[ale] Roll your own distro...

[L. Wayne James]

And if you use ClusterKnoppix you get Knoppix with OpenMosix as a bonus.

http://bofh.be/clusterknoppix/

Wayne

On Thursday 24 July 2003 02:07 pm, Brian J. Dowd wrote:
> I've heard of Knoppix, but haven't used it.
> Sounds like just what I need (esp. the networking). Thanks!
> -Brian
>
> >>I agree with your comments, as I didn't explain clearly in my first post
> >>that
> >>I will accept a floppy image (I'm using Tom's Root Boot disk, now) or
> >>mounted CD Linux
> >>as the basis for the build.
> >>I just don't want anything on the HD except pristine code (such as
> >>gnu.org or kernel.org, etc. code)
> >>which I have downloaded. I don't want anything from any other distro's
> >> site.
> >
> >Then you really would want to use Knoppix since it gives you a full distro
> >with compilers to work with. And it runs completely off of CD without
> >putting anything on the HD unless you specify it. Also you get networking
> >auto configured so that you can pull stuff down.
> >
> >But as you've already figured out, all systems have to be bootstrapped
> >somehow. Knoppix gives you a full fledged environment to do so.
> >
> >BAJ
> >
> >>-Brian
> >>
> >>>On Thursday 24 July 2003 11:59, Brian J. Dowd wrote:
> >>>>Can anyone point me in the right direction for information
> >>>>on the sequence of steps required to create a de-novo distro *without*
> >>>
> >>><snip>
> >>>
> >>>>B) first installing another Linux distro on the HD (a la LFS)
> >>>>and running it while building the new distro on a new partition?
> >>>
> >>>By ruling out this step, you've pretty much brought your project to a
> >>>screeching halt. You have to have some kind of OS there and Linux
> >>> programs usually build easier on...well, Linux. If you insist that it
> >>> not be Linux, then use a BSD to build. If you insist that it not even
> >>> be "Linuxy", use Solaris on Intel with the GNU tools.
> >>
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