I for one would like to install Linux --- on an empty hard drive
without any operating system on it and only use source code, no distro.
It's easy, for the most part, to install from a CD and get any distro
up and running, but I sure would like to start from scratch.
I did check out LFS and I must have a Linux partition in order to
install.
Any pointers where to get some HowTo's or info on this?
TIA
FrankM
On Sun, 2002-06-02 at 09:12, William Lindley wrote:
> On Sat, 1 Jun 2002, David Uhlman wrote:
> > one can make [one's] own LFS from a stock redhat or mandrake etc.
> > Start with an installed copy of the base system on a clean drive and
> > build package by package until you get where you want to go
>
> That's a great way to tear apart a distro like RedHat and see what makes
> it tick. You will learn plenty, 'tho not quite the same things you'd
> learn with a totally From Scratch approach. Consider these two
> approaches:
>
> A. Start with a 1957 Chevy Bel Air.
> Remove the engine.
> Replace one part at a time on the engine, making sure
> the engine continues to work after each new part.
> Reinstall the engine.
> Drive away.
>
> B. Start with a bare engine block and a barrel full of Chevy parts.
> Using only an exploded diagram, assemble a working engine.
> Find a 1957 Chevy Bel Air frame at the junkyard, and
> several "hulks" from which you can pull body parts.
> Pull pieces from the hulks and add them to your masterpiece.
> Drive away.
>
> Both approaches have their advantages, depending on what you want to
> learn.
>
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