From Scratch? (was Re: Distribution Advice)

[Frank Mandato]

  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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