The shell script, debian_install, can be run on a Linux x86 PC and will install a kernel and the root file system and the initrd on a hard drive such as an Hitachi Microdrive (TM). The script reformats the hard drive and creates three partitions:
1) kernel and initial ramdisk 2) swap space 3) EXT3 root file system
README is a text file that describes the use of the debian_install shell script and provides notes regarding the root file system, initrd, etc.
Usage
Download the files from the links above and follow the instructions in the README file.
This distribution is a Debian Sarge distribution and supercedes our previous 2003-10-14 Debian distribution. It is a traditional linux root file sysem and is intended to be used on our platforms for development of embedded applications. It includes compilers, debuggers, libraries, etc. Additionally, Debian provides many thousands of optional packages that can be downloaded, installed and configured with a simple command.