[coLinux-devel] [long] Slackware installation problems (for Nir Perry :-)

[Marko B. <mar...@al...>]

I was trying to install the latest Slackware distribution (9.1) following 
Nir's instructions, but I ran into problems... Here's what I did, step by step 
(bear with me, I'm not an expert, and haven't installed a slackware since the 
middle of 90's :-)

[these steps are done on a native linux box]

1. downloaded slackware CD1 ISO image, loop-mounted it to /mnt/slack

2. run 'gzip -cd /mnt/slack/rootdisks/install.1 > rootdisk.image' in the tmp dir

3. loop-mounted rootdisk.image to /mnt/root, cd there, run 'tar zxvf 
/mnt/slack/rootdisks/install.2'

4. run from /mnt/root (mounted root image):
     mknod dev/cobd0 b 117 0
     mknod dev/cobd1 b 117 1
     mknod dev/cobd2 b 117 2

   - in Nir's HOWTO it's 'mknod /dev/cobd0 b 117 0'; I guess '/dev/cobd0' is a
     typo

5. edit usr/lib/setup/setup script, commented out 'if probe' lines (47-56), 
added 'echo "/dev/cobd0" > $TMP/SeTplist' line

6. created a blank, 1GB ext2 image, mounted it to /mnt/install, and copied 
everything from /mnt/slack (mounted ISO image):

     dd if=/dev/zero of=slackware.install.image bs=1024 count=1M
     mkfs.ext2 slackware.install.image
     mount, copy

7. unmount /mnt/root, /mnt/install, scp slackware.install.image and 
rootdisk.image to my windows box (X:\coLinux\)


[these steps are done on the windows box]

8. setup the coLinux XML file; relevant lines:

<block_device index="0" path="\DosDevices\X:\coLinux\slackware9.1.image" 
enabled="true"></block_device>

<block_device index="1" path="\DosDevices\X:\coLinux\slackware.install.image" 
enabled="true"></block_device>

<block_device index="2" path="\DosDevices\X:\coLinux\rootdisk.image" 
enabled="true"></block_device>

<bootparams>root=/dev/cobd2</bootparams>

  - slackware9.1.image is an empty, 1GB ext2 image


9. boot coLinux


[these steps are done on coLinux, Slackware image booted]

10. first steps: hit <ENTER> on keyboard map question, logged in as root, run 
setup

11. choose target partition from the menu: /dev/cobd0, formatted it again to 
ext2 (just in case), 1 inode per 4096 bytes

12. select source from a partition (2): /dev/cobd1, set '/' as the 
installation path, got package series selection. Unselected everything except 
'A' and 'AP' series

13. selected newbie prompting mode, works for a moment, got messages from the 
prompt: '/usr/lib/setup/setup: cannot create /mnt/etc/fstab: No such file or 
directory', and got a 'SETUP COMPLETE' dialog

14. created etc dir in /mnt, restarted setup, again waited a bit, got some 
errors, got a query for root password (skipped it), and got the 'SETUP 
COMPLETE' dialog again; mounted /dev/cobd0 to check it out, there are only 
etc, lost+found, proc and var directories

15. mounted /dev/cobd1 into a directory and selected it as a source for setup, 
same thing


What am I doing wrong?

TIA,
-- 
Marko
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