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From: Phil Norman <P.C.F.Norman@exeter.ac.uk>
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On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> I've finished my exams now (raay! ;-) and I've been working on a method
Bah - it's alright for some :-(
> for installing ARMLinux without repartitioning your hard drive. I agree
> with Russell that a loopback mount is the way to go, and I've now got
> an ext2 file on my ADFS partition acting as a partition. Both reading
> and writing work, though I've not stressed it too hard.
That'd be great - esp. if it's ready for the South-East show. Please
drop me a line if it does become ready for then - and I'll have a go at
reinstalling linux (again) with this method so I know how it's done. Is
there a Guinness Book of Records entry for the person who's installed
linux the most times on the same box?
> Otherwise, I might just do something which requires you to leave a boot
> floppy in permanently - would people find that acceptable while they're
Would it be possible to get the bootloader to load a ramdisc from the
ADFS partition? This would be similar to what happens under the BSD
installer (which is very sexy) and would make life a lot less
time-consuming for those of us who reinstall linux regularly ;-).
Bye for now,
Phil
--
Linux: The best things in life are free.
Phil Norman, mailing from Exeter University.
email: forrey@eh.org
URL: http://newton.ex.ac.uk/general/ug/norman