3.4. Implementation
Successful implementation of this phase is probably the most
difficult part of the Pocket Linux Guide. If you need help getting things
to work please visit the Pocket Linux Guide Resource
Site to browse the troubleshooting forum and subscribe to the
mailing list.
3.4.1. System startup
Follow these steps to boot:
Restart the PC using the boot disk from the previous
chapter.
At the grub> prompt, type
kernel (fd0)/boot/vmlinuz init=/bin/sh root=/dev/fd0
load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=1 and press
Enter.
Type boot at the
grub> prompt and press
Enter.
Insert the new, compressed root disk when prompted.
The screen output should be similar to the following
example:
GNU GRUB version 0.95
grub> kernel (fd0)/boot/vmlinuz init=/bin/sh root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=1
[Linux-bzImage, setup=0xc00, size=0xce29b]
grub> boot
Linux version 2.4.26
..
.. [various kernel messages]
..
VFS: Insert root floppy disk to be loaded into RAM disk and press ENTER
RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 178k freed
# _ |
3.4.2. Verify results
If the implementation was successful, this new root disk should
behave exactly like the root disk from the previous chapter. The key
difference is that this compressed root disk has much more room to grow
and we will put this extra space to good use in the next phase of the
project.
3.4.3. System shutdown
Remove the diskette from fd0 and restart the system using
CTRL-ALT-DELETE.
