Re: [Successful] Installation Notes for Teo En Ming Extremely Simple Linux 1810.11 on CentOS 6.10

TDTEM,

Interesting! - I will watch your video . .

Thanks,

Phil.


On 2018-10-12 03:27, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote:
> [Successful] Installation Notes for Teo En Ming Extremely Simple Linux
> 1810.11 on CentOS 6.10
> =============================================================================================
> 
> Author: Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
> Country: Singapore
> Date: 11th October 2018 Thursday
> 
> YouTube video: Teo En Ming Extremely Simple Linux 1810.11 (Successful)
> URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5da1xdQ7Kw
> 
> STEPS
> =====
> 
> 001. Download CentOS 6.10 Linux from your favorite mirror.
> 
> 002. Install CentOS 6.10 as an Oracle Virtualbox 5.2.18 virtual
> machine in Windows 10 version 1803 host operating system.
> 
> 003. During installation, choose "Software Development Workstation".
> 
> 004. Click Next.
> 
> 005. Click Reboot to complete the installation of CentOS 6.10.
> 
> 006. On VirtualBox in Windows host, click Machine > Setttings > 
> Network.
> 
> 007. Choose Bridged Adapter. Please note that you CANNOT choose a
> Wireless LAN adapter. Bridging with a Wireless LAN adapter will never
> work.
> 
> 008. Login to CentOS 6.10 using Putty.
> 
> 009. Search for gcc (GNU Compiler Collection).
> 
> [teoenming@teo-en-ming-pc ~]$ rpm -qa | grep gcc
> gcc-gfortran-4.4.7-23.el6.x86_64
> gcc-4.4.7-23.el6.x86_64
> gcc-c++-4.4.7-23.el6.x86_64
> libgcc-4.4.7-23.el6.x86_64
> 
> 010. Search for make.
> 
> [teoenming@teo-en-ming-pc ~]$ rpm -qa | grep make
> make-3.81-23.el6.x86_64
> automake-1.11.1-4.el6.noarch
> 
> 011. Search for ncurses.
> 
> [teoenming@teo-en-ming-pc ~]$ rpm -qa | grep ncurses
> ncurses-libs-5.7-4.20090207.el6.x86_64
> ncurses-devel-5.7-4.20090207.el6.x86_64
> ncurses-5.7-4.20090207.el6.x86_64
> ncurses-base-5.7-4.20090207.el6.x86_64
> 
> 012. Search for perl.
> 
> [teoenming@teo-en-ming-pc ~]$ rpm -qa | grep perl
> <Super long list...snipped>
> 
> 013. Search for grub (Grand Unified Boot Loader).
> 
> [teoenming@teo-en-ming-pc ~]$ rpm -qa | grep grub
> grubby-7.0.15-7.el6.x86_64
> grub-0.97-99.el6.x86_64
> 
> Yay! Grub Legacy 0.97 is installed by default on CentOS 6.10.
> 
> 014. Download the latest binutils-2.31
> 
> wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-2.31.tar.xz
> 
> 015. Download the latest busybox-1.29.3
> 
> wget https://busybox.net/downloads/busybox-1.29.3.tar.bz2
> 
> 016. Download the latest Cross Linux From Scratch (CLFS) Bootscripts
> 
> wget
> http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/clfs/conglomeration/clfs-embedded-bootscripts/clfs-embedded-bootscripts-1.0-pre5.tar.bz2
> 
> 017. Download the latest GNU Compiler Collection (gcc) version 8.2.0
> 
> wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-8.2.0/gcc-8.2.0.tar.xz
> 
> 018. Download the latest GNU C Programming Library version 2.28
> 
> wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.28.tar.xz
> 
> 019. Download the latest gmp-6.1.2
> 
> wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gmp/gmp-6.1.2.tar.bz2
> 
> 020. Download the latest Linux Kernel version 4.18.12 (stable branch)
> 
> wget https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-4.18.12.tar.xz
> 
> 021. Download the latest mpc-1.1.0
> 
> wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mpc/mpc-1.1.0.tar.gz
> 
> 022. Download the latest mpfr-4.0.1
> 
> wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mpfr/mpfr-4.0.1.tar.xz
