From 385ca796a87103410583c984d25985f0e26c4613 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: groz Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:58:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] update readme git-svn-id: svn://svn.openwrt.org/openwrt/packages@4593 3c298f89-4303-0410-b956-a3cf2f4a3e73 --- utils/lilo/README | 15 +++++++-------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/utils/lilo/README b/utils/lilo/README index de3bf954d..1315e8ba2 100755 --- a/utils/lilo/README +++ b/utils/lilo/README @@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ Using this package to create a bootable usb stick for openwrt. The status of this package is currently 'it works for me', and it will require more effort before it's generic across the board. Currently -only tested to be working on x86-2.4, there are some issues with devfs -that need to be addressed yet in 2.6 before this will be clean with -x86-2.6. My development environment for this is a via epia with a +only tested to be working on x86-2.6 using an initramfs image. +My development environment for this is a via epia with a serial console (no monitors or keyboards attached). To create the images that are bootable, configure your buildroot to include @@ -19,17 +18,17 @@ loop mount the fs for installing lilo. When it's done, you have an To use the image, dd it directly onto a usb stick. It should go onto /dev/sda not /dev/sda1, it's assuming the stick is not partitioned. When you boot the stick, you will get a lilo menu on the serial terminal. -The two options allow you to boot with the stick itself as the root file +The three options allow you to boot with the stick itself as the root file system, or, to boot into a ramdisk, and not mount the stick at all. The -stick will likely show up at /dev/discs/disc0/disc +stick will likely show up at /dev/disc Boot the unit, and select the ramdisk. Once up in the ramdisk, you can use the e2fstools to expand the image to fill the stick and add a journal to use it as ext3. -e2fsck -f /dev/discs/disc0/disc -tune2fs -j /dev/discs/disc0/disc -resize2fs /dev/discs/disc0/disc +e2fsck -f /dev/disc +tune2fs -j /dev/disc +resize2fs /dev/disc Reboot the box, and, have fun with openwrt on your x86 using the usb stick to boot and run from. -- 2.11.0