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Using the DiskOnChip with Linux OS

7 Additional Information and Tools

Additional information about the DiskOnChip, including Application Notes, can be found at http://www.m-

sys.com.

Additional tools and documents are listed in the following table:

Document/Tool	Description
AP-DOC-10	Designing with the DiskOnChip 2000
AP-DOC-15	Obtaining DiskOnChip 2000 Information
AP-DOC-30	Designing with the DiskOnChip Millennium in a RISC Environment
AP-DOC-31	Designing with the DiskOnChip Millennium in a PC Environment
DiskOnChip 2000 Data Sheet	DiskOnChip 2000 Data Sheet
DiskOnChip Millennium Data Sheet	DiskOnChip Millennium Data Sheet
DiskOnChip Utilities	DiskOnChip Utilities User Manual
DiskOnChip DIP EVB	DiskOnChip Evaluation Board
DiskOnChip2000-PIK	DiskOnChip DIP Programmer and Integrators Kit
DiskOnChip-GANG	1+8 DIP Socket Gang Programmer

91-SR-005-10-7L REV. 2.0

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Contents Using the DiskOnChip with Linux OS Limited Warranty Contents Introduction Hardware Requirements for the DiskOnChipRequirements for Installation of the DiskOnChip into Linux Utilities Diskette ContentLinux Driver for DiskOnChip Installing the DiskOnChip as an Additional Drive Updating the FirmwareFloppy drive must be active. Verify this by typing If the /dev/fd0 doesn’t appear in the first column, typeRemove the old object files Configure the kernel as followsAdding the Driver to the Kernel Check dependenciesBooting the Compiled Kernel from HDD Make the inodes for the DiskOnChipCreating a Linux Partition on the DiskOnChip Save the new partition table disregard any fdisk warnings Creating a Native Linux File System on the DiskOnChipRecheck the partition table Mount the file system to a directoryBooting Linux from the DiskOnChip Creating a Root File System IntroductionRun the script OverviewPopulating the File System Create the list of files to be mountedCopying the Kernel, Updating the Boot Sector and Rebooting Troubleshooting Reboot and load DOS, and reinstall the original firmwareLinux will now boot from the DiskOnChip Most likely, you forgot to do Additional Information and Tools Sys.comAppendix I Making a Root File System Diskonchip/bin/programname For example Copy the library loaders as followsYou now have pLilo sources Appendix III Applying a Patch Manually There are 5 files that you will need to patchUsing the DiskOnChip with Linux OS How to Contact Us Atidim Industrial Park P.O.BTel Aviv 61580, Israel