Subject: Re: Making a Miniroot
To: Michael R. Zucca <mrz5149@cs.rit.edu>
From: Paul Goyette <paul@pgoyette.bdt.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 03/16/1997 14:00:23
Well, I _think_ you can just use the vnd driver:
- take a file
- call it a disk
- create a file system
- load it up
- umount the fs
- copy the file
On Sun, 16 Mar 1997, Michael R. Zucca wrote:
> As I'll need to be testing on a variety of machines I was wondering if there
> is a FAQ someplace that tells how to make a Miniroot.
>
> I don't want to make a root of my whole disk, perhaps just a directory with
> /bin, a test kernel, and a few test binaries.
>
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> Michael Zucca - mrz5149@rit.cs.rit.edu - http://www.rit.edu/~mrz5149/
> "I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose Freewill. "
> --Rush, Freewill
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