Abdul Latip said: > Hi, > > I am looking for information/ URLs about how to create or > how to modify the "root.bin" file. I tried to search the > "debian-boot" archive and google without luck. > > I am able to loop mount a 2.8 MB "rescue.bin" file. > Unfortunately, I have no idea about the format of "root.bin"
I seem to remember root.bin being gzip .. running 'file' on the file confirmed it: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ file root.bin root.bin: gzip compressed data, deflated, last modified: Wed May 15 22:15:55 2002, max compression, os: Unix [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ gunzip root.bin gunzip: root.bin: unknown suffix -- ignored [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ mv root.bin root.bin.gz [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ gunzip root.bin.gz [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ su Password: defiant:/tmp# mount root.bin -o loop /mnt/a defiant:/tmp# ls /mnt/a bin instmnt release_notes.de release_notes.pt type.txt dev lib release_notes.en root unifont-reduced.bgf etc linuxrc release_notes.es sbin usr floppy mnt release_notes.fr target var initrd proc release_notes.ja tmp downloaded root.bin from: http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian3.0r1a/main/disks-i386/current/images-1.44/root.bin nate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]