CIS 50.71             Pygmy/Mulinux Xwindow Installation


For this assignment you will need to bring 2 floppy disksto the lab.
To get a copy of each of the 2 mulinux disks you must use Pygmy.


1. Install Pygmy as usual

2. Login and create a device file for a 1722 density floppy:

   cd /dev
   mknod fd0h1722 b 2 60

3. Format 2 floppies:

   a. Put one of your floppies in the floppy drive and execute:

      fdformat fd0h1722

      When formatting is finished read the messages produced.
      If all is not well, format the floppy again.
      If it connot format this time, throw out the floppy disk, get another
      disk and format it with the above command.

   b. Remove the formatted disk, put a second floppy in the floppy
      drive and format it as above.

   Now you have 2 floppy disks formatted to the correct density.
   You will copy the 2 mulinux floppies onto them via Pygmy's hard disk.

4. Check out the 2 mulinux disks from a lab assistant or instructor.

5. Back at Pygmy, use the "df" command to confirm that the hard disk,
   hda1, is mounted.s

6. Create a directory to store the 2 mulinux images:

   mkdir /hardisk
   (you may use any name for the directory that you wish)

7. Put the mulinux boot disk into the floppy drive and copy it into a
   file in /hardisk (again, you may use any name for the file):

   dd if=/dev/fd0h1722 of=/hardisk/mbootdisk

8. Then copy the mulinux Xwindow disk to a file in /hardisk:

   dd if=/dev/fd0h1722 of=/hardisk/xwindisk

   Now you have the 2 mulinux images on Pygmy's hard drive.

9. Copy the 2 mulinux image files on Pygmy to your 2 formatted floppy disks:

   dd if=/hardisk/mbootdisk of=/dev/fd0h1722
   dd if=/hardisk/xwindisk of=/dev/fd0h1722

10. Now you can use your 2 disks to install and run mulinux Xwindows on a PC:

    a. Put your boot disk in the floppy drive and restart the computer.

    b. When asked to load a profile, press Enter.

    c. DO NOT DO anything until mulinux asks you to insert the Xwindows disk.

    d. Remove your boot disk, insert your Xwindows disk and press Enter.
   
    e. Wait. A login prompt should appear briefly on the screen. Do nothing.

    f. If X does not automatically start, log in as root and type: startx

Xwindows should start up with several windows of assorted sizes for you to use.
One window should be a text window with a shell prompt.