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

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> 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 :-)
>
get topologilinux from topologilinux.com

It is most of slackware designed install to a loopback files system. After
installing you can make the resulting base.img useable under colinux just
by  doing all the mknod /dev/cobd? b 117 ? 's and changing fstab to point
to .

I will be posting a HowTo that provides both coLinux and dual-boot
capability redirecting the devices and changing networking as needed to
the wiki sometime next week. So you could get it and play around with it a
while first.
 here is the config file I am using so far for using the img under colinux


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<colinux>
    <block_device index="0" path="\DosDevices\c:\tlinux4\base.img"
enabled="true">
    </block_device>

    <block_device index="1" path="\DosDevices\c:\coLinux\swap.img"
enabled="true">
    </block_device>


    <bootparams>root=cobd0 ro</bootparams>
    <image path="vmlinux"></image>
    <memory size="64"></memory>
    <network index="0" type="tap" name="TAP"></network>
</colinux>


 the coresponding fstab changes would be to change /dev/loop7 to /dev/cobd0
and /dev/loop6 to /dev/cobd1

my HowTo will start from a stock setup that has not been modified at all
for colinux.

chris