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Chapter 3: Operating System Installation
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3. Apply network boot headers to the kernel image by copying bzImage to
/tftpboot.
4. Change the boot device:
A. Attach:
• An Ethernet cable to the EPC-6315 that allows access to your
DHCP server.
• A null modem cable from the EPC-6315 to a PC serial port.
B. Open a terminal, such as minicom, and set the communications parameters to:
Baud rate: 115200
Parity: None
Data bits: 8
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None
C. Power-on the EPC-6315.
D. Enter the BIOS and set the first boot device as UNDI (on-board Ethernet).
Press F10 to save and reboot. The kernel boots over the network and
displays on the serial port.
5. Log in as root.
Install MontaVista Linux to a hard drive
Creating a bootable hard drive or CompactFlash requires that you network boot a
kernel and NFS a filesystem, as described in the previous section. You then attach a
bootable media device, prepare a filesystem on it, and copy the filesystem over NFS.
1. Prepare the bootable media:
A. Attach a CompactFlash into the front panel slot or attach an IDE hard drive
to the IDE connector on your baseboard. Be sure that the hard drive is set
up as the master.
B. Network boot the system over the serial port at 115200 bps.
C. Run fdisk:
i. Create partitions on the drive by entering this command:
fdisk /dev/hda
ii. Create at least one partition to use as /root.
iii. Tag the partition with ID 83, using the
t
command.
iv. Mark it bootable by using the
a
command.
v. Save your changes by entering
w
.