Installing HV Linux

Here is the general run down to install HV Linux.

FIXME: currently we use the crux-2.4 iso and setup the core ports as follows

Partition

#
fdisk /dev/hd?

Format

#
#
mke2fs -j -m 5 -o journal_data /dev/hd??
mkswap /dev/hd??

Mount partitions (copy)

# mount /dev/hd?? /mnt

Activate swap partiton

# swapon /dev/hd?

Install packages

Type setup to start the package installation script. The script will ask where you mounted your new root partition and which packages you want to install. Just select the packages you want and nothing else will be installed. However, I recommend at least installing all the packages marked core.

There is no package dependency checking (yet). This means that it is up to you to figure out that if you for example install the exim package you also need to install the db package.

Mount devices

# mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
# mount --bind /tmp /mnt/tmp
# mount -t proc proc /mnt/proc
# mount -t sysfs none /mnt/sys
# chroot /mnt /bin/bash

Note: There is a short-cut command for creating the chroot environment: setup-chroot. This will execute all these steps at once.

Set root password

# passwd

Configure setup

Configure and build kernel

# cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.23.9
# make menuconfig
# make all
# make modules_install
# cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.23.9
# cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.23.9
# cp .config /boot/kconfig-2.6.23.9

Configure /etc/lilo.conf to boot the kernel you just compiled. (example of my system)

lba32
install=text
boot=/dev/sda
append="quiet"
#append="quiet init=/sbin/runit-init"

#vga=ask
timeout=40
prompt
default=CRUX-2.6.24.7

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24.7
label=CRUX-2.6.24.7
root=/dev/sda2
read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17.14
label=CRUX-2.6.17.14
root=/dev/sda2
read-only

Run lilo to make the new system bootable.

# lilo

Remount partitions as read only.

# mount /dev/sda1 -o remount,ro

Remove the CD-ROM from your drive and reboot from harddisk.

FIXME: once you got the CRUX 2.4 install done you need to download and install the new tool chain

# cd /usr/ports/packages
# curl -O 'http://scguy318.freeshell.org/romster/linux/packages/hvlinux/gmp#4.2.3-1.pkg.tar.gz'
# curl -O 'http://scguy318.freeshell.org/romster/linux/packages/hvlinux/mpfr#2.3.2-1.pkg.tar.gz'
# curl -O 'http://scguy318.freeshell.org/romster/linux/packages/hvlinux/gcc#4.3.2-1.pkg.tar.gz'
# curl -O 'http://scguy318.freeshell.org/romster/linux/packages/hvlinux/glibc#2.8-20080714-1.pkg.tar.gz'
# curl -O 'http://scguy318.freeshell.org/romster/linux/packages/hvlinux/binutils#2.18.50.0.9-1.pkg.tar.gz'
# curl -O 'http://scguy318.freeshell.org/romster/linux/packages/hvlinux/ports#1.5-7.pkg.tar.gz'
# curl -O 'http://scguy318.freeshell.org/romster/linux/packages/hvlinux/runit#2.0.0-5.pkg.tar.gz'
# curl -O 'http://scguy318.freeshell.org/romster/linux/packages/hvlinux/socklog#2.1.0-1.pkg.tar.gz'
# curl -O 'http://scguy318.freeshell.org/romster/linux/packages/hvlinux/coreutils#6.12-2.pkg.tar.gz'

Change over to runit init and logging daemon.

# pkgrm sysvinit
# pkgrm sysklogd
# pkgadd 'runit#2.0.0-5.pkg.tar.gz'
# pkgadd 'socklog#2.1.0-1.pkg.tar.gz'

Update other conflicting packages

# pkgrm mktemp
# pkgrm libgmp
# pkgadd -u 'coreutils#6.12-2.pkg.tar.gz'
# pkgadd 'gmp#4.2.3-1.pkg.tar.gz'

Update the tool chain

# pkgadd -u 'mpfr#2.3.2-1.pkg.tar.gz'
# pkgadd -u 'gcc#4.3.2-1.pkg.tar.gz'
# pkgadd -u 'glibc#2.8-20080714-1.pkg.tar.gz'
# pkgadd -u 'binutils#2.18.50.0.9-1.pkg.tar.gz'
# pkgadd -u 'ports#1.5-7.pkg.tar.gz'
# rejmerge

Now to update the rest of the core ports to hvlinux.

# ports -u
# prt-get sysup --install-scripts
# rejmerge

Rebuild your kernel so it's built with the new tool chain then restart

FIXME: expalin how to convert serices daemons over to the new sv, example services in hvlinux opt
We are still using CRUX xorg and opt after HV Linux currently