Re: cloop and 2.6.0-testX

On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 22:21, Jeff Mock wrote:

> The cloop distribution includes a program called extract_compressed_fs.
> You don't need the cloop driver, it's just a C program that will 
> decompress the singularity file.  The decompressed file is a romfs 
> filesystem, so your OS needs loop and romfs to mount the decompressed
> file.

Thanks!  Now I'm working on getting things to compile against it...
although with a lack of header files it looks like I'll need to do that
GAR thing.  :-(

I did get it all taken apart, using the extract_compressed_fs thing I
found in the tarball earlier today.

> At the risk of self promotion twice in one day, I wrote some scripts
> to take apart an lnxbbc image and then compress it back together to
> make it easy to modify the disc.  It might help you out:
> 
>    http://www.mock.com/bbcmods

Wow - that should make my life a lot easier!

Thanks!

Have you gotten it to boot multiple kernels off a single CD yet? 
Ideally, I'd like to be able to chose between a 2.2.x and 2.4.x, or at
least a stripped 2.4.x and a real 2.4.x... I have several systems that
absolutely refuse to work with a 2.4.x kernel with all those IDE 'fixes'
compiled in.

Rob  (I am subscribed to the list, so you don't need to CC me)