Re: [Trinux-talk] General Trinux questions

[Matthew F. <mf...@ci...>]

> 
> Trinux users,
> 
> I have been tinkering with the latest Trinux distribution but have had
> no success integrating a new kernel due to lack of documentation.  The
> Trinux site offers a sample .config script (which I used to compile the
> new kernel) but offers no guidance as to how to introduce the new kernel
> to the Trinux boot disk. I would assume this simply involves dd
> if=bzImage of=/dev/fd0 but that simply boots into the host OS that the
> kernel was compiled in.
> 
> So, for lack of an FAQ that addresses these issues, my questions
> include:
> 
> 1. How is the new kernel introduced to the Trinux boot disk?

mcopy it to the boot floppy

> 2. How are the new kernel's modules introduced to the Trinux boot disk?

mcopy them to the boot floppy

> 3. What other steps need to be taken when introducing a new kernel (i.e.
> System.map, initrd tweaks, etc.)?

none

> 4. Has anyone come up with an FAQ or HOWTO on how to maintain and tweak
> Trinux?

no, but I'd love for someone to start one

> 5. What FS type must be specified to mount the Trinux boot disk for
> manipulation?

msdos/vfat

> 6. How are new commands added to Busybox?

See http://busybox.lineo.com, but basically it involves (un)commenting
#defines for specific busybox then recompiling the busybox binary.


The linuxrc is the best place to start to understand how Trinux
works.  There are a fair amount of comments and the shell scripts are one
a 3rd grade reading level :)

-mdf