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From: juengst@boss1.physik.uni-bonn.de (Henry G. Juengst)
Subject: Re: Easy Install for 386bsd with more swap space!
Message-ID: <1992Aug28.185941.10240@olymp.informatik.uni-bonn.de>
Sender: juengst@boss1 (Henry G. Juengst)
Organization: Universit"at Bonn, Informatikinstitut, R"omerstr 154, W-5300 Bonn 1
References: <1992Aug28.040755.2247@lugb.latrobe.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 18:59:41 GMT
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In article <1992Aug28.040755.2247@lugb.latrobe.edu.au>, lurch@ee.latrobe.edu.au (Geoffrey Liersch) writes:
> Here is an easier way to install 386bsd with a larger swap space and/or
> a real partitioning scheme.
>
> NOTE: Steps marked with a (*) can be skipped if a separate usr partition
> is not required!
>
It could be interresting to use the install procedure to get the disktab
values. So I would say:
0. Boot install disk, install just to init your hard disk.
> 1. Boot the fixit.fs floppy.
> 2. Make the floppy writable:
> mount -u /dev/fd0a /
> 3. Make some space on the floppy:
> rm [A-Z]*
3a. Make a file with disk parameters:
disktab -r wd0a >/tmp/disklabel.log
cat /tmp/disklabel.log
> 4. Make a disktab entry with a seperate usr partition if needed:
> vi /etc/disktab
Use information found in /tmp/disklabel.log. That makes it a little
bit easier.
> 5. Disklabel the hard disk:
> disklabel -w -r wd0 "drivename"
> 6. Prepare the root partition:
> newfs /dev/rwd0a
> 7.(*) Prepare the usr partition if necessary:
> newfs /dev/rwd0h
> mount /dev/wd0a /mnt
> mkdir /mnt/usr
> mkdir /mnt/sbin
> mkdir /mnt/dev
> cd /usr/distbin
> ls *mount | cpio -pdalmu /mnt/sbin
> cd /dev
> ls * | cpio -pdalmu /mnt/dev
> 8. Shutdown and remove the fixit.fs floppy:
> shutdown
> 9. Boot the dist.fs floppy.
> 10. Mount the root partition:
> mount /dev/wd0a /mnt
> 11.(*) Mount the usr partition if necessary:
> mount /mnt/dev/wd0h /mnt/usr
> 12. Install the binaries:
> zcat /etc/baselist.Z | cpio -pdalmu /mnt
> cd /mnt
> zcat /etc/baseutils.cpio.Z | cpio -idalmu
> 13. Shutdown and remove the dist.fs floppy:
> shutdown
> 14. Boot off the hard disk.
> 15. Make the root partition writable:
> mount -u /dev/wd0a /
> 16.(*) Mount the usr partition if necessary:
> mount /dev/wd0h /usr
> 17. Read the install notes in the root directory:
> zmore INSTALL.NOTES
> 18. (i) If you have not got a seperate usr partition the install the
> binary and other distributions as per the INSTALL.NOTES.
> (ii) If you have got a seperate usr partition then install the binary
> distribution as follows:
> mkdir /usr/tmp
> cd /usr/tmp
> Get the binary distribution to here as per the INSTALL.NOTES.
> cd /
> cat /usr/tmp/bin01* | uncompress | cpio -idalmu
> sh /tmp/install.bin01
> 19. Create the file /etc/fstab:
> vi /etc/fstab
> and add the following line(s):
> /dev/wd0a / ufs rw 1 1
> /dev/wd0h /usr ufs rw 1 2
> 20. Get to work!
>
> I hope that this is helpful to someone.
>
> Lurch
>
> lurch@ee.latrobe.edu.au
Henry
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