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*[[Chroot]] to dir and set a root password; exit chroot | *[[Chroot]] to dir and set a root password; exit chroot | ||
*Add to the file <code>dir/etc/hosts</code> the ip address of a Slackware mirror that will be used for installation | *Add to the file <code>dir/etc/hosts</code> the ip address of a Slackware mirror that will be used for installation | ||
*Pack the modified initrd image <code>cd dir; find . | cpio -o -H newc | gzip -9fv > ../initrd.img</code> | |||
*Install | *Install | ||
Revision as of 19:03, 3 October 2015
- Download from one of the Slackware mirrors the kernel and initrd image, which Slackware uses for the installation:
- http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware64-14.1/kernels/huge.s/bzImage
- http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware64-14.1/isolinux/initrd.img
- Unpack initrd image (as root):
# mkdir dir # cd dir # zcat ../initrd.img | cpio -di
- Chroot to dir and set a root password; exit chroot
- Add to the file
dir/etc/hoststhe ip address of a Slackware mirror that will be used for installation - Pack the modified initrd image
cd dir; find . | cpio -o -H newc | gzip -9fv > ../initrd.img - Install