toolchain gcc and binutils need to be build by existing host system tools

[hdw-linux/hdw-linux.git] / doc / INSTALL

diff --git a/doc/INSTALL b/doc/INSTALL
index 95960dd..08c23dc 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/INSTALL
+++ b/doc/INSTALL
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ offer the binaries of the latest stable release on hackdaworld.dyndns.org,
 mirrors appreciated! finally some configuration issues are discussed and the
 system is prepared for reboot.
 
 mirrors appreciated! finally some configuration issues are discussed and the
 system is prepared for reboot.
 

+for both ways you will need kernel 2.6 running to do the chroot later on!
+

 here we go ...
 
 1. way - hdw-distro ready @ $hdw_build_dir
 here we go ...
 
 1. way - hdw-distro ready @ $hdw_build_dir


@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ in the ./misc/hdw-tools directory.
        EOF
 
        ./scripts/Helper -create_dist_file
        EOF
 
        ./scripts/Helper -create_dist_file

-       . misc/hdw-tools/hdw-get dist-install /mnt/hdw-target \
+       ./misc/hdw-tools/hdw-get dist-install /mnt/hdw-target \

                                                ./distro/<target name>
 
        you may edit the distribution file, hdw-get should actually warn you
                                                ./distro/<target name>
 
        you may edit the distribution file, hdw-get should actually warn you


@@ -107,6 +109,11 @@ in the ./misc/hdw-tools directory.
 final steps
 -----------
 
 final steps
 -----------
 

+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| you may want/need to mount proc/sysfs somewhere in tis steps, simply do: |
+| mount /proc ; mount /sys  (when you think its needed)                    | 
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+

 - chroot to your new build system and compile a new kernel
   (you have to do this if you are not booting via nfsroot!)
        
 - chroot to your new build system and compile a new kernel
   (you have to do this if you are not booting via nfsroot!)
        


@@ -137,7 +144,16 @@ final steps
        vi /etc/lilo.conf
        (add vmlinuz_hdw)
        lilo
        vi /etc/lilo.conf
        (add vmlinuz_hdw)
        lilo

+
+- create essential console and null nodes (!important!)
+
+       example:

        
        

+       mknod -m 0666 /mnt/hdw-target/dev/null c 1 3
+       mknod -m 0600 /mnt/hdw-target/dev/console c 5 1
+
+       [ WARNING : your system will not start up without these nodes ]
+

 - have a look at the config files in /mnt/hdw-target/etc/* and adjust to your 
   needs. reboot then - good luck! ;)
        
 - have a look at the config files in /mnt/hdw-target/etc/* and adjust to your 
   needs. reboot then - good luck! ;)