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Program: gBootRoot pronounced "bOOtrOOt"
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License: GNU General Public License
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The Makefile included with this source package doesn't figure out whether
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your system has the proper requirements. However, it isn't difficult to
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understand what is necessary to get gbootroot to work. First type "make",
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follow the instructions in the "Important Configurations" section near the
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bottom of this page, and then run gbootroot. The program will indicate to you
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whether anything is missing. If it doesn't work at all, it's generally due to
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not having gtk-perl installed. If the user-mode-linux kernel doesn't work, it
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may be an architecture issue. If you need to customize the kernel, there are
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general directions in the README. If a boot or root method are missing
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required programs, pop-up dialog boxes and information from the verbosity box
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will give a good indication of what is causing the problem.
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Out of the box this program works with the i386 architecture, for other
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architectures genext2fs and user-mode-linux will need to be compiled if
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full functionality is desired. Eventually, the Advanced Kernel Section in
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this program will be able to help with the uml compile.
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Perl Modules:
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Gtk-Perl
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--------
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Version 0.7002 or greater.
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http://freshmeat.net/projects/gtk-perl
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Binaries:
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#########
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Genext2fs
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---------
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genext2fs/genext2fs ( included and already compiled for i386 )
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cd genext2fs; make ( other architectures )
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User-Mode-Linux
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---------------
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user-mode-linux/usr/bin/{linux,uml_*} ( included and already compiled
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for i386 )
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user-mode-linux/usr/lib/uml/{modules*tar} ( included and already compiled
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for i386 )
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user-mode-linux/usr/lib/uml/config ( kernel .config defaults )
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If you use a different architecture you will need to read
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http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/arch-port.html.
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Here the basic instructions to compile uml stuff:
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Get kernel sources from www.kernel.org, and then a matching uml-patch from
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http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=429. If you want to
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match the kernel version used by gbootroot check Changes to find out which
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version of uml if being used. You may want to use config as your .config at
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the base of the sources as a starting point, and then modify the kernel
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configuration in whatever way required. There are good instructions on how to
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compile a uml kernel at http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/UserModeLinux-HOWTO-2.html.
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Then put the uml kernel in the directory cited above and call it linux; you can
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put the modules in a Replacements directory later on (see FAQ).
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The helper uml_* tools need to be checked out from cvs and compiled with make:
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(Instructions for cvs at http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=429.)
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cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/user-mode-linux login
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cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/user-mode-linux co tools
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cd tools/mconsole; make;
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cd ../uml_net; make; chown 0:0 uml_net; chmod 4755 uml_net;
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cd ../uml_router; make;
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cd ../uml_moo; make;
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Put the uml kernel in the directory cited above with the same names. When
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you run gbootroot's Makefile everything will be put in the proper places.
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Note: Please send the user-mode-linux-devel and gbootroot-devel lists your
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experiences if you successfully get another architecture working so they can
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be shared with the community.
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Boot Methods:
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2 disk compression
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------------------
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This method will tell you when any of these utilities are missing:
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ash lilo bzip2 file
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Root Methods:
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Yard
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----
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Watch the verbosity box, it will be obvious when a required command is missing.
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Make sure you have this file installed on your system:
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file
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Important Configurations:
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#########################
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"chown 0:0 /usr/bin/uml_net; chmod 4755 /usr/bin/uml_net" so normal users can
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have network capabilities.
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Documentation:
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Documentaion and FAQ are in doc/html/index.html
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Have fun!
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-Jonathan
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Please infuse your suggestions, bug reports, insults, and patronage back to:
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Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource@users.sourceforge.net>
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