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Re: [debian-knoppix] knoppix from hd



--- Conrad Newton <conrad.newton@broadpark.no> wrote:
> From mark everton on Tuesday, 2003-07-01 at 05:29:32
> -0700:
> What little I once knew about lilo I have forgotten
> during the time that I have been using grub,

I wouldn't mind on using grub if it did the job :)

>so maybe
> someone else can help you here.  The following is
> probably wrong, but maybe close enough that you 
> can figure out the rest yourself . . .
> 
> boot=/dev/hda3
> image=/vmlinuz
> root=/dev/hda3
> 
> It is possible however that you did everything
> correctly 
> except for one point:  to boot from hard disk you
> need 
> an /etc/fstab, which is not there initially.  A
> minimal
> example might look like this:
> 
> # /etc/fstab: filesystem table.
> #
> # filesystem  mountpoint  type  options  dump  pass
> /dev/hda3  /  ext2  defaults  0  1
> /dev/hdaX  none  swap  sw  0  0
> proc  /proc  proc  defaults  0  0
> /dev/fd0  /floppy  vfat 
> defaults,user,noauto,showexec,umask=022  0  0
> /dev/cdrom  /cdrom  iso9660 
> defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto  0  0
> 
> Here you need to change the "X" in hdaX to the right
> value
> for your swap partition.  You did make hda3 into an
> ext2
> filesystem, did you not?  That is important, too.
> 

Klause Knopper should know about this. (I think)

Where is he? Buzzy preparing for linuxtag? 
I wish I could come :(

Klause, If you know about what I am trying to do here,

I would appreceat if you would help me.

Thanks 
Mark

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