing I want to play w/ is backing up and restoring /etc/fstab. Knoppix has a 'nofstab' cheat code so I may try that.

Thanks for a cool distro.
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tatlow
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Posted: Nov. 23 2005,16:26 QUOTE

Couldn't get X to work w/ hacking around so I did an install again and realized how much a pain it is.

So I followed the steps manually 1st the lilo install upuntil the lilo part and then the grub piece.

I patched the two together into a script but I'm not sure how to upload / share it w/ you guys.

I'll cut and paste it and maybe it will help. I ran through it to get the syntax straight but didn't do an install w/ it so be cautious but thought it might help.

Anyway the good news is I seem to be up and running now, the way I want to be... mostly atleast. Now it's custimazation time.

Code Sample

#!/bin/bash
# Based on the work of Terry Gray University of Washington
# Then a version by Robert Shingledecker
# This version by Tatlow

. /etc/init.d/dsl-functions

if [ $UID != 0 ]; then
 echo "Got root?"
 echo -n "Press Enter key. "; read gagme
 exit 1
fi    
if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/toram ]; then
  echo "${RED}You are running 'toram' mode, not a liveCD!${NORMAL}"
  echo "${RED}You should not continue (i think)${NORMAL}"
  echo -n "Press any key to continue Contrl-C to quit. "; read gagme
fi

echo "${RED}DSL ${WHITE}Compressed Image ${BLUE}Install/Upgrade.${NORMAL}"
echo "${YELLOW}No responsibility for data loss or hardware damage!${NORMAL}"
echo " "
echo "A linux partition large enough to hold the image file"
echo "must be created prior to installation."
echo "This script is currently only for install from a LiveCD"
echo "it follows the 'lilo' process but uses 'grub' for the boot loader"
echo "also sometimes you may want to reboot after an fdisk and a partition format..."

echo -n "${CYAN}Enter the target partition to hold boot image ${WHITE}(EXAMPLE: ${YELLOW}hda1): ${NORMAL}"
read BOOT_TARGET
if [ -z "$BOOT_TARGET" ]; then
 echo "No partition chosen. The script will be terminated."
 echo -n "Press any key. "; read gagme
 exit 1
else    
 DISK="$(echo $BOOT_TARGET | tr -d [0-9])"
 if [ "$DISK" != "hda" ]; then
   echo "${RED}The script is only known to work hda.${NORMAL}"
   echo "${RED}You continue @ your own risk${NORMAL}"
   echo "${RED}THERE WILL BE NO MORE WARNINGS${NORMAL}"
   echo -n "Press any key to continue Contrl-C to quit. "; read gagme
 fi
 FDISK="$(sfdisk -l /dev/$DISK|grep $BOOT_TARGET|awk '{print $(NF-1)}'|head -n1)"
 if [ "$FDISK" != "83" ]; then
   echo "${RED}Sorry system has not detected a linux partition.${NORMAL}"
   echo "You may need to just reboot, so the system can re-read"
   echo "the partition table, or create your partition(s) with ${YELLOW}cfisk"
   echo "${NORMAL}and then reboot."
   echo "Script is terminating..."
   echo -n "Press any key. "; read gagme
   exit 1
 fi
fi

echo "${CYAN}Enter the target partition to hold /home ${WHITE}(EXAMPLE: ${YELLOW}hda3): ${NORMAL}"
echo -n "${CYAN}Hit enter w/ this blank if you don't want a separate home dir: ${NORMAL}"
read HOME_TARGET

echo "${CYAN}Enter the target partition to hold /opt ${WHITE}(EXAMPLE: ${YELLOW}hda3): ${NORMAL}"
echo -n "${CYAN}Hit enter w/ this blank if you don't want a separate home dir: ${NORMAL}"
read OPT_TARGET

if [ ! -e /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET ]; then
 mkdir /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET
fi  
if [ ! -e /mnt/$HOME_TARGET ]; then
 mkdir /mnt/$HOME_TARGET
fi  
if [ ! -e /mnt/$OPT_TARGET ]; then
 mkdir /mnt/$OPT_TARGET
fi  

SOURCE="/cdrom"
IMAGE="/cdrom"
BOOT="/cdrom/boot/isolinux"

echo
echo "${CYAN}Are there any other boot options do you want?"
echo "${CYAN}Be aware if you try to use Lilo w/ long boot parms (which is"
echo "${CYAN}almost any options, they will be truncated... that's why this uses grub"
echo "${CYAN}If you entered data for /home or /opt above they will be included"

echo -n "${WHITE}Example: ${YELLOW}toram ssh lpd monkey ftp${NORMAL}: "
read BOOT_OPS

echo
echo "${CYAN}Choose language/keyboard if other than english, "
echo -n "${WHITE}Example: ${YELLOW}cs da de es fr nl it pl ru sk${NORMAL}: "
read LANG
if [ ! -z "$LANG" ]; then
  LANG="lang=$LANG"
fi

