On Thu, 29 Aug 2002 22:38:11 -0500 Scot Jenkins <scot at thinkunix.net> wrote: > I think you also need the 'exec' option in /etc/fstab to run binaries > from the cdrom; check the mount(8) man page. I believe I ran into > this sometime ago trying to run an installer program for applixware or > something like that. > That took care of the execute issue from cdrom. Here's what I get now: root at fjorn:/cdrom/kernels# df -k Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hdc3 1542188 253216 1288972 17% / /dev/hdc5 5638600 1519856 4118744 27% /usr /dev/hdc6 1542156 49100 1493056 4% /var /dev/hdc7 2048188 238804 1809384 12% /home /dev/hdc8 8192860 32840 8160020 1% /data /dev/hdc1 20472816 8966704 11506112 44% /winme /dev/cdrom 673248 673248 0 100% /cdrom /dev/fd0 1423 0 1423 0% /floppy root at fjorn:/cdrom/kernels# ./makedisk adaptec.s adaptec.s/bzImage Making adaptec.s bootdisk from kernel image adaptec.s/bzImage. Formatting the target disk. Mounting the target disk on /tmp/mnt-1603. Copying files over (ignore permission errors). 1+0 records in 1+0 records out 1+0 records in 1+0 records out Rdeving -R /tmp/mnt-1603/vmlinuz 0 Rdeving rdev -r /tmp/mnt-1603/vmlinuz 49152 Rdeving -v /tmp/mnt-1603/vmlinuz -v Rdeving /tmp/mnt-1603/vmlinuz /dev/fd0 Installing SYSLINUX. Adding extra files (hope they fit :) Bootdisk adaptec.s created. root at fjorn:/cdrom/kernels# df -k Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hdc3 1542188 254656 1287532 17% / /dev/hdc5 5638600 1519856 4118744 27% /usr /dev/hdc6 1542156 49100 1493056 4% /var /dev/hdc7 2048188 238804 1809384 12% /home /dev/hdc8 8192860 32840 8160020 1% /data /dev/hdc1 20472816 8966704 11506112 44% /winme /dev/cdrom 673248 673248 0 100% /cdrom /dev/fd0 1423 0 1423 0% /floppy root at fjorn:/cdrom/kernels# I don't recall having this big of a problem with Slack 8.0 cd's..... -- Shawn sfertch at real-time.com http://www.mn-ttkd.org