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# Add the line `serial 0 9600` to the top of the file | # Add the line `serial 0 9600` to the top of the file | ||
# Add the text ` console= | # Add the text ` console=tty1,38400 console=ttyS0,9600` to the end of the "append" line. | ||
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Revision as of 19:36, 26 November 2009
Copy Alpine to a Flash Medium
- Insert the removable flash medium (CF or USB stick) into the computer.
- Determine the name your computer uses for your flash medium. The following step is one way to do this.
- After inserting the flash medium, run the command:
dmesg
- At the end of this command you should see the name of your flash medium, likely starting with "sd". (For example: "sda").
- The remainder of this document will assume that your flash medium is called /dev/sda
Format Flash Medium
fdisk /dev/sda
- p Print list of partitions
- d Delete all partitions (this may take a few steps)
- n Create a new partition
- p A primary partition
- 1 Partition number 1
- Use defaults for first and last cylinder (just press [Enter] twice).
- t Change partition type
- c Type: Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
- a Make the partition bootable (set boot flag)
- 1 Partition number 1
- w Write your changes to the device
Install Syslinux
- Install syslinux and dosfstools. If you have booted from an Alpine CD-ROM, use these commands:
apk add syslinux dosfstools
dd if=/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda
- Format the flash medium with a VFAT filesystem:
mkdosfs -F32 /dev/sda1
syslinux /dev/sda1
mkdir -p /media/sda1
mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /media/sda1
- Mount the Alpine Linux CD-ROM, and copy the files to the flash medium
mount /media/cdrom
cd /media/cdrom
cp -a .alpine-release * /media/sda1/
Set up a Serial Console (Optional)
You can now edit syslinux.cfg to add a serial console to the flash medium.
- Open /media/sda1/syslinux.cfg for editing.
vi /media/sda1/syslinux.cfg
- Add the line `serial 0 9600` to the top of the file
- Add the text ` console=tty1,38400 console=ttyS0,9600` to the end of the "append" line.
The result should look like this:
serial 0 9600 timeout 20 prompt 1 default grsec label grsec kernel /boot/grsec append initrd=/boot/grsec.gz alpine_dev=usbdisk:vfat modules=loop,cramfs,sd-mod,usb-storage console=tty1,38400 console=ttyS0,9600