[PLUG] Linux from scratch...

Cheng Renquan crquan at gmail.com
Sun Feb 28 13:54:43 UTC 2010


On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Michael Robinson
<plug_1 at robinson-west.com> wrote:
> I finished getting a Linux from scratch system working.

Which version of LFS are you using?

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/development/

>
> A few things missing, there is no netstat command, no ifconfig command,
> and no dns/dhcp commands.

The IPRoute2 package provides "ip" tool that replace ifconfig functionality,

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/development/chapter06/iproute2.html

>
> Pulled out my bash book and played a bit with the shell prompt.
>
> I don't know how to set the hostname, so the host name comes up as
> (none).

The inetutils package provides a "hostname" tool, that is very easy to
set hostname: as "hostname lfs-host"

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/development/chapter06/inetutils.html

>
> I haven't gotten my wireless logitech keyboard to work with this system,
> maybe I need to add something to the kernel?

maybe need some special kernel configuration option, you can always
find out that by learning from other mature Linux distro that can
drive it;

>
> Well, I'll have to see if I can get the networking tools to fit in 100
> megs or less.

Cheers,

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Cheng Renquan (程任全), from Singapore



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