> 
> 023. Download the latest zlib-1.2.11
> 
> wget https://zlib.net/zlib-1.2.11.tar.gz
> 
> From now on, follow Petros Koutoupis' guide at Linux Journal.
> 
> [Guide] DIY: Build a Custom Minimal Linux Distribution from Source
> Link:
> https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/diy-build-custom-minimal-linux-distribution-source
> 
> Follow the instructions until the section "Building the Cross 
> Compiler".
> 
> At the Kernel Headers sub-section,
> 
> 025. Extract the latest Linux Kernel 4.18.12 (stable branch)
> 
> tar xfvJ linux-4.18.12.tar.xz
> 
> 026. Change directory into the Linux Kernel 4.18.12 source code 
> directory
> 
> cd linux-4.18.12
> 
> Then continue following the instructions.
> 
> At the section on Glibc, glibc-2.28 (C Programming Library version
> 2.28) won't compile.
> 
> So we will use glibc-2.27 (C Programming Library version 2.27) instead.
> 
> 027. Download C Programming Library version 2.27
> 
> wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.27.tar.xz
> 
> Glibc 2.27 also cannot compile because the installed bison is too old.
> Glibc 2.28 down to Glibc 2.21 requires bison 2.7 or later.
> But bison 2.4 is installed by default on CentOS 6.10.
> 
> We will need to use glibc 2.20 as it DOES NOT depend on bison.
> 
> 028. Download C Programming Library version 2.20
> 
> wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.20.tar.xz
> 
> Continue following the instructions from the section Zlib until the 
> command
> 
> sudo grub-install --root-directory=/home/teoenming/tmp/ /dev/sdb
> 
> This is the output of the command grub-install:
> 
> Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time.
> Installation finished. No error reported.
> This is the contents of the device map 
> /home/teoenming/tmp/boot/grub/device.map.
> Check if this is correct or not. If any of the lines is incorrect,
> fix it and re-run the script `grub-install'.
> 
> (fd0)   /dev/fd0
> (hd0)   /dev/sda
> (hd1)   /dev/sdb
> 
> SUPER IMPORTANT NOTICE
> ======================
> 
> If you are using GRUB Legacy 0.97 in CentOS 6.10, please DO NOT use
> /boot/grub/grub.cfg as provided by
> Petros Koutoupis at Linux Journal. /boot/grub/grub.cfg as provided by
> Petros is meant for GRUB2 only.
> 
> 029. Rename /boot/grub/grub.cfg
> 
> mv /boot/grub/grub.cfg /boot/grub/grub.cfg.bak
> 
> 030. Create Grub Legacy 0.97 Configuration File /boot/grub/menu.lst
> 
> 031. The contents of /boot/grub/menu.lst are as follows:
> 
> default 0
> timeout 60
> 
> title	Teo En Ming Extremely Simple Linux 1810.11
> root	(hd0,0)
> kernel	/boot/vmlinuz-4.18.12 root=/dev/sda1 ro quiet
> 
> 032. Run grub-install again.
> 
> # grub-install --root-directory=/home/teoenming/tmp /dev/sdb
> 
> *This will create a symbolic link /boot/grub/grub.conf which points to
> /boot/grub/menu.lst*
> 
> 033. Reboot Teo En Ming Extremely Simple Linux 1810.11. You will see
> Grub Legacy 0.97 operating system selection menu
> showing up now.
> 
> 034. Congratulations! I have solved all the problems and I have
> successfully created a custom minimal Linux distribution
> which looks a bit like MS-DOS. Please watch my YouTube video(s).
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ===BEGIN SIGNATURE===
> Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming's Academic Qualifications as at 30 Oct 
> 2017
> [1] https://tdtemcerts.wordpress.com/
> [2] http://tdtemcerts.blogspot.sg/
> [3] https://www.scribd.com/user/270125049/Teo-En-Ming
> ===END SIGNATURE===

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