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PostPosted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:25 pm    Post subject: No_CD partition problem. Reply with quote
Hi,

I did follow the instruction,

http://wiki.lunar-linux.org/index.php/Installation:No_CD

debian:/home/XXX/download# losetup /dev/loop0 lunar-1.5.1-i686.iso
debian:/home/XXX/download# mount /dev/loop0 /mnt -o ro
debian:/home/XXX/download# chroot /mnt /sbin/lunar-install

The Problem is when i chose the "select target partitions"
i got this error message..

ls: /dev/discs/*/part*: No such file or directory

Question: how to resolve it myself by using temporary shell?

Yes, i know this is tricky, so i hope next lunar version do better their job.

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So, start out by getting your 'tiny' linux running anf booting. Preferably install it at the end of your hard disk and re-partition the beginning of your hard disk already for the lunar installation. Reboot your system so the partitions are known by the kernel, and prepare to mount the ISO over loop:


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PS: also i had tried first method, but lunar seems dosen't recognize reiserfs..

cat lunar-1.5.1-i686.iso > /dev/hda3
title lunar
root (hd0,2)
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:44 am    Post subject: mount /dev Reply with quote
just mount /dev by doing a
Code:
mount /dev
inside the temporary shell. all done.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:46 am    Post subject: recoginizing? Reply with quote
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PS: also i had tried first method, but lunar seems dosen't recognize reiserfs..


lunar doesn't recognize any filesystem at all, you really need to KNOW yourself what is going on before attempting to use an existing partition. Lunar just makes an educated guess to assist you, but again - lunar is not meant to do the work for you! You as the system administrator need to know everything.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 1:17 pm    Post subject: Re: mount /dev Reply with quote
sofar wrote:
just mount /dev by doing a
Code:
mount /dev
inside the temporary shell. all done.


sorry still i being like dumb..

Code:

Press CTRL-D or type exit to return to the installer
root@debian / # mount /dev
mount: devfs has wrong device number or fs type devfs not supported
root@debian / #
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It seems that your 'host' system's kernel is incompatible with lunar. You will have to boot a proper kernel first. I suggest that you try a 2.4-based kernel instead of (what I think you are using is) a 2.6-based kernel - The installer can currently not be bootstrapped from running a 2.6 kernel, as devfs is required.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's too bad.

I couldn't find "devfs" on linux-2.6.14-rc2 anymore.
It was depreciated, and it is deleted now.

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XXX@debian:~/download$ uname -a
Linux debian 2.6.14-rc2 #1 PREEMPT Mon Sep 26 01:16:02 UTC 2005 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux
1000Hz, now i gonna update it again from kernel.org..

XXX@debian:~/download$ gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.0.2
Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

i686-based glibc in /usr/local and Garnome 2.12.0
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:19 pm    Post subject: indeed Reply with quote
using the advised method doesn't work with a newer 2.6 kernel as I told you - perhaps you can downgrade debian's 2.4 kernel?

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I suggest that you try a 2.4-based kernel instead


g'luck.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Just FYI, Finally, i had a chance to get LFS style debian.
pro: i686-based glibc
con: no more can't use APT system due to i686 glibc.
all is new. and best.

Code:
1. install minimal debian base system
2. install wget, elinks
3. install Build-essential
4. install gcc into /usr/local through source-compile
5. so do glibc, binutils, gcc, and lfs base components into /usr/local
6. familiarize yourself with kernel compile.
7. install/burn RIP into CD/USB or floppy
8. export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:$PATH
9. export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
10. kernel-compile using newer gcc
11. boot using RIP, change the symbolic links ld-linux.so.2 to newer glibc
12. reboot the HDD boot
13. 2/3 utilities will complain like this: " .. while loading *.so.*: no such.."
14. source compile and install glibc, binutils, gcc again into /.
15. reboot, and now almost everything should be fine.
16. now you got i686-based linux system.
17. source compile and install Xorg(host.def: #define HasFreetype2 NO), garnome.
18. Done, Enjoy your non-debian linux system. ;)
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