You'll need the following tools:
- dskprobe.exe from the Windows 2000 CD, in the "support" folder, or
download
dskprobe.exe from this server.
- Some kind of CompactFlash interface to the system. I've tried this with
every CompactFlash reader that Fry's Electronics had on 12/20/01.
- Any size CompactFlash card greater than 16MB. That's right, it really
doesn't matter what you use as long as it's at least 16MB.
- FYI, I actually used two CompactFlashes -- I have one 8MB CF that I use as
a "boot disk" now, and use a 64MB CF as a temporary disk for copying the image
onto the internal Sandisk. This can be done with a single card, if you want.
The only difference is you'll have to make a boot card each time you need one.
I had spare 8MB cards around, so I made one into a dedicated boot disk.
Procedure:
- Download Slackware's El Torito boot image. It can be found on any
Slackware mirror, or download
eltorito.img from this server.
- Attach any CompactFlash 2.88MB or greater.
- Fire up Disk Probe, and click the first item in the menu bar. It's the
button to select a Drive Handle.
- Double-cick on the physical drive for your CompactFlash. Do not screw
this step up, lest you be really screwed.
- Uncheck "Read Only" for Handle 0, then click "Set Active" and then
"OK."
- Go to File, Open File.., and select the El Torito image you
downloaded (eltorito.img)
- Click on the 4th button in the menu -- "Write Disk" -- and press "Write
it," pressing OK when asked to confirm.
- Quit Disk Probe, Stop the CF reader, Remove your CF card, and insert the
CF into your IA1.
- Boot up your IA1, using the BIOS to select the CF as the boot device.
- As the image boots up, it will have a few prompts... just press "Enter"
through the prompts until you're greeted with slackware login:.
- Login as root and run dd if=/dev/hdc of=/dev/hda
count=5760
- Sit tight as it runs. You won't see anything on screen. After you get back
to the shell prompt, run /sbin/shutdown -h now.
- Okay, hop back to your Windows 2000 machine. Insert your second CF card at
least 16MB.
- Fire up Disk Probe again selecting the CF under Drive Handle, setting it
Read-Write and active.
- Use File, Open File.., to open rasmus' JailBait linux image,
available at http://php2.chek.com/~rasmus/.
- Again write it to your CF disk. When done, close Disk Probe, stop the CF
reader, and insert the CF into your IA1.
- Go into the IA BIOS, setting it to boot from the internal flash.
- Boot up from the internal flash, again going through the prompts, logging
in as root.
- Run dd if=/dev/hdc of=/dev/hda count=31296 NB: This sector
count might change if rasmus should change the size of his images.
- Run sync; /sbin/shutdown -h now;.
- When you see "Power Down," kill power to the IA, remove the CompactFlash,
and bootup. You should now be seeing Jailbait bootup...
You can now
save the first CF "boot disk" you created. It'll be useful if you want to put a
new image on the IA.
I've glanced over the process of disassembling the unit, shorting the CMOS
drain jumper, and configuring the BIOS. It should be covered elsewhere on the
internet.
thinker-ia1@falcons2000.com -
12/27/01