INSTALLATION of CruxEX to hard drive using CruxEX-Installer
Follow these steps:
1. Login to Xfce as root.
2. First, create a Linux partition of about 4 GB and a swap space of approximately 2 GB or double the size of your computer's RAM if you have RAM of 2 GB or less. (Use GParted or...).
3. Start the installation program CruxEX-Installer with the command cruxex-installer.
4. Follow the application instructions. Skip partitioning (because you pre-created an installation partition and a swap space).
5. CruxEX-Installer will recognize your created partitions. Choose them.
6. The actual installation takes 10-30 minutes.
7. Towards the end you will be able to install the LILO boot loader. Choose to do it if you do not already have a Linux system installed on your computer. If you have a windows system (e.g. Windows 7) installed on /dev/sda1 (your C drive) you will also be able to start it after the installation of CruxEX.
8. NOTE: If you already have at least one Linux system on your computer and use the GRUB boot loader you should finish CruxEX-Installer when the question of installation of LILO arise. You can then add the following lines to your /boot/grub/ menu.lst. (In the Linux system where you have installed GRUB).
####################
title CruxEX
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.6-cruxex root=/dev/sda5 vga=0x318 video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap
boot
####################
# In the above example, the installation of CruxEX was made to /dev/sda5.
# Be sure to rename /boot/vmlinuz to /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.6-cruxex
Grub2
If you are using Grub2 (new GRUB) as boot loader, you should instead add the following lines in the file /etc/grub.d/40_custom and then run the command update-grub (in the system where you have installed Grub2).
menuentry 'CruxEX (sda5)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
Set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
Set root='(/dev/sda,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set = root e22e68cd-4812-491a-8886-c319dc710116
linux / boot/vmlinuz-3.2.6-cruxex root=/dev/sda5 vga=0x318 video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap
}
Configuration of /etc/fstab
After the installation of CruxEX to hard drive you must manually edit the /etc/fstab file on the install partition. Add these lines. Open the file with Leafpad and copy and paste the aforementioned lines. Your installation partition is mounted in /mnt even after the installation is complete.
Do not restart your computer until you have edited the file /etc/fstab on your installation partition. (CruxEX will not start correctly from the hard drive otherwise). Also create the folder /mnt/sr0.

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