Baked Cheesecake Linux: Current Status

Bugs and Features

• syntax error in /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit: bash does not like empty if [ ]; then ... fi blocks; solution: comment out the whole if block, not just its statements; [DONE];
  
  
• get the three Maragda--<thing> scripts working --- each just linked in to the rc?.d as normal start/stop/restart scripts currently; this appears to be wrong...they each stall... on boot up requiring a Ctrl-D... [DONE ---];
  • each startup script is run by rc.d/rc and is called by

                action $"Starting $subsys: " $i start
            

    so presumably the scripts own std output is not getting to screen...
  • edited rc.d/rc --- for each Maragda init script, exec directly, do not "action" them;
  
  
• need to get USR.FS mounted as /usr automatically; [DONE];
  • edited linuxrc so that it recorded the device on which the CD is mounted and sticks details within /new_root/ so that can add this to fstab before this is read and have /usr mounted in this way;
  
  
• network IP address is hardwired in --- after mounting USR.FS as /usr run netconfig to start... [FEATURE];
  
  
• need to get xfs running automatically; [DONE --- having /usr mounted all is well];
  
  
• need to get different graphics cards configured [NYI];
  
  
• need to understand PS2 mice --- use kudzu? --- its in /usr/sbin so need to get /usr mounted... [???]

Summary of Things to Do and Investigate

• use of framebuffer device instead of different XFree86.cfg?
• Use minix instead of ext2 for initrd to save space? (means including minix support in kernel, but may get a net saving? [TRIED --- helps only a tiny bit, use ISOLINUX instead]
• investigate using something other than a 1.44 to get a boot image for mksiofs to make the cd --- use ISOLINUX;