RESTORE=""; XVESA=""; MYDSL=""
echo
echo -n "${CYAN}Do you wish to specify a restore partition${NORMAL} (y/..)? "
read answer
if [ "$answer" == "y" ]; then
 echo -n "${CYAN}Enter the partition to be used for backup/restore.${WHITE}(EXAMPLE: ${YELLOW}hda3): ${NORMAL}"
 read DATA
 if [ -z "$DATA" ]; then
   echo "No partition chosen. The automatic USB/Floppy will be used."
   RESTORE="restore"
 else
   RESTORE="restore=$DATA"  
 fi
fi

echo
echo
echo "${CYAN}FYI I didn't use this next Q in my install as the logic path was burried"
echo "${CYAN}However your mileage may vary so it's here"
echo -n "${CYAN}Use default Xvesa settings, ${YELLOW}Xvesa${NORMAL} (y/..)? "
read answer
if [ "$answer" == "y" ]; then
    XVESA="xvesa"
fi

#Tatlow: changed the wording here since it seemed to imply that you could say 'n' and the restore partition would be
#         used, which was untrue it would have been the boot partition
echo
echo "${CYAN}By default the boot partition is used for myDSL"
echo -n "${CYAN}Do you wish to specify a different partition for myDSL${NORMAL} (y/..)? "
read answer
if [ "$answer" == "y" ]; then
 echo -n "${CYAN}Enter the partition to be used for myDSL applications.${WHITE}(EXAMPLE: ${YELLOW}hda3): ${NORMAL}"
 read DATA
 if [ -z "$DATA" ]; then
   echo "No partition chosen. The automatic /cdrom will be used."
 else
   MYDSL="mydsl=$DATA"  
 fi
fi

echo "${YELLOW}NOW THE TOUGH QUESTIONS:"
echo "${YELLOW} Do you want to format the partitions?"
echo "${YELLOW} The original script said to INSTALL answer y to format, for UPGRADE answer n.${NORMAL} "
echo "${YELLOW} This script should let you keep going w/ or w/o a format.${NORMAL} "
echo "${YELLOW} I'm going to format as ext3, but grub will load as ext2 (home and opt will be ext3${NORMAL} "
echo "${YELLOW} PAY ATTENTION: I may repeat myself!!!!!!!!${NORMAL} "
echo

if [ ! -z "$BOOT_TARGET" ]; then
  echo -n "${RED}Format the target partition ${MAGENTA}/dev/$BOOT_TARGET${NORMAL} (y/..)? "
  read answer
  if [ "$answer" == "y" ]; then
    echo
    echo "${RED}Last change to exit before destroying all data!!!!${NORMAL}"
    echo -n "${CYAN}Continue (y/..)?${NORMAL} "
    read answer
    if [ "$answer" != "y" ]; then
      echo "skipping...."
    else
       echo "${BLUE}Formatting .... ${NORMAL}"
       mke2fs -j /dev/$BOOT_TARGET
    fi
  fi
fi

if [ ! -z "$HOME_TARGET" ]; then
  echo -n "${RED}Format the target partition ${MAGENTA}/dev/$HOME_TARGET${NORMAL} (y/..)? "
  read answer
  if [ "$answer" == "y" ]; then
    echo
    echo "${RED}Last change to exit before destroying all data!!!!${NORMAL}"
    echo -n "${CYAN}Continue (y/..)?${NORMAL} "
    read answer
    if [ "$answer" != "y" ]; then
      echo "skipping...."
    else
       echo "${BLUE}Formatting .... ${NORMAL}"
       mke2fs -j /dev/$HOME_TARGET
    fi
  fi
fi

if [ ! -z "$OPT_TARGET" ]; then
  echo -n "${RED}Format the target partition ${MAGENTA}/dev/$OPT_TARGET${NORMAL} (y/..)? "
  read answer
  if [ "$answer" == "y" ]; then
    echo
    echo "${RED}Last change to exit before destroying all data!!!!${NORMAL}"
    echo -n "${CYAN}Continue (y/..)?${NORMAL} "
    read answer
    if [ "$answer" != "y" ]; then
      echo "skipping...."
    else
       echo "${BLUE}Formatting .... ${NORMAL}"
       mke2fs -j /dev/$OPT_TARGET
    fi
  fi
fi
mount /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET  # Mount the new target drive

echo "${CYAN}Next I will begin copying the system boot files"
echo -n "${CYAN}Do you want me to continue?${NORMAL} (y/..)? "
read answer
if [ "$answer" != "y" ]; then
  exit;
fi

echo "${BLUE}Setting up system image on ${MAGENTA}/mnt/$BOOT_TARGET${NORMAL}"

if [ ! -d /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET/KNOPPIX ]; then
 mkdir /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET/KNOPPIX
fi
cp -f $IMAGE/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX

mkdir /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET/boot
cp -f $BOOT/linux24 /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET/boot/.
cp -f $BOOT/minirt24.gz /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET/boot/.

