archetyp@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Joseph R Pickert) (11/04/90)
10 EASY STEPS TO MACMINIX HARD DISK HAPPINESS
For those who are having problems setting up their hard disks with MacMINIX,
these instructions are intended to help. They will do the following:
1) remove the ram disk
2) set up three minix "partitions": / (/dev/hd0), /usr (/dev/hd1),
and /tmp (/dev/hd2)
3) Unpack all the floppy disks
4) Correct some distribution bugs
YOU WILL NEED 12 MEG OF FREE DISK SPACE. (You can change the sizes of USR
and TMP in the instructions, but USR must be at least 9000 blocks to unpack
everything)
#1. Insert 00.BOOT and copy Macboot and ROOT to a folder on your hard disk.
Eject the disk.
#2. Start Macboot by double clicking on the hard disk copy of Macboot.
Insert the /usr and type return when asked. Login as root.
#3. Create each "partition" as a Mac File (ROOT is already set up, as it
came off the diskette). Type at the prompt:
maccreate 10000 USR
maccreate 1000 TMP
#4. Make a file system on each. Type at the prompt:
hdopen TMP /dev/hd1
mkfs /dev/hd1 1000
hdclose /dev/hd1
hdopen USR /dev/hd1
mkfs /dev/hd1 10000
#5. Unload floppys. Type:
/etc/setup_usr /dev/hd1
Follow the instructions, inserting each disk as requested.
#6. If you have enough memory, chmem the compiler (see the chmem man page
in your documentation). Type:
chmem =150000 /usr/lib/cem
#7. Fix /usr/include permissions. Type:
chmod 444 /usr/include/*.h /usr/include/*/*.h
#8. Modifiy /etc/rc. However, the RAM disk is running and we want to make
on the change to the real file system and not the RAM file system.
So type:
mkdir /tmp/x
hdopen ROOT /dev/hd4
mount /dev/hd4 /tmp/x
Using vi, mined, or elle, replace the seven lines in
/tmp/x/etc/rc that read:
/etc/hdclose /dev/fd0
/etc/eject
# ...
/bin/getlf "Please insert /usr diskette in drive 0. Then hit RETURN."
/etc/hdopen 01.USR1:USR1 /dev/hd0
/etc/mount /dev/hd0 /usr
with the following 4 lines:
/etc/hdopen USR /dev/hd1
/etc/mount /dev/hd1 /usr
/etc/hdopen TMP /dev/hd2
/etc/mount /dev/hd2 /tmp
Exit the editor, then type:
umount /dev/hd4
hdclose /dev/hd4
rmdir /tmp/x
#9. Get rid of RAM disk. Select "Configuration" under "File"
menu, uncheck the "Use RAM disk" box.
#10.Logout, Quit, then restart MacMINIX to make sure everything is ok.
Joe Pickert