From 4cc4151dd1292a52f49790b76c07f58be5692c8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: freesource Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 22:01:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Has a nice order now via name= but eventually I'll have to something more dynamic or mult-paged, but good for now. --- doc/html/index.html | 138 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------- 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/html/index.html b/doc/html/index.html index 9cbbd8d..066330f 100644 --- a/doc/html/index.html +++ b/doc/html/index.html @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ -
$Id: index.html,v 1.36 2001/12/06 17:35:18 freesource Exp $
+
$Id: index.html,v 1.37 2001/12/06 20:04:08 freesource Exp $

@@ -49,15 +49,18 @@ their sources.list:

deb http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/avd ./

Older versions found at this -site


+site

+

FAQ

+ +

and


-How to Use gBootRoot

+How to Use gBootRoot's UI

The most important button to familiarize yourself with is the Submit button which starts the whole process; dialogs are presented as the process continues asking you if you want to @@ -356,41 +359,38 @@ $HOME/.gbootroot/yard/.

FAQ

-
 
-
-
-What's the advantage of using this program?  [back]
-
-How can I test gBootRoot?
-
-What are all these CVS directories doing in my replacements?
-
-Can I use a program linked to uClibc in the template? 
-
-What do you mean by macro distribution?
-
-How am I able to create root filesystems as a normal user? 
-
-How can a normal user create a root filesystem larger than 8192k?
-
-How can I create boot disks as a normal user?
-
-What is make_debian, and how do I use it?
-
-My root filesystem doesn't start in single mode when started like this:  "bootdisk 1?" 
-
-What does the 2 disk compression method do?
-
-There isn't enough room left on my 1440 floppy to make a Boot or Root disk.  Is there any way to free up more space apart from reducing the size of the kernel?
-
-gBootRoot doesn't start because it can't locate Gtk.pm?
-
-If you roll the floppy density counter down to 0 and then try go back up towards 1440 and 1722, you get very funny figures.
-
-
+ +1.  What's the advantage of using this program? +
+2.  How do I use gBootRoot? +
+3.  What are all these CVS directories doing in my replacements? +
+4.  Can I use a program linked to uClibc in the template? +
+5.  What do you mean by macro distribution? +
+6.  How am I able to create root filesystems as a normal user? +
+7.  How can a normal user create a root filesystem larger than 8192k? +
+8.  How can I create boot disks as a normal user? +
+9.  What is make_debian, and how do I use it? +
+10.  My root filesystem doesn't start in single mode when started like this: "bootdisk 1?" +
+11.  What does the 2 disk compression method do? +
+12.  There isn't enough room left on my 1440 floppy to make a Boot or Root disk. Is there any way to free up more space apart from reducing the size of the kernel? +
+13.  gBootRoot doesn't start because it can't locate Gtk.pm? +
+14.  If you roll the floppy density counter down to 0 and then try go back up towards 1440 and 1722, you get very funny figures. + -

What's the advantage of using this program?

+

What's the advantage of using this program?  [back]

BootRoot was the original program, but I decided that a GUI approach @@ -407,19 +407,14 @@ Boot Methods are provided to allow root filesystems to run from different types of media.   Historically, developers have written scripts which have focused on providing a particular type of root -filesystem and booting method.  Observation, reveals that all these +filesystem and boot method.  Observation, reveals that all these approaches share many commonalities.  gBootRoot has been designed to embrace these similiarities, and to allow developers to create drop-in methods via modules or easy to understand templates.   gBootroot is the GIMP of distribution creation!

-

How can I test gBootRoot?

- -

- -(Note:  You may run most of these tests as a normal user.   -See the exceptions which apply in the FAQ.)

+

How do I use gBootRoot?  [back]

Test an existing mini distribution.
@@ -581,9 +576,7 @@ system.  And that is just the beginning of the things you can do. -

- -What are all these CVS directories doing in my replacements?

+

What are all these CVS directories doing in my replacements?  [back]

CVS directories are deliberately put in the Replacement directories to @@ -610,7 +603,7 @@ not to delete the CVS directories because /usr/share is meant to be used for data which shouldn't be modified (see FHS).

-Can I use a program linked to uClibc in the template?

+Can I use a program linked to uClibc in the template?  [back]

@@ -621,7 +614,7 @@ is used to discover shared library dependencies, otherwise ldd is called without any path.

-What do you mean by macro distribution?

+What do you mean by macro distribution?  [back]

@@ -638,7 +631,7 @@ used to run experiments safely without fear of corrupting the host system via user-mode-linux.

