INSTALLING OPENLINUX ESERVER FROM AN EXISING LINUX SYSTEM      November 1999
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You can install OpenLinux eServer from an existing Linux system. 

NOTE: Because installing OpenLinux eServer from an existing Linux system 
doesn't always work, Caldera Systems recommends that you install OpenLinux
eServer from a bootable CD-ROM or from a diskette (explained in the
"col/launch/floppy" directory on this OpenLinux eServer CD).
 
This file contains the following:

- Contents of this directory
- Installation instructions


Contents of This Directory
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- vmlinuz - an OpenLinux kernel to be used during installation.

- initrd.gz - a compressed Linux filesystem used by the OpenLinux kernel
  during installation.  

- smallrd.gz - another compressed Linux filesystem used by the OpenLinux
  kernel during installation.  This file should be used in place of 
  "initrd.gz" on systems with minimal memory. Please use "initrd.gz"
  first and, if this fails, follow the instructions again substituting 
  "smallrd.gz" for "initrd.gz".


Installation Instructions
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To install OpenLinux eServer from an existing Linux system, follow these steps:

1. Make a backup copy of these LILO-related files:

   - /boot/*.b
   - /etc/lilo.conf
   - /sbin/lilo
   - /sbin/activate

2. Create an emergency boot floppy (install disks can be used for this
   purpose; see the "READMEus.txt" file in "../floppy" for details
   on how to build one of these disks).

3. Copy the "initrd.gz" and the "vmlinuz" files to the "/boot" directory
   on your Linux system. (You may want to rename any existing name
   conflicts in this directory.)

4. Add the following lines to your /etc/lilo.conf file:

    image = /boot/vmlinuz
            initrd = /boot/initrd.gz
            label = boot
            append = "ramdisk_size=4096 load_ramdisk=1"
            alias = install

5. To update LILO, type "lilo" and press <Enter>.

6. Reboot your system.

7. When the LILO "boot:" prompt appears, choose the "install" label to 
   begin the installation.

For details on the installation process, see the "System Administrators Guide."