I have been reading the documentation of BusyBox with the intention of using its small filesize to make a bootable cd.
The documentation states
To create a working system, just add /dev, /etc, and a Linux kernel.
I have used some linux Distro's such as Ubuntu and CentOS, when running cmds such as fdisk
a list of attached devices starting with /dev is usually returned, when running ls
on /etc we get some files show up.
I am confused at how/what I am supposed to add a /dev and /etc to BusyBox before booting up... Also I thought these would be added whilst in a running enviroment.
Are /dev and /etc to be perceived from a different view when spoken about in this manner, or have I just created a false view when using pre built Distros without understanding much of the underlying mechanics?
/etc
, and an appropriate/dev
pseudo-filesystem for the system. The paragraph you are reading is just hand-waving; it is not giving you the mechanics of creating a minimal busybox-based system, but it is not speaking of anything other than the/dev
and/etc
you might see on any Un*x system.