Re: [MiNT] Xaaes config

[Peter Slegg <peterslegg@scubadivers.co.uk>]

While going slowly through this long process I discovered the MIS
command line.

What path does the mint boot process check when looking for a shell
to start ?  Could it also try the path set in the SHELL env var or
is that not possible ?

Regards,

Peter


On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 21:54:50 , Peter Slegg <peterslegg@scubadivers.co.uk> wrote:
> Is there an easier way to test boot Xaaes ?
>
> At the moment I have edited ttytab lke this:
>
> # /etc/ttytab
> # Prinzipiell l?uft auf der console ein normaler getty
> #
> # Es darf nur einer der Eintr?ge aktiv sein!
> #
> #console        "/usr/sbin/getty console"       vt52    on secure
> console "/usr/bin/aes"  tw52    on secure
> #console        "/usr/bin/execgem"      tw52    on secure
> #console        "/usr/bin/aes"  tw52    on secure
>
>
> and in mint.cnf I have this:
>
> ren u:\usr\bin\aes      u:\usr\bin\xxxx
> sln c:\n_aes\m_aes.sys  u:\usr\bin\aes
> ##sln c:\mint\1-16-1\xaaes\xaloader.prg  u:\usr\bin\aes
>
> This doesn't quite work how I wanted it to. When Xaaes crashes
> and I have to boot into TOS it has the advantage of not having
> to edit ttytab (on an inaccessible partition).
>
> However I then have to comment out this line in mint.cnf
>
> INITu:\sbin\init              # this executes script /etc/rc
>
> Re-boot with Mint which does not boot the aes
> Then I have to delete the sln using the command line.
> Re-boot with TOS and re-activate the INIT line
> and finally re-boot back into Mint with Naes.
>
> There must be an easier way.
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter
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