%general-entities; ]> Colo This patch updates the Colo bootloader to build under cross-compiled conditions: patch -Np1 -i ../&colo-make-patch; This patch fixes a relocation error when linking with Binutils: patch -Np1 -i ../&colo-relocation-patch; Compile the Colo package: make CC="${CC}" CROSS_COMPILE="${CLFS_TARGET}-" binary make CC="${CC}" CROSS_COMPILE="${CLFS_TARGET}-" tooldirs Install the package: install -v tools/lcdtools/e2fsck-lcd/e2fsck-lcd ${CLFS}/sbin install -v tools/lcdtools/e2fsck-lcd/e2fsck-lcd.8 ${CLFS}/usr/man/man8 install -v tools/lcdtools/paneld/paneld ${CLFS}/sbin install -v tools/lcdtools/paneld/paneld.8 ${CLFS}/usr/man/man8 install -v tools/lcdtools/putlcd/putlcd ${CLFS}/sbin install -v tools/lcdtools/putlcd/putlcd.8 ${CLFS}/usr/man/man8 cp -v chain/colo-chain.elf ${CLFS}/boot/vmlinux gzip -9 ${CLFS}/boot/vmlinux Your shiny new CLFS system is almost complete. One of the last things to do is ensure you can boot it. The instructions below apply only to Cobalt RaQ1/RaQ2/Cube2 servers. Information on boot loading for other architectures should be available in the usual resource-specific locations for those architectures. Boot loading can be a complex area, so a few cautionary words are in order. Be familiar with the current boot loader and any other operating systems present on the hard drive(s) that need to be bootable. Make sure that an emergency boot disk is ready to rescue the computer if the computer becomes unusable (un-bootable). Earlier, we compiled and installed the Cobalt boot loader software in preparation for this step. Now we will configure our system to boot using Colo. Here is a simple default.colo to use. cat > /boot/default.colo << EOF #:CoLo:# # # load linux # lcd 'Booting &linux-version;...' load vmlinux-&linux-version;.gz execute root=/dev/hda2 console=ttyS0,115200 ide1=noprobe EOF The FHS stipulates that the bootloader's configuration file should be symlinked to /etc/{Bootloader Name}. To satisfy this requirement for Colo, issue the following command: mkdir -v ${CLFS}/etc/colo && ln -sv ../boot/colo/default.colo ${CLFS}/etc/colo To help keep our system small Colo allows us to compress our kernel. The followings step will show you how to compress the kernel the way colo expects it: gzip -9 ${CLFS}/boot/vmlinux-&linux-version; Installed programs colo-chain.elf, e2fsck-lcd, paneld and putlcd Short Descriptions colo Is the Cobalt Bootloader's chain mode executeable. This file gets gzipped and renamed to vmlinux.gz, so it can be booted automatically by the Cobalt's existing firmware colo-chain.elf e2fsck-lcd Will output file system check progress information on the Cobalt LCD e2fsck-lcd paneld Is an admin tool for the LCD panel of Cobalt machines. By default, it will display the current time and optionally a message. When you hold the enter or select button for a couple of seconds you will get an admin menu. The menu will allow you to either halt or reboot your Cobalt machine paneld putlcd Is a tool to display text on the LCD display of Cobalt machines putlcd