how do you build a custom install cd with elilo

[Lonni J Friedman]

On 12/7/07, Jason Joines <joines at okstate.edu> wrote:
>      I'm trying to get Linux, preferably Ubuntu, installed on some intel
> apple xserve machines.  Kernel 2.6.24-rc4 just gained efi boot support
> for x86_64 machines and the latest beta of eLilo has x86_64 boot
> support.  This kind of seems like a chicken and egg question to me as
> the kernel docs for the x86_64 efi patches (Documentation/x86_64/) say
> to create a fat partition on disk and copy the new kernel there.
> However, I can't boot anything to get to the disk to create the fat
> partition unless I have the new kernel and an efi capable boot loader.
> So, I think what I need to do is:
>
> 1. create a version of the Ubuntu boot CD that uses eLilo instead of
> syslinux and kernel 2.6.24-rc4
> 2. boot and install Ubuntu
> 3. copy the 2.6.24-rc4 kernel from the cd to the Ubuntu install
> 4. chroot to Ubuntu install, install eLilo and configure to use the
> proper kernel
>
>      Any tips for getting started on number 1?  I'm planning to start
> with
> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso
>

No clue about Ubuntu, but this works fine with Fedora's installer.


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