Re: [coLinux-users] DamnSmallLinux on colinux

[Henry N. <Hen...@Ar...>]

insomniux wrote:
> I'm trying to setup DSL on colinux has someone done that before? I'd
> like to share experiences.
> 
> I've tried to follow the howto on installation of new distro;s, but I
> run into errors (see below).
> 
> My configuration is:
> WinXP SP2
> Colinx 0.7.2
> dsl-4.2.5-initrd.iso
> 
> I've copied the minirt24.gz from the iso file
> 
> 
> =====Colinux-Daemon-command=========
> C:\progra~1\colinux\colinux-daemon @dsl01.conf cofs0=d:\mike\colinux\dsl
> root=/dev/ram0 -t nt 
> 
> =====dsl01-setup.conf===============
> kernel=c:\PROGRA~1\coLinux\vmlinux
> cobd0="D:\Mike\colinux\dsl\dsl-4.2.5-initrd.iso"
> hda1="D:\Mike\colinux\dsl\dsl.fs"
> hda2="D:\Mike\colinux\dsl\swap_512Mb"
> root=/dev/hda1
> ro
> initrd="D:\Mike\colinux\dsl\minirt24.gz"
> mem=256
> eth0=pcap-bridge,"Colinux-TAP-host" 
> eth1=tuntap,"Colinux-TAP-guest"
> 
> =====Windows-console-output=========
> D:\Mike\colinux\dsl>C:\progra~1\colinux\colinux-daemon @dsl01.conf
> cofs0=d:\mik
> \colinux\dsl root=/dev/ram0 -t nt #ramdisk_size=40000
> Cooperative Linux Daemon, 0.7.2
> Compiled on Jan 18 2008 21:47:09
> 
> ...
> Kernel command line: root=/dev/hda1 ro root=/dev/ram0
> #ramdisk_size=40000

Typed wrong or you wand not use "ramdisk_size=..." ?

> ...
> RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size 1024 blocksize

4096 blocks a 1024 was set from coLinux kernel config:
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=4096
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_BLOCKSIZE=1024

> ...
> RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
> RAMDISK: incomplete write (-28 != 32768) 4194304

The initial error: Write to ramdisk failed.

> VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
> Freeing unused kernel memory: 128k freed
> attempt to access beyond end of device
> ram0: rw=0, want=32776, limit=8192

Your initrd size is to small. You have try to increase the ram disk
size? That should help.
What should do the '#' there?
"#ramdisk_size=40000" --> "ramdisk_size=40000"

Perhaps more ideas for you on Colonist?
I found in old user mail (2005-02-06)
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=cu4pt5%24872%241%40sea.gmane.org

-- 
Henry N.