[SLE] Suse minimal install based on rescue - what to add to rescue to be bootable

From: Robert Rozman (rozman_at_fri.uni-lj.si)
Date: 03/30/05

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Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:07:48 +0200

    Hi,

    I'm trying to make real barebone SuSE installation that I could use for
    various purposes - for adding particular applications.

    First step to overcome is to add things for partition to be bootable. I
    guess rescue system already includes everything else except kernel and maybe
    grub.

    I've done this:

    umount /disks/rescue2
    wget ftp://ftp.solnet.ch/pub/SuSE/i386/9.2/boot/rescue
    mv rescue rescue.comp
     uncompress -d -S .comp -f rescue
    cat rescue > /dev/hda7
    mount /disks/rescue2
    ls -l /disks/rescue2

    Now I get filesystem. /boot directory is empty - I guess that is normal for
    Suse. But now I wonder:
    - what do I have to add so I can boot into partition (kernel, grub, ...) and
    what configuration has to be performed ?
    - can I install packages to that partition with rpm? How ?
    - how to easily duplicate image to other computers/disks ?

    I can post my saga to somewhere if anyone is interested, but don't know
    where is appopriate place for this Suse minimal-rescue install story ?

    Thanks in advance,

    regards,

    Rob. 

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