From: rod@elmo.rosemount.com (Rodney Drenth) Subject: Newbie Questions Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 00:58:36 GMT
After some effort I got linux to boot on my 486 clone from floppys.
I set up some partitions on my disk for linux, rebooted & ran the
install program, (partation hd3).
1) I'ld like to be able to boot linux from the hard disk but am
confused about what to do. The install program said something about
modifying a word in the boot(root?) image, and on the net i read
something about LILO. Please explain - the LILO README wasn't very
helpful.
2). Right now I'm running on a SUN. To get linux files I have to
go through ftpmail (not terribly convenient, but it works). It's
got a 3.5" disk that I can write to. What's a good way to get
linux sources from the net and on to my 486? I tried dd'ing
files from the sun onto the diskette & then back off but that
didn`t work - linux side dd didn't find an end of file and read
more than it should have.
Remember, all I have are rootimage & bootimage and i boot from the 3.5
diskette.
3) Any suggestions on setting up a swap file or swap partition? I
hope to be running X on this machine. What size of swap space might
I need?
--Rodney L. Drenth rod@scooter.rosemount.com software engineer Rosemount Control Systems Division Burnsville, MN. ph. (612)-895-2414