Re: [coLinux-users] help setting up a dual boot system

[Samir K. <sam...@gm...>]

thx. i'll definitely try this. 

on a side note, can i just install a new version of colinux over my
existing ver or do I need to uninstall and then install?

~Samir


On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 11:45:30 -0700 (PDT), Dwight Campbell
<da...@po...> wrote:
> 
> Eh, here's the cheap-n-nasty solution I'm using for that....
> 
> (colinux 20040622, slackware 10.0)
> 
> First thing in /etc/rc.d/rc.S is add at the top
> 
> /sbin/mount -o remount,rw /
> /etc/rc.d/rc.VerHack
> /sbin/mount -o remount,ro /
> 
> the contents of rc.VerHack are
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> # version workarounds.  Bah!
> 
> echo "Applying ugly kernel version hacks (colinux vs. real linux)"
> /bin/rm /etc/fstab
> /bin/rm /etc/lilo.conf
> /bin/rm /opt/kde/share/config/kdm/Xservers
> /bin/rm /usr/src/linux
> 
> if uname -r | grep "co-" ; then
>  ln -s /etc/fstab.colinux /etc/fstab
>  ln -s /etc/lilo.conf.colinux /etc/lilo.conf
>  ln -s /opt/kde/share/config/kdm/Xservers.colinux /opt/kde/share/config/kdm/Xservers
>  ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.7-co-0.6.2 /usr/src/linux
> else
>  ln -s /etc/fstab.reallinux /etc/fstab
>  ln -s /etc/lilo.conf.reallinux /etc/lilo.conf
>  ln -s /opt/kde/share/config/kdm/Xservers.reallinux /opt/kde/share/config/kdm/Xservers
>  ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.7 /usr/src/linux
> fi
> 
> Substitute config files as needed for differrences between real hardware and
> colinux boot.  This approach has a few downsides, such as possibly borking
> system sanity checks at boot time.  Wouldn't want to use anything even vaguely
> resembling in a production environment, etc etc.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> d.c.
> 
> On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Samir Kuthiala wrote:
> 
> >Hi
> >
> >I have been trying to get the colinux to work on my dual boot system
> >(win2k pro + RH9) for the last few days but with no success. heres a
> >summary of what I have done so far
> >
> >1. create /dev/cobd0 to /dev/cobd7 using mknod
> >2. installed colinux 0.6.1without downloading the Debian/Gentoo image.
> >modified the config file to this...
> >===============================================
> ><colinux>
> >       <block_device index="0" path="\Device\HarddiskVolume2" enabled="true" />
> >        <block_device index="1" path="\Device\HarddiskVolume3" enabled="true" />
> >    <bootparams>root=/dev/cobd0</bootparams>
> >    <image path="vmlinux" />
> >    <memory size="64" />
> >    <network index="0" type="tap" name="tap" />
> ></colinux>
> >===============================================
> >3. copied the kernel modules packaged along with colinux into the
> >/lib/modules dir
> >
> >I then tried to boot the colinux. failed with some error about unable
> >to locate /dev/hda3 (thats my root partition). I assumed this was due
> >to me not having modified fstab. I then modified fstab to remove all
> >references to /dev/hd* and added in /dev/cobd0 (as root) and
> >/dev/cobd1 as swap. However the bootup sequence still fails with some
> >error message about invalid superblock.
> >
> >I have gone through the website/forums/wiki and am just about to give
> >up. Can somebody help me figure out whats going wrong?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Samir
> >
> >
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