last 0.3 fixes

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

diff --git a/doc/INSTALL b/doc/INSTALL
index 5212797..c8c30d2 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/INSTALL
+++ b/doc/INSTALL
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ in the ./misc/hdw-tools directory.
        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
@@ -107,7 +107,13 @@ in the ./misc/hdw-tools directory.
 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!)
        
        example:
        
@@ -115,6 +121,7 @@ final steps
                PATH="/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin" --login
        cd /usr/src/linux
        make menuconfig
+       (disable CONFIG_ROOT_NFS, if you are not booting via nfsroot!)
        make dep bzImage modules modules_install
 
 - yo may want to set a root password (default is 'hdw' iirc)
@@ -135,7 +142,16 @@ final steps
        vi /etc/lilo.conf
        (add vmlinuz_hdw)
        lilo
+
+- create essential console and null nodes (!important!)
+
+       example:
        
+       mknod -m 0666 /mnt/hdw-target/dev/null
+       mknod -m 0600 /mnt/hdw-target/dev/null
+
+       [ 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! ;)