1 Oct
2002
1 Oct
'02
5:39 a.m.
----- Forwarded message from Ian Molton -----
From spyro(a)f2s.com Tue Oct 1 09:02:24 2002
Date:
Tue, 1 Oct 2002 00:15:35 +0100
From: Ian Molton <spyro(a)f2s.com>
To: wkt(a)tuhs.org
Subject: Re: Making boot disks
On Tue, 1 Oct 2002 07:37:35 +1000 (EST)
Warren Toomey <wkt(a)minnie.tuhs.org> wrote:
I'll pass this to the mailing list to see if
others can help you.
I'd say that Linux is unlikely to construct the correct filesystem
type. There are severl UFS variants, and you'd need to know the exact
layout details to be sure that Linux (or something else) could create
the boot disks.
Thanks.
I found some ufs code in the HURD source, and VERY crudely hacked it. It
creates filesystems that linux can mount, but it crashed trying to write
big files to it (doh!)
any advice from the list would be appreciated :)
----- End of forwarded message from Ian Molton -----
1 Oct
1 Oct
5:59 a.m.
New subject: Making boot disks
On Tuesday, 1 October 2002 at 7:37:35 +1000, Warren Toomey wrote:
In article by Ian Molton:
On Tuesday, 1 October 2002 at 9:39:04 +1000, Warren Toomey wrote:
Hi.
Dunno if you can help me ont this...
I have an unusual UNIX derived OS called RISCiX, but I cant install it
because I have no bootdisks.
I /do/ have scripts to make them, and the kernel + OS files, though.
I think the filesystem was UFS.
I can use my Linux box to create a filesystem, but I dont have a copy of
the right utility (newfs?).
Can you point me to source?
I'll pass this to the mailing list to see if others can help you.
I'd say that Linux is unlikely to construct the correct filesystem type.
There are severl UFS variants, and you'd need to know the exact layout
details to be sure that Linux (or something else) could create the
boot disks.
Thanks.
I found some ufs code in the HURD source, and VERY crudely hacked it. It
creates filesystems that linux can mount, but it crashed trying to write
big files to it (doh!)
Well, it would be nice to know what you're really trying to do.
What's the hardware? If the file system is UFS, it's unlikely to be a
good fit for Linux. I'd say "try FreeBSD", but without knowing more
about your software and hardware, it's not clear if that would be any
better. Google suggests that it runs on ARMs. Is that correct?
any advice from the list would be appreciated :)
In that case you should copy us.
Greg
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6:37 a.m.
New subject: Making boot disks
On Tue, 1 Oct 2002 09:29:02 +0930
"Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog(a)lemis.com> wrote:
Done. whats the subscribe address, btw?
Well, heres the mkkernel and other scripts (attached).
is it possible for someone else to make a filesystem image for me that I
could dd onto a floppy? I suspect that this system uses an old variant
of ufs.
the system is little-endian, if that helps?
I just had an evil thought...
one way to get this system up would be to finish my port of ARMlinux to
the Archimedes (naerly done but lots to do still). then write a RISCiX
personality and run RISCiX newfs on armlinux ;-)
No. too evil. I think best to try easier methods first ;-)
Well, it would be nice to know what you're really
trying to do.
What's the hardware? If the file system is UFS, it's unlikely to be a
good fit for Linux. I'd say "try FreeBSD", but without knowing more
about your software and hardware, it's not clear if that would be any
better. Google suggests that it runs on ARMs. Is that correct?
The hardware is an obscure british platform from back when the ARM was
young. - The Archimedes.
The CPU is the ARM2 or 3 (either work) and the systems have SCSI,
ethernet, and (up to) 16Mb of RAM.
I dont actually know what the filesystem is, but my guess is UFS based
on the newfs command in the mkkernel script, and a rumour it is BSD
derived.
I have everything from a machines filesystem in a tarball.
I simply have no bootdisk, and cant create one without a suitable newfs
any advice
from the list would be appreciated :)
In that case you should copy us.
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