Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:36:13 -0500, Tom Austin wrote:
> 
>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:18:25 -0500, Tom Austin wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Try LFS, that'll really teach you a lot about linux, even if you
>>>>> don't get a bootable system.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>> It's not too hard to get a bootable LFS system - and if it is hard and
>>>> you get it to boot, then you've learned a lot!
>>> Maybe now it is, I remember it used to be an incredible way to install
>>> because you had to do *everything*.  I've seen some newer releases that
>>> script some things, though.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>
>> Even with the scripting/automation it takes a bit of work to get it to
>> boot - you still have to get GRUB on the HD and the like.
>>
>> I usually run jhalfs to do all the legwork on the base system - up to,
>> but not including, compiling the kernel.  Up to that point it's mostly
>> following what the book tells you to do.  From the kernel on you have to
>> make some decisions and customize the steps for your particular setup.
>>
>> Just about any Linux stuff I do now is via LFS - I like knowing what I
>> am working with.
> 
> That is one of the best things about using Linux - and I mean *really* 
> using it.  You can dig in as deep as you want, and there's always 
> something new to learn.
> 
> Jim


You can say that again - I'm working on some embedded junk and the 
amount of stuff that's there is incredible.

After fiddling around a bit I found initrd - something that a lot of 
linux systems use.  Pretty cool, especially if you are trying to set up 
an embedded system.

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