Create your mini Linux RTAI on CD or on a flash disk

Roberto Bucher

University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)
Dept. of cs and ee (DIE)



This page describes how to generate a full Linux RTAI file system in few steps
The system has been developed with gcc 3.2. At the moment this minilinux allows only static IP.
The generated file system can be then installed on a bootable CD or integrated into a flash disk

Needed files:
flash.tgz the minimal file system
cdlinux.sh Shell script to create the bootable CD
isolinux.bin Binary for isolinux
isolinux.cfg Config file for isolinux
flash-howto.pdf Description how to complete the file system and how to install it on a flash disk

Quick Install

Follow these steps to create your CD:

  1. Login as superuser and create a work directory
  2. Download the 5 files from the previous table
  3. Unpack flash.dsk
  4. Follow the step described in the flash-howto, section 3.
  5. Put a blank CD into the cdrecorder (use a CD-RW if possible)
  6. Start the script "cdlinux.sh"
After booting from CD you can login as root (pw: root) or guest (pw: guest)