Difference between revisions of "Pivot Root Install"

Revision as of 09:43, 2 September 2005

Step 2

Start you computer with the Knoppix CD. Then type these commands: (replace "/dev/sda7" with the location of your installed system)

• knoppix26 single (at boot prompt, or just "knoppix single" for 2.4 kernel)
• sudo su
• mkdir /mnt/new_root
• mount /dev/sda7 /mnt/new_root
• mkdir /mnt/new_root/mnt/old_root (only necessary 1st time)
• cd /mnt/new_root
• pivot_root . /mnt/new_root/mnt/old_root
• mount /proc /proc -t proc
• init 5==== Step 2 ====

Start you computer with the Knoppix CD. Then type these commands: (replace "/dev/sda7" with the location of your installed system)

• knoppix26 single (at boot prompt, or just "knoppix single" for 2.4 kernel)
• sudo su
• mkdir /mnt/new_root
• mount /dev/sda7 /mnt/new_root
• mkdir /mnt/new_root/mnt/old_root (only necessary 1st time)
• cd /mnt/new_root
• pivot_root . /mnt/new_root/mnt/old_root
• mount /proc /proc -t proc
• init 5