sync;sync

#Tatlow: This completes the 'setup' of the system minus the bootloader
#maybe we want to copy some of the ramdisk to /opt and ~dsl but I didn't
#and when I restarted files were there so mileage may vary

echo "${BLUE}Setting up grub${NORMAL}"
mkdir /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET/boot/grub
cp /boot/grub/device.map /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET/boot/grub/.
sed 's/hda2/'$BOOT_TARGET'/' /boot/grub/menu.lst > /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET/boot/grub/menu.lst
grub-install /dev/$DISK --root-directory=/mnt/$BOOT_TARGET

echo -n "${CYAN}If you have Windows installed you probably shouldn't have used this script${NORMAL}"
echo -n "${CYAN}However, edit /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET/boot/grub/menu.lst and enable the last lines.${NORMAL}"

FULL_PARMS=""
if [ ! -z "$OPT_TARGET" ]; then
  FULL_PARMS="opt=$OPT_TARGET"
fi  
if [ ! -z "$HOME_TARGET" ]; then
  FULL_PARMS=" home=$HOME_TARGET"
fi
if [ ! -z "$RESTORE" ]; then
  FULL_PARMS=" $RESTORE"
fi
if [ ! -z "$MYDSL" ]; then
  FULL_PARMS=" $MYDSL"
fi
if [ ! -z "$XVESA" ]; then
  FULL_PARMS=" $XVESA"
fi
if [ ! -z "$LANG" ]; then
  FULL_PARMS=" $LANG"
fi
if [ ! -z "$BOOT_OPS" ]; then
  FULL_PARMS=" $BOOT_OPS"
fi

echo "${GREEN}Grub Installation almost completed.${NORMAL}"
echo "${GREEN}From here on out it's manual.${NORMAL}"
echo "${GREEN}All you need to do is go edit /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET/boot/grub/menu.lst${NORMAL}"
echo "${GREEN}and add the following kernel parms after the kernel line"
echo
echo "${GREEN} $FULL_PARMS"

sync

umount /mnt/$BOOT_TARGET
umount /mnt/$OPT_TARGET
umount /mnt/$HOME_TARGET

echo "${GREEN}Grub Installation Complete, after script exits you should reboot.${NORMAL}"
echo -n "Press Enter key. "; read gagme
exit 0

#CMDLINE="$(cat /proc/cmdline)"
#POSITION=$(awk '{print index($0, "vga")}' /proc/cmdline)
#if [ "$POSITION" == 0 ]; then
#  VGA=791
#else
#  RESULT=$(awk '{print substr($0,index($0, "vga")+3)}' /proc/cmdline)
#  VGA=$(getparam 'vga' "$RESULT")
#  if [ -z "$VGA" ]; then
#    VGA="$(getbootparam 'vga' 2>/dev/null)"
#    if [ -z "$VGA" ]; then
#       VGA=791
#    fi
#  fi
#fi    

#echo "${BLUE}Setting up lilo${NORMAL}"
#cat <<EOF >/mnt/$TARGET/boot/lilo.conf
#lba32          #enable large disk support
#timeout=30     #wait 3 seconds before auto-booting
#vga=$VGA
#boot=/dev/$DISK   #put boot loader in MBR of target disk
#root=/dev/$TARGET #set root to be partition of target disk
#image=/boot/linux24
#label=DSL
#initrd=/boot/minirt24.gz
#read-only
#APPEND="ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us apm=power-off hda=scsi hdb=scsi hdc=scsi hdd=scsi hde=scsi hdf=scsi hdg=scsi hdh=scsi nomce nodma quiet frugal BOOT_IMAGE=/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX $RESTORE $DAEMONS $LANG $XVESA $MYDSL"
#EOF
#
#chmod 644 /mnt/$TARGET/boot/lilo.conf
#
#ln -sf /mnt/$TARGET/boot /
#
#lilo -C /mnt/$TARGET/boot/lilo.conf
#
#echo "${GREEN}Standby for reboot...${NORMAL}"
#reboot


Edited by SaidinUnleashed (Code tags are your friends. Use them~)
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