Re: BDI install disk for EMC

> From: daveland@...
> Today we need the following for EMC to get past the "linux Geek"
> status that it has now achieved.
>
> I think one idea that I have had that relates to EHP but I would
> call BDI (Brain DEAD INSTALL)IT IS a hacked and patcthed RH5.2
> CD with the kernel already patched with rtlinux and EMC precompiled on the

CD,

> Just install it and run.

<...>

> This would be a large step forward and a great help to EMC.
>
> P/s we might need to do it again on RH6.1 when EMC is ready for
> the 2.2 kernel. I have both install media avaliable.

This is a good (great) idea. The only remaining installation issue not solved
by this approach (and which will elicit much yelping & squealing from the
peanut gallery) is X configuration. As I understand it 6.1 is greatly
improved in this area, so I'm hoping that we'll go that way soon. A couple
other thoughts:

1. Auto detect the amount of system RAM to select the right kernel?

2. While you're at it, fold in the updates from:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386/

I'm getting ready to start on another retrofit project here shortly and I'm
going to try to get it going under 6.1. I might have to fall back to 5.2, but
I'll have a scratch computer to try out 6.1 on.

Matt