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sindi keesan wrote:
>
> I was just able to mount -o loop the BL3 fs.img 
> from BL2 ramdisk and chroot to it.  I thought you 
> needed more space for BL3 than a ramdisk.

Even after the chroot, the BL3 filesystem is still 
running from the loop file.

> We were trying to find some way to use sed and 
> user at the same time - BL2 ramdisk has 'user' 
> and BL3 loop has sed.

Doesn't BL2 ramdisk have sed?

> Does BL3 installed to hd provide some way to log 
> in as user 

No.

> and if not, how can we add that?  

It's not easy.  Many changes would be required.

> My partner is taking a Unix Tools course and wants 
> to work as user.  

For that, BL1 or BL2 would be simpler.

> BL3 does not have a login even if I add user to passwd 
> (there is no shadow file).  

For starters, it needs a getty and a new inittab.

> Would it be easier to add PCMCIA to BL2 than login 
> to BL3?

Yes.

> Would you like to look at my config.log to help 
> figure out if I am missing some utilities, 

There is no need to post the entire output.  Just examine
what is on the screen when the compilation fails.  Look
for the earliest error message (which is probably causing
the subsequent ones).  It is often a "not found" error.
For example:  if it says ncurses.h not found, you are 
probably missing the ncurses package (in /slakware/d1).

> > There are cheap adapters to plug CF cards into IDE slots.
>
> They are not cheap new ($54).  

Those are not the ones I mean.  I'm talking about tiny
little adapters that plug directly to the IDE pins on
the motherboard.  You have to remove the cover on your
computer to plug in the CF card, but it's a cheap option.

> I could buy a used serial camera for that.

CF-PCMCIA sleeves sell for $5 here (brand new).
CF-IDE adapters cost a bit more.  
A used digital camera costs at least 5 times that.

Cheers,
Steven

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