Mer/Documentation/Making x86 Mer Bootable - Revision history

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2010-09-22T12:12:22Z

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	== Making a x86 Mer bootable ==		== Making a x86 Mer bootable ==

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	* Verify your <code>/mnt/mer/boot/grub/menu.lst</code> looks correct		* Verify your <code>/mnt/mer/boot/grub/menu.lst</code> looks correct
	* <code>umount /mnt/mer</code> (if you can)		* <code>umount /mnt/mer</code> (if you can)
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generalantilles: /* Making a x86 Mer bootable */

2009-04-18T09:23:58Z

Making a x86 Mer bootable

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	Partition your boot device, make a ext3 partition. In the following, sda1 is your ext3 partition and sda is your boot device. Only install this on a USB stick or whatever that you want to have possibly destroyed.		Partition your boot device, make a ext3 partition. In the following, sda1 is your ext3 partition and sda is your boot device. Only install this on a USB stick or whatever that you want to have possibly destroyed.

-	* mkdir -p /mnt/mer	+	mkdir -p /mnt/mer
-	* mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1	+	mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1
-	* mount -t ext3 /dev/sda1 /mnt/mer	+	mount -t ext3 /dev/sda1 /mnt/mer
-	* Grab a release x86-generic tar.gz and put in /mnt/mer, tar pzvxf it from within /mnt/mer ~~OR Use~~ imager from above and sh imager targets/mer-x86-generic-only-fs /mnt/mer	+	* Grab a release <code>x86-generic tar.gz</code> and put in <code>/mnt/mer</code>, <code>tar pzvxf</code> it from within <code>/mnt/mer</code> ''or'' use the imager from above and <code>sh imager targets/mer-x86-generic-only-fs /mnt/mer</code>.
-	* grub-install --no-floppy --recheck --root-directory=/mnt/mer /dev/sda	+	grub-install --no-floppy --recheck --root-directory=/mnt/mer /dev/sda
-	* chroot /mnt/mer update-grub	+	chroot /mnt/mer update-grub
-	* ~~verify~~ your /mnt/mer/boot/grub/menu.lst looks correct	+	* Verify your <code>/mnt/mer/boot/grub/menu.lst</code> looks correct
-	* umount /mnt/mer (if you can)	+	* <code>umount /mnt/mer</code> (if you can)
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jukey at 15:46, 15 April 2009

2009-04-15T15:46:14Z

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	* verify your /mnt/mer/boot/grub/menu.lst looks correct		* verify your /mnt/mer/boot/grub/menu.lst looks correct
	* umount /mnt/mer (if you can)		* umount /mnt/mer (if you can)
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stskeeps: New page: == Making a x86 Mer bootable == Partition your boot device, make a ext3 partition. In the following, sda1 is your ext3 partition and sda is your boot device. Only install this on a USB st...

2009-01-22T00:34:56Z

New page: == Making a x86 Mer bootable == Partition your boot device, make a ext3 partition. In the following, sda1 is your ext3 partition and sda is your boot device. Only install this on a USB st...

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== Making a x86 Mer bootable ==

Partition your boot device, make a ext3 partition. In the following, sda1 is your ext3 partition and sda is your boot device. Only install this on a USB stick or whatever that you want to have possibly destroyed.

* mkdir -p /mnt/mer
* mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1
* mount -t ext3 /dev/sda1 /mnt/mer
* Grab a release x86-generic tar.gz and put in /mnt/mer, tar pzvxf it from within /mnt/mer OR Use imager from above and sh imager targets/mer-x86-generic-only-fs /mnt/mer
* grub-install --no-floppy --recheck --root-directory=/mnt/mer /dev/sda
* chroot /mnt/mer update-grub
* verify your /mnt/mer/boot/grub/menu.lst looks correct
* umount /mnt/mer (if you can)