Re: custom install disks?

[".d3" <gt2092b prism gatech edu>]

Well, I already have 2.0.32 working on my system, so all I need
to know is how to get it on a floppy disk with the install program.

I know how to make a boot disk and all that, but I'm just not
sure how to get the install program on there, too.

Thanks.

Ed.


> >Or something like that.  Then my computer completely freezes
> >up.  I have Linux working on my system currently (with the latest
> >kernel), so what I'd like to do is make a custom install disk with
> >my working kernel.
> >
> >Is this possible?
> 
> Yes.
> Do you want to do this?  Probably not.
> Aside from the fact that in can be a bit tricky,
> you would then have an old kernel installing
> a new one.  Not a terribly good idea, and at
> any rate when you actually upgrade you'll
> probably want to upgrade the kernel, which
> brings you back to this, but now on your
> machine, not a a floppy.  Since upgrading the
> kernel is at least 33% of the reason I would
> have for upgrading at all, I advise either
> resolving the scsi problem, not upgrading,
> or, if you really want to ignore the scsi and
> do this right, compile a new, updated kernel
> on your system first, then make new install
> floppies with 2.0.32 and no scsi support
> (custom kernel made by you, for you).
> Upgrade, and use the floppy's kernel.
> This process could be more involved than
> you want.  Read up on kernel config
> and compilation, download the kernel
> source tar file from linux.org and knock
> yourself out.  If you get a kernel (2.0.32)
> compiled, then we'll talk about how to
> put it on floppies.
> 
>         - Kevin Colby
>           kevin marcal com
> 
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