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- INSTALLING OPENLINUX FROM AN EXISING LINUX SYSTEM August 1999
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- You can install OpenLinux from an existing Linux system.
-
- NOTE: Because installing OpenLinux from an existing Linux system doesn't
- always work, Caldera Systems recommends that you install OpenLinux from a
- bootable CD-ROM or from a diskette (explained in the "col/launch/floppy"
- directory on this OpenLinux CD).
-
- This file contains the following:
-
- - Contents of this directory
- - Installation instructions
-
-
- Contents of This Directory
- ==========================
-
- - vmlinuz - an OpenLinux kernel to be used during installation.
-
- - initrd.gz - a compressed Linux filesystem used by the OpenLinux kernel
- during installation.
-
- - smallrd.gz - another compressed Linux filesystem used by the OpenLinux
- kernel during installation. This file should be used in place of
- "initrd.gz" on systems with minimal memory. Please use "initrd.gz"
- first and, if this fails, follow the instructions again substituting
- "smallrd.gz" for "initrd.gz".
-
-
- Installation Instructions
- =========================
- To install OpenLinux from an existing Linux system, follow these steps:
-
- 1. Make a backup copy of these LILO-related files:
-
- - /boot/*.b
- - /etc/lilo.conf
- - /sbin/lilo
- - /sbin/activate
-
- 2. Create an emergency boot floppy (install disks can be used for this
- purpose; see the "READMEus.txt" file in "../floppy" for details
- on how to build one of these disks).
-
- 3. Copy the "initrd.gz" and the "vmlinuz" files to the "/boot" directory
- on your Linux system. (You may want to rename any existing name
- conflicts in this directory.)
-
- 4. Add the following lines to your /etc/lilo.conf file:
-
- image = /boot/vmlinuz
- initrd = /boot/initrd.gz
- label = boot
- append = "ramdisk_size=4096 load_ramdisk=1"
- alias = install
-
- 5. To update LILO, type "lilo" and press <Enter>.
-
- 6. Reboot your system.
-
- 7. When the LILO "boot:" prompt appears, choose the "install" label to
- begin the installation.
-
- For details on the installation process, see the "Getting Started Guide."
-
-