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Booting Linux from DiskOnChip HOWTO
Rohit Agarwal
Vishnu Swaminathan
20060907
| Revision History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revision 1.0 | 2006-09-07 | Revised by: MG |
| Last review for LDP publication | ||
- Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
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- 1.1. Why this document?
- 1.2. NFTL vs. INFTL
- 1.3. Practical goals
- 2. Reference configuration
- 3. Assumptions
- 4. Using M-Systems DiskOnChip 2000 TSOP as an additional storage drive in Linux
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- 4.1. Step 1: Patch the Kernel
- 4.2. Step 2: Compile the Kernel
- 4.3. Step 3: Create Nodes
- 4.4. Step 4: Reboot with the new kernel
- 4.5. Step 5: Insert M-Systems Driver/Module in the new Kernel
- 4.6. Step 6: Create a filesystem on the DiskOnChip
- 4.7. Step 7: Mount the newly created partition to start accessing DOC
- 5. Install Linux and LILO on DiskOnChip
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- 5.1. Step 1: Copying the DOC firmware onto DiskOnChip
- 5.2. Step 2: Format DiskOnChip using Dos Utilities
- 5.3. Step 3: Patch and Compile the kernel 2.4.18
- 5.4. Step 4: Create nodes
- 5.5. Step 5: Modify the /etc/module.conf file
- 5.6. Step 6: Create the initrd image
- 5.7. Step 7: Insert the DOC driver into the new kernel
- 5.8. Step 8: Create a filesystem on the DiskOnChip
- 5.9. Step 9: Build Root Filesystem on the DiskOnChip
- 5.10. Step 10: Use rdev to specify the DOC root filesystem location to kernel image
- 5.11. Step 11: Compile lilo-22.3.2
- 5.12. Step 12: Copy the boot.b file into boot directory of DOC
- 5.13. Step 13: Modify the /etc/lilo.conf file
- 5.14. Step 14: Store the new LILO configuration on the DiskOnChip
- 5.15. Step 15: Modify etc/fstab of DiskOnChip root file system
- 5.16. Step16: Update Firmware
- 5.17. Step17: BOOT from DiskOnChip
- 6. Install Development ToolChain on DiskOnChip
- 7. References
- A. Output of dinfo
- B. License
- C. About Authors
- D. Dedications
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