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Woozle: template updates

2018-01-05T20:56:23Z

template updates

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	==Articles==		==Articles==
	===Commands===		===Commands===
	*[[bximage]]: one way of creating a disk image for Bochs to boot (included in Bochs distribution)		* [[bximage]]: one way of creating a disk image for Bochs to boot (included in Bochs distribution)
	*[[dd]]: standard Linux command which can be used for creating a disk image		* {{l/linux/cmd/dd}}: standard Linux command which can be used for creating a disk image
	==Creating a Disk Image==		==Creating a Disk Image==
	If you are using Bochs to run a disk-based operating system, you will need to create a simulated disk drive, or "disk image", for Bochs to use. You can use either dd or bximage to do this.		If you are using Bochs to run a disk-based operating system, you will need to create a simulated disk drive, or "disk image", for Bochs to use. You can use either dd or bximage to do this.
	*[[dd]] can be used to create a disk image by running this command:		* {{l/linux/cmd/dd}} can be used to create a disk image by running this command:
	**'''dd if=/dev/zero of='''''filename'' '''bs=512 count='''''sectors''		**'''dd if=/dev/zero of='''''filename'' '''bs=512 count='''''sectors''
	*:''sectors'' = Cylinders Heads * SectorsPerTrack		*:''sectors'' = Cylinders Heads * SectorsPerTrack
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	Some notes I took last time (will explain them when I figure out what they mean):		Some notes I took last time (will explain them when I figure out what they mean):
	~~[[Linux:mknod~~\|mknod]] /dev/loop0		{{l/linux/cmd\|mknod}} /dev/loop0
	~~[[Linux:modprobe~~\|modprobe]] loop		{{l/linux/cmd\|modprobe}} loop
	/sbin/~~[[Linux:losetup~~\|losetup]] /dev/loop0 /home/woozle/win98/c.img		/sbin/{{l/linux/cmd\|losetup}} /dev/loop0 /home/woozle/win98/c.img
	"Edit /etc/~~[[Linux:fstab~~\|fstab~~]] --~~ set up /dev/loop0 just like D drive"		"Edit /etc/{{l/linux/cmd\|fstab}} – set up /dev/loop0 just like D drive"
	~~[[Linux:mount~~\|mount]] /dev/loop0		{{l/linux/cmd\|mount}} /dev/loop0
	~~[[Linux:mknod~~\|mknod]] /dev/tap0 c 36 16		{{l/linux/cmd\|mknod}} /dev/tap0 c 36 16
	"Next time: try tuntap"		"Next time: try tuntap"

Woozle: post-import cleanup

2005-10-14T17:23:17Z

post-import cleanup

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	{{~~stub~~}}		{{seedling}}
	[[~~Techniques~~]]: [[Emulators]]: [[Bochs]]: [[Bochs on Linux]]		{\|
	This article is about setting up and using the [[Bochs]]		\|-
	[[emulators\|emulator]] on [[Linux]].		\| [[Computing]]: \|\| [[Linux]]:<br>[[Emulators]]: [[Bochs]]: \|\| [[Bochs on Linux]]
			\|}

