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  11 NOTE: This has not been updated in a long long time.  Please don't
  12 think that newer versions of linux or other distributions cannot be
  13 done just because these old instructions talk about redhat 5.0.
  14 If you want to write updated install instructions, please go ahead.
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  16 <H1>Instructions for installing RedHat 5.0 for use with bochs.</H1>
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  19 First, you need to have the RedHat 5.0 installation CD
  20 and the boot & supplementary floppy disks.  Installing
  21 Linux from other vendors is also possible, but I assume
  22 you have RedHat 5.0 for the script file, and for these
  23 instructions.
  24
  25 Second, you need a real Linux system to create the
  26 disk image file, for use with bochs.  This can be
  27 later transfered to another platform.
  28
  29 Third, you should have already configured/compiled
  30 bochs on your target platform.
  31
  32 ##########################################
  33 # This section done on your Linux system #
  34 ##########################################
  35
  36 Copy both boot & supplementary floppy disks to image files.
  37
  38   # stick in Boot disk
  39   linux-> cp /dev/fd0 1.44_redhat_boot
  40   # stick in Supplementary disk
  41   linux-> cp /dev/fd0 1.44_redhat_sup
  42
  43 Mount your RedHat 5.0 CD.  The mountpoint and instructions
  44 may be different for your system.
  45
  46   linux-root> mount /mnt/cdrom
  47
  48 Now edit the install script in bochs-YYMMDD/misc, called
  49 'install_redhat50'.  It has a small section of configurable
  50 parameters you can edit.  Then run it as root.  Make sure
  51 you are in the directory.
  52
  53   linux-root> cd bochs-YYMMDD/misc
  54   linux-root> ./install_redhat50
  55
  56 If this went well, then you're hard disk image file
  57 is prepared for you, and has a small set of packages
  58 from the RedHat 5.0 CD on it.  You may add more later,
  59 using the script file as an example.
  60
  61 #############################################
  62 # This section done on your target platform #
  63 #############################################
  64
  65 If you have a target system, different from you
  66 original Linux system, transfer over the 2 floppy
  67 image files, and the hard disk image file now.
  68
  69 Copy the boot floppy image to your working file
  70
  71   unix-> cp 1.44_redhat_boot 1.44
  72
  73 Point your floppya directive to this working file
  74
  75   [edit .bochsrc]
  76
  77 Boot bochs from the floppy
  78
  79   unix-> bochs boot:a
  80
  81 The Welcom To Red Hat Linux screen appears.  At the
  82 boot: prompt, enter 'rescue' and [Return]
  83
  84   boot:  rescue [Return]
  85
  86 The Color Choices menu appears
  87 press [Return] to take the default
  88
  89 The Keyboard Type menu appears
  90 press [Return] to take the default
  91
  92 The Second Floppy menu appears
  93 Copy the Supplementary floppy image to your working file
  94
  95   unix-> cp 1.44_redhat_sup 1.44
  96
  97 Type [Return] to let the install program know you inserted
  98 the new floppy.
  99
 100 The SCSI Configuration menu appears
 101 Type [Return] to accept No.
 102
 103 You will now be at the Linux root prompt '#'.
 104 Make an empty directory to mount the hard drive over.
 105 Then mount the hard drive.  I didn't use any partitions
 106 for this example, so use 'hda', not 'hda1'.
 107
 108   # mkdir /mnt
 109   # mount -t ext2 /dev/hda /mnt
 110
 111 Run lilo, so you can boot from the hard disk.  Then
 112 unmount the hard drive.
 113
 114   # /mnt/sbin/lilo -r /mnt
 115   # umount /mnt
 116
 117 Bomb out of bochs, by clicking on the Power button.  Now
 118 fire up bochs again, booting from the hard drive.
 119
 120   unix-> bochs boot:c
 121
 122 You can type [Return] at the LILO prompt:
 123
 124   LILO boot: [Return]
 125
 126 At the login prompt, login as root.  For kicks, try
 127 compiling the sample "hello.cc" program I included.
 128 It should already be in your /root directory, ready
 129 to be compiled.
 130
 131   [root@bochs /root]# gcc -c hello.cc
 132   [root@bochs /root]# ./a.out
 133
 134 When you're ready to shutdown Linux, you can
 135 shutdown as normal:
 136
 137   [root@bochs /root]# shutdown -h now
 138
 139 Enjoy,
 140 -Kevin
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