| #!/bin/bash |
| echo "you need to customize this script; don't run it without editing" |
| USBDRIVE=/dev/sdwhatever |
| MNTPOINT=/mnt/wherever |
| # rootdir contains the files from an existing image. minimum of /extlinux.conf, |
| # /boot/, and /boot/mboot.c32 |
| ROOTDIR=/path/to/rootdir/files/ |
| USER=username |
| GROUP=usergroup |
| |
| # comment this once you're done |
| exit |
| |
| echo "make one partition, bootable and type 83 (linux)" |
| |
| fdisk $USBDRIVE |
| mke2fs ${USBDRIVE}1 |
| mount ${USBDRIVE}1 $MNTPOINT |
| # copy in the contents of the rootfs. extlinux.conf in the main directory. no |
| # ldlinux (extlinux will add it later). we put all the images in /boot. |
| cp -r $ROOTDIR/* $MNTPOINT |
| chown -R $USER:$GROUP $MNTPOINT |
| extlinux -i $MNTPOINT |
| umount $MNTPOINT |
| # this mbr is the same as extlinux's |
| dd if=$ROOTDIR/mbr.bin of=${USBDRIVE} |
| |
| # other notes: |
| ###################### |
| # over a serial connection, you'll only see: |
| # Booting from Hard Disk... |
| # Booting from 0000:7c00 |
| # on a monitor, you'll see the boot: prompt |
| |
| # put something like this in your Akaros Makelocal: |
| #$(OBJDIR)/kern/.usb.touch: $(KERNEL_OBJ) |
| # @echo " (USB) Copying to /dev/sdb1" |
| # $(Q)mount /dev/sdb1 |
| # $(Q)sudo cp $^ /mnt/wherever/boot/akaros |
| # @sync |
| # $(Q)umount /mnt/wherever |
| # @touch $@ |
| # |
| #usb: $(OBJDIR)/kern/.usb.touch ; |
| |
| # here's a basic extlinux.conf |
| #PROMPT 1 |
| #TIMEOUT 50 |
| # |
| #DEFAULT akaros |
| # |
| #LABEL akaros |
| # MENU LABEL Akaros |
| # MENU DEFAULT |
| # KERNEL /boot/mboot.c32 |
| # APPEND /boot/akaros |