			This article is about setting up and using the [[Bochs]] [[emulators\|emulator]] on [[Linux]].
	==Articles==		==Articles==
	===Commands===		===Commands===
	*[[bximage]]: one way of creating a disk image for Bochs to boot		*[[bximage]]: one way of creating a disk image for Bochs to boot (included in Bochs distribution)
	(included in Bochs distribution)		*[[dd]]: standard Linux command which can be used for creating a disk image
	*[[dd]]: standard Linux command which can be used for creating a disk
	image
	==Creating a Disk Image==		==Creating a Disk Image==
	If you are using Bochs to run a disk-based operating system, you will		If you are using Bochs to run a disk-based operating system, you will need to create a simulated disk drive, or "disk image", for Bochs to use. You can use either dd or bximage to do this.
	need to create a simulated disk drive, or "disk image", for Bochs to
	use. You can use either dd or bximage to do this.
	*[[dd]] can be used to create a disk image by running this command:		*[[dd]] can be used to create a disk image by running this command:
	**'''dd if=/dev/zero of='''''filename'' '''bs=512 count='''''sectors''		**'''dd if=/dev/zero of='''''filename'' '''bs=512 count='''''sectors''
	*:''sectors'' = Cylinders Heads * SectorsPerTrack		*:''sectors'' = Cylinders Heads * SectorsPerTrack
	**:''filename'' = name of output file, usually (something).img		**:''filename'' = name of output file, usually (something).img
	**:You will need to remember the three figures (cylinders, heads,		**:You will need to remember the three figures (cylinders, heads, sectors/track) used to calculate the ''sectors'' value; they go in the Bochs configuration file. (Tip: name your file using the actual numbers use for the three figures, e.g. for a 1 GB drive with 2080 cylinders, 16 heads, and 63 sectors per track, name your file myfile-2080cyl-16hds-63sec.img, as a memory aid.)
	sectors/track) used to calculate the ''sectors'' value; they go in the		*[[bximage]] has a user-friendly interactive mode, which you invoke by running it with no command-line parameters.
	Bochs configuration file. (Tip: name your file using the actual numbers
	use for the three figures, e.g. for a 1 GB drive with 2080 cylinders,
	16 heads, and 63 sectors per track, name your file
	myfile-2080cyl-16hds-63sec.img, as a memory aid.)
	*[[bximage]] has a user-friendly interactive mode, which you invoke by
	running it with no command-line parameters.
	==Setup Notes==		==Setup Notes==
	I had Bochs working using an .img file as the Windows c:\ drive, and		I had Bochs working using an .img file as the Windows c:\ drive, and then it mysteriously stopped working (probably due to an [[Ubuntu]] upgrade) so I'm taking notes as I rebuild the .img file to (hopefully) fix the problem. The same image worked quite well under [[Qemu]], though.
	then it mysteriously stopped working (probably due to an Ubuntu
	upgrade) so I'm taking notes as I rebuild the .img file to (hopefully)		Some notes I took last time (will explain them when I figure out what they mean):
	fix the problem.		[[Linux:mknod\|mknod]] /dev/loop0
	Some notes I took last time (will explain them when I figure out what		[[Linux:modprobe\|modprobe]] loop
	they mean): [[Linux:mknod\|mknod]] /dev/loop0		/sbin/[[Linux:losetup\|losetup]] /dev/loop0 /home/woozle/win98/c.img
	[[Linux:modprobe\|modprobe]] loop /sbin/[[Linux:losetup\|losetup]]		"Edit /etc/[[Linux:fstab\|fstab]] -- set up /dev/loop0 just like D drive"
	/dev/loop0 /home/woozle/win98/c.img		[[Linux:mount\|mount]] /dev/loop0
	"Edit /etc/[[Linux:fstab\|fstab]] -- set up /dev/loop0 just like D		[[Linux:mknod\|mknod]] /dev/tap0 c 36 16
	drive" [[Linux:mount\|mount]] /dev/loop0 [[Linux:mknod\|mknod]] /dev/tap0
	c 36 16
	"Next time: try tuntap"		"Next time: try tuntap"

Woozle: how to create a disk image

2005-06-25T19:44:07Z

how to create a disk image

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 This article is about setting up and using the [[Bochs]]
 [[emulators|emulator]] on [[Linux]].
 ==Setup Notes==
 I had Bochs working using an .img file as the Windows c:\ drive, and

Woozle at 17:16, 25 June 2005

2005-06-25T17:16:21Z

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	[[Emulators]]: [[Bochs]]: [[Bochs on Linux]]		[[Techniques]]: [[Emulators]]: [[Bochs]]: [[Bochs on Linux]]
	This article is about setting up and using the [[Bochs]]		This article is about setting up and using the [[Bochs]]
	[[emulators\|emulator]] on [[Linux]].		[[emulators\|emulator]] on [[Linux]].

Woozle at 17:15, 25 June 2005

2005-06-25T17:15:54Z

New page

[[Techniques]]:
[[Emulators]]: [[Bochs]]: [[Bochs on Linux]]
This article is about setting up and using the [[Bochs]]
[[emulators|emulator]] on [[Linux]].
==Setup Notes==
I had Bochs working using an .img file as the Windows c:\ drive, and
then it mysteriously stopped working (probably due to an Ubuntu
upgrade) so I'm taking notes as I rebuild the .img file to (hopefully)
fix the problem.
Some notes I took last time (will explain them when I figure out what
they mean): [[Linux:mknod|mknod]] /dev/loop0
[[Linux:modprobe|modprobe]] loop /sbin/[[Linux:losetup|losetup]]
/dev/loop0 /home/woozle/win98/c.img
"Edit /etc/[[Linux:fstab|fstab]] -- set up /dev/loop0 just like D
drive" [[Linux:mount|mount]] /dev/loop0 [[Linux:mknod|mknod]] /dev/tap0
c 36 16
"Next time: try tuntap"