Added more scripting to automate the configuration of the Mandrake Linux 8.0 inside achroot

XF86Config.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+--- /mnt/etc/X11/XF86Config.bak	2018-04-18 23:28:50.000000000 +0200
++++ /mnt/etc/X11/XF86Config	2018-04-18 23:29:01.000000000 +0200
+@@ -396,21 +396,31 @@
+ Section "Screen"
+     Driver "fbdev"
+     Device      ""
+     Monitor     "Generic|SVGA haute fréquence, 1024x768 à 70 Hz"
+     DefaultColorDepth 16
+     Subsection "Display"
+         Depth       8
+         Modes       "default"
+         ViewPort    0 0
+     EndSubsection
+     Subsection "Display"
+         Depth       15
+         Modes       "default"
+         ViewPort    0 0
+     EndSubsection
+     Subsection "Display"
+         Depth       16
+         Modes       "default"
+         ViewPort    0 0
+     EndSubsection
++    Subsection "Display"
++        Depth       24
++        Modes       "default"
++        ViewPort    0 0
++    EndSubsection
++    Subsection "Display"
++        Depth       32
++        Modes       "default"
++        ViewPort    0 0
++    EndSubsection
+ EndSection

audio.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# install osspd
+
+sudo adduser georges pulse-access
+sudo adduser pulse audio
+
+https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/382601/how-to-prevent-sound-mute-when-switching-user#382969
+=> Start pulse audio in system mode: pulseaudio --system=yes
+
+# to re-enable detection of headphones plugged in / out
+pactl load-module module-switch-on-port-available
+
+sudo service osspd status
+
+don't forget to have the same user ID in the chroot and outside!

mandrake.raw

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/mandrake/mandrake.raw

mount.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+sudo losetup -o $((512*63)) /dev/loop0 mandrake.raw
+sudo losetup -o $((512*6843753)) /dev/loop1 mandrake.raw
+sudo mount /dev/loop0 /mnt
+sudo mount /dev/loop1 /mnt/home
+sudo mount -t devpts devpts /mnt/dev/pts

network

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+sudo cp -ai "$mnt/etc/resolv.conf" "/etc/resolv.conf.bak-$(date)"
+sudo ln -sf "$HOME/outside_of_chroot/etc/resolv.conf" "$mnt/etc/"
+echo "127.0.0.1 $(hostname)"        | sudo tee -a "$mnt/etc/hosts"
+echo "127.0.0.1 home6.netscape.com" | sudo tee -a "$mnt/etc/hosts"

qemu.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+qemu-system-i386 -cdrom /mandrake/01PW8001.iso01.iso -drive file=/mandrake/mandrake.raw,index=0,format=raw,media=disk #-full-screen

startmandrake1.sh

@@ -17,6 +17,29 @@ if [ "$( (sudo ls -A "$mnt/home/georges/outside_of_chroot" || true) | wc -l)" =
   sudo mount --rbind / "$mnt/home/georges/outside_of_chroot"
 fi
 
+# hack to enable audio:
+if true; then
+  sudo killall pulseaudio || true
+  # Note: a chmod +x on the directories on this path may be needed.
+  chmod a+rwx ~georges/Documents/git/my/config-private-dot.config/pulse/
+  chmod a+rwx ~georges/Documents/git/my/config-private-dot.config/pulse/cookie
+  sudo killall pulseaudio || true
+  sudo pulseaudio --daemonize=yes --system=yes
+
+  pactl load-module module-switch-on-port-available
+  
+  sudo service osspd start
+  sudo service osspd status
+fi
+
+if [ ! -e "$mnt/etc/mandrake-chroot-was-configured" ]; then
+  sudo cp "$mnt/etc/X11/XF86Config" "$mnt/etc/X11/XF86Config.bak-$(date +%s)"
+  sudo patch "$mnt/etc/X11/XF86Config" < XF86Config.patch
+  sudo touch "$mnt/etc/mandrake-chroot-was-configured"
+fi
+
+echo -e "\033[1;31mNOTE: to access sound, the user inside the chroot must have the same UID as the user outside of the chroot!\033[m"
+
 signal_x_ready="$(tempfile)"
 
 sudo chroot "$mnt" /home/georges/Documents/git/my/config-mandrake-chroot/startmandrake2.sh "$signal_x_ready" &
@@ -25,7 +48,7 @@ chroot_startmandrake_pid="$!"
 # Wait for the chrooted X to be ready
 while [ ! -e "$mnt/$signal_x_ready" ]; do
   echo "Waiting for X to start up …"
-  sleep 0.5
+  sleep 1
 done
 
 # Start a terminal with access to the outer config & files.
@@ -47,4 +70,4 @@ echo ---------------------------------
 echo ---------------------------------
 echo ---------------------------------
 
-wait $chroot_startmandrake_pid
+wait $chroot_startmandrake_pid

startmandrake2.sh

@@ -3,23 +3,26 @@ source /etc/profile
 
 signal_x_ready="$1"
 
+/etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs start
+
 X -bpp 32 :1 &
 x_pid="$!"
 
 export DISPLAY=:1
 
 while ! xsetroot -solid gray; do
-  sleep 0.1
+  sleep 1
 done
 
 xhost +local:
 
 # Fix the sound permissions
 chmod g+rw /dev/dsp
+gpasswd -a georges audio
 
 touch "$signal_x_ready" # tell the outer system that our X is ready.
 
 su georges -c "startkde"
 
 sleep 5
-kill "$x_pid"
+kill "$x_pid"