[Cbsupport] cbv distro

[John Simpson]

Hi

Rohan, just wondering, have you actually got the CBV Distro?
Because thats more an internal document and your can't actually download the
distro from that URL
The errors you are getting would suggest you haven't actually downloaded and
untarred the distro file


On 8/13/07, Rohan Malhotra <rohanmalhotra86 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ok ok ok,
>
> i redid the steps with and without mounting the hd in /mnt/auto/hda2.
>
> the first time i did exactly as written with:
>
> "mkdir /new/tmp"
>
> then it says "mkdir: cannot create directory '/new/tmp' : no such file or
> directory"
>
> so i figured id have to make /new first and so i do 'mkdir /new' it works!
>
> then i proceeed with
>
> 'mkdir /new/proc'
> 'mkdir /new/sys'
> 'chmod 777 /new/tmp'
>
> those last 3 commands work fine no problems.
>
> i then do,
>
> 'mv /boot /boot.old'
> 'ln -s /new/boot /boot'
>
> so far so good,...
>
> now for the final command :
>
> 'lilo -C /new/etc/lilo.conf"
>
> i get : "/new/etc/lilo.conf: no such file or directory".
>
> i tried creating a /new/etc then doing the command "lilo -C
> /new/etc/lilo.conf" - still the same error
>
> so then i did 'cp /etc/lilo.conf /new/etc/' and then again  tried "lilo -C
> /new/etc/lilo.conf" and i was told
>
> "unrecognized token "! please edit lilo.conf before running lilo!" at or
> above line 20 in file /new/etc/lilo.conf"
>
> so then i 'vi'd' into /new/etc/lilo.conf deleted the : "! please edit
> lilo.conf before running lilo!" and the 'remove this line when you are
> done configuring" saved the changes all good,...
>
> then i tried the command once more 'lilo -C /new/etc/lilo.conf' and now i
> get : "Fatal: creat /boot/map~: no such file or directory"
>
> !!!!!
>
> thx for your reply
>
> rohan
>
> On 8/13/07, John Simpson <john.s.simpson at gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > Rohan
> >
> > If you follow the directions exactly it should work, we have used those
> > directions many times for loading laptops and only failed when someone has
> > not followed the directions exactly, inluding using the correct spacing and
> > case for things.
> >
> > the final part of the install should be
> >
> > mv /boot /boot.old
> > ln -s /new/boot /boot
> > lilo -C /new/etc/lilo.conf
> >
> > Now if you had followed the directions correctly, you should have
> > /dev/hda2 mounted on /new and it'll all work, if you have mounted it in a
> > different folder, then you'll have to make sure your paths are correct or it
> > will just not work
> >
> >
> > On 8/13/07, Rohan Malhotra < rohan.malhotra at student.rmit.edu.au> wrote:
> > >
> > > hey there,
> > >
> > > the txt document does actually say to use a capital C as in , ' lilo
> > > -C /new/etc/lilo.conf' i was just too lazy to reference the example
> > > properly. nevertheless i did try with a capital C and it did not return '"
> > > Added Linux".
> > >
> > > just to clarify:
> > >
> > > from what i understand i have to first move the /boot
> > > folder from the knoppix '/' system to a new folder called /boot.old
> > >
> > > then make a link to /boot (from the '/' knoppix system) on my cbv hdd
> > > (/mnt/hda2).
> > >
> > > then run lilo (somehow?) and presumably by doing so it will fix it up?
> > >
> > > thx
> > >
> > > rohan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Rohan,
> > >
> > > The lilo command is with a capital C - that will make all the world of
> > >
> > > difference. eg lilo -C /new/etc/lilo.conf
> > >
> > > After running that command you should see
> > > * Added Linux
> > >
> > > We'll update the doc to include that info.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > >
> > > Kylie
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 20:25 +1000, Rohan Malhotra wrote:
> > > > 'then make a link from the hdd to the /boot folder by typing: ln
> > > > -s /new/boot /boot."
> > > >
> > > > that works too
> > > >
> > > > 'Now you run lilo to install the bootloader by typing: 'lilo
> > > > -c /new/etc/lilo.conf".
> > > >
> > > > this part doesn't really seem to do anything, as it returns a prompt
> > > > for more options; all the previous commands give you a blank prompt
> > > > indicating they've done something and they don't need more
> > > > information.
> > > >
> > > > anyways so from what i understand i have to first move the /boot
> > > > folder from the knoppix '/' system to a new folder called /boot.old
> > > >
> > > > then make a link to /boot (from the '/' knoppix system) on my cbv
> > > hdd
> > > > (/mnt/hda2).
> > > >
> > > > then run lilo and presumably by doing so it will fix it up?
> > > >
> > > > any pointers would b much appreciated
> > > >
> > > > thx
> > > >
> > > > rohan
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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