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diff --git a/docs/README b/docs/README index 3d230af4f..6c8307707 100644 --- a/docs/README +++ b/docs/README @@ -276,82 +276,3 @@ replaces stage1, and init then monitors stage2) have a look at gi/docs/object_class.fig - -******************************************************************************** -* OEM ************************************************************************** -******************************************************************************** -> I am a system OEM in Bangalore,India selling systems bundled with -> Mandrakelinux. The problem is that with every system I sell, I need to -> install & configure the system which takes HOURS!. Can I do a diskcopy -> instead? -> -> Please Help. This is a major bottleneck for me. - -many solutions: - -- make an install on drive hdb, then : - dd if=/dev/hdb of=/dev/hdc - but you should make sure the hardware is *REALLY* identical. - -- try the oem feature - 3. - burn a cd out of *latest* cooker or 8.0 and above. - - boot on it telling "oem" to syslinux - !! it will destroy every data on the harddrive or - resize (or use free space) if *ONLY* one fat partition is defined !! - - you now have a very automated install matrix - (duplicate it with "dd if=/dev/hdb of=/dev/hdc bs=1M count=730") - - put the harddrive in the oem box, the user will now have an *very* automated - install, just asking the root password and user password, and some other - question according its hardware. - - 4. just like 3. but you may have to mount /cdrom after typing rescue on - syslinux prompt (oem script do it automatically if a automatic boot nfs - network has been done as server is known). under /cdrom may be anything - as long as it provides an installation tree of Mandrakelinux. - after that run oem script by typing "/etc/oem -f" for normal installation - or "/etc/oem -f server" for server installation (normal with server installed). - - 5. (just like 3. without burning a cd, doing the first part by hand) - have a look at the /etc/oem script on the rescue and do it by hand... - - -cu Pixel, fpons. - - -comments: -1. maybe copy unnecessary things -> take too long - solution -> use bs=8k count=xxxx -2. kernel_reread can be found on the new rescue, source is also at end of this -mail. This solution works with one partition. Can be easily enhanced to many -primary partitions... For extended partitions, more complicated, but not much :) -3. has just been added in latest cooker. It may still have some pb. The main -current limitation is IDE only, though it can be fixed easily for special cases. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -#include <stdio.h> -#include <sys/mount.h> -#include <fcntl.h> - -void die(char *msg) -{ - perror(msg); - exit(1); -} - -void kernel_read(char *dev) -{ - int fd; - if ((fd = open(dev, O_RDONLY)) == -1) die("can't open device"); - ioctl(fd, BLKRRPART, 0); - close(fd); -} - -int main(int argc, char **argv) -{ - if (argc != 2) { - fprintf(stderr, "usage: kernel_read_part <hard drive device>\n"); - exit(1); - } - kernel_read(argv[1]); -} |