Hacking to no avail, I request your assistance getting Intimate to boot.
With Familiar v0.5.1 on my iPAQ 3650, I executed the Intimate installer
script to an NFS volume mounted via wireless 802.11b, and all went well.
To avoid wirless card module issues for now, I am booting to Familiar,
killing qpe, then executing /linuxrc.intimate.

I hacked the script in the following ways *trying* to get it working:


< NFSPATH="nfshost://where_I_installed_Intimate"


<
< # getting stuck here when trying to boot nfs.
< # comment out next line so we fall through the loop.
< #     action=""
< echo "here we don't set action to null so questionaire loop ends"
---
>       action=""



<                 # we do not use pump, besides do not have killall
<               #killall -9 pump
<                 echo "here we deleted   killall -9 pump"
---
>               killall -9 pump



<                 echo "by now we have pivot rooted. I added q to exec /sbin/init"
<                 # exec /sbin/init
<                 # /sbin/init says it needs a parameter.  try this:
<                 exec /sbin/init q
---
>                 exec /sbin/init


< #killall pump
< echo "here we deleted killall pump.  missing killall and not running pump."
---
> killall pump


< # again, /sbin/init says it needs a parameter
< exec /sbin/init q
---
> exec /sbin/init


The result is as follows (pressin Q button or Cal, same results):

bash-2.03# ./linuxrc.intimate
Mounting /proc
mount: proc already mounted
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.18-rmk3/kernel/drivers/char/profiler.o
-- -----------------------------------------------
What would you like to do?
CAL = INTIMATE (normal)
TEL = FAMILIAR
  Q = INTIMATE using the BIND method
--> = REBOOT

Can\'t find /dev/hda1
You could try re-seating the sleeve or the card/drive
You could try re-seating the sleeve or the card/drive /dev/vc/0
here we don't set action to null so questionaire loop ends

intimate

Searching for intimate distribution over ethernet...
Booting intimate from nfs...
here we deleted   killall -9 pump
Executing /sbin/init...
by now we have pivot rooted. I added q to exec /sbin/init



The script exits, my wireless ssh session is still up, and / is now
the NFS volume, and the old root is in /boot where the script puts it.
The iPAQ display shows the correct background, except where text output
displaced it.  /proc is empty.  /boot/proc is not empty and seems to be
active (i.e. cat /boot/proc/version displays output).  The output of 'df'
shows an additional entry for /mnt/ramfs.  I also try 'umount /proc' before
executing script, but if fails with device busy.

So I think I'm getting closer but don't know what to try next for a proper
transition to Intimate after booting Familiar.  I've also tried
setting linuxrc to /linuxrc.intimate and booting, without success.

Your educated assistance is guaranteed to result in my appreciation.

Jordan Gottlieb
jordavgot@yahoo.com