cross-installing grub : what next

Hello all,

I've come to creating an image (busybox, kernel, etc.) of which I
THINK it would work, once deployed on my target. I did this using
ptxdist's cross-compilation possibilities. My host system is a i686
architecture, my target is a Geode EmCORE-n511 (so an i586
architecture).

Now I have the next problem, being to cross-compile grub for it, and
to install it on my target hardware (via an image). All of this, I'd
like to continue to do this using ptxdist, preferably. BUT... I have
some questions :

1. would someone have an example (or some useful links) on how I
should do this, continuing to make use of ptxdist ?
2. how can I determine what devicename the CF socket- inserted disk
will have ? I think I should know this for my /etc/fstab ?

Thank you, and kind regards,

PhB

PhB wrote:[color=blue]
> I've come to creating an image (busybox, kernel, etc.) of which I
> THINK it would work, once deployed on my target. I did this using
> ptxdist's cross-compilation possibilities. My host system is a i686
> architecture, my target is a Geode EmCORE-n511 (so an i586
> architecture).
>
> Now I have the next problem, being to cross-compile grub for it, and
> to install it on my target hardware (via an image). All of this, I'd
> like to continue to do this using ptxdist, preferably. BUT... I have
> some questions :
>
> 1. would someone have an example (or some useful links) on how I
> should do this, continuing to make use of ptxdist ?[/color]

The ptxdist-2 (or 1.99.x) can generate harddisk images that include the root
filesystem and the grub loader. So a simple "dd" command can make your disk
bootable.
[color=blue]
> 2. how can I determine what devicename the CF socket- inserted disk
> will have ? I think I should know this for my /etc/fstab ?[/color]

On your host or on your target?

BTW: There is a much better chance to get answers about ptxdist related
questions at "ptxdist@pengutronix.de" (subscribtion required,
refer "PTXdist: PTXdist Developer Mailinglist." at
[url]http://www.pengutronix.de/mailinglists/index_en.html[/url]).

jbe