-How am I able to create root filesystems as a normal user?

+How am I able to create root filesystems as a normal user?  [back]

@@ -654,7 +647,7 @@ can be changed when the filesystem is run from a kernel.

-How can a normal user create a root filesystem larger than 8192k?

+How can a normal user create a root filesystem larger than 8192k?  [back]

@@ -724,7 +717,7 @@ don't exist.  For this example, /mnt1 and

-7.  Mount the host filsystem on /mnt2: +7.  Mount the host filesystem on /mnt2: 

    mount -t hostfs none -o /tmp/gboot_non_root_1000/loopback /mnt2
@@ -750,16 +743,18 @@ don't exist.  For this example, /mnt1 and

-How can I create boot disks as a normal user?

+How can I create boot disks as a normal user?  [back]

-Make the boot disk as you normally would.  Not all boot loaders -can be set-up as a non-root user, however, you may still continue to +Make the boot disk as you normally would.  As long as you have +write permissions to the boot device you shouldn't run +into a problem.  However, not all boot loaders +can be set-up as a non-root user, but, you may still continue to the end of the process and set-up the boot loader later from a machine you have root access on.  In order to use lilo while running gbootroot there -are two pre-requisites your administrator will have to establish for you. +are two prerequisites your administrator will have to establish for you. First, he will have to edit the fstab to allow you to mount a certain block device.  For instance, to allow you to mount /dev/fd0, you have to mount the /tmp/gboot_non_root_mnt_`id -u` directory.  If @@ -772,9 +767,9 @@ your UID is 1000, then a line like this is added to the fstab: Next, the administrator needs to give you access to the lilo command.  Sudo is a good solution, and in gbootroot the -$sudo variable is assigned "sudo", this can be changed by the administrator -to some other sudo-like program.  The administrator then uses -visudo to edit the sudoers file with a line like this: +$main::sudo variable is assigned "sudo", this can be changed by the +administrator to some other sudo-like program.  The administrator +then uses visudo to edit the sudoers file with a line like this: 

 user  hostname = NOPASSWD: /sbin/lilo
@@ -782,14 +777,16 @@ user  hostname = NOPASSWD: /sbin/lilo
 
 

 
-Note, that NOPASSWD is used.  Gbootroot won't prompt for a password,
+Note that NOPASSWD is used.  Gbootroot won't prompt for a password,
 and just assumes no password in necessary.  I could change this
-behavior if people request it.  Now a bootdisk with lilo can be
-made.
+behavior if people request it.  If modules are required for
+the boot method to work properly, you need to have read 
+permissions to them so they can be copied.  Now a bootdisk with 
+lilo can be made.
 
 

 
-What is make_debian, and how do I use it?

+What is make_debian, and how do I use it?  [back]

 
 

 
@@ -840,8 +837,8 @@ in the template was modified to reflect these replacements.
 

 
 
-My root filesystem doesn't start in single mode when started like
-this:  "bootdisk 1?"

+My root filesystem doesn't start in single mode when started like
+this:  "bootdisk 1?"  [back]

 
 

 
@@ -864,16 +861,16 @@ down all the bugs.
 

 
 
-
What does the 2 disk compression method do?

+
What does the 2 disk compression method do?  [back]

 
This Boot Method creates a boot disk with lilo, a kernel and an initrd 
 image.  The 
 initrd script mounts another root disk with a compressed (gzip or bzip2) 
 filesystem.

 
 
-
There isn't enough room left on my 1440 floppy to make a Boot or Root
+
There isn't enough room left on my 1440 floppy to make a Boot or Root
 disk.  Is there any way to free up more space apart from reducing 
-the size of the kernel?

+the size of the kernel?  [back]

 
 

 Move the device size to 1722.  This is a trick that tomsrtbt uses on his famous rescue disk.

@@ -907,11 +904,12 @@ to add your comments to the Feature Request.  Thanks.

 
 

 
-gBootRoot doesn't start because it can't locate Gtk.pm?

+gBootRoot doesn't start because it can't locate Gtk.pm?  [back]

+
 
This program requires Gtk-Perl available from CPAN, Freshmeat or most GNU/Linux distributions.

 
-
If you roll the floppy density counter down to 0 and then try go back 
-up towards 1440 and 1722, you get very funny figures.

+
If you roll the floppy density counter down to 0 and then try go back 
+up towards 1440 and 1722, you get very funny figures.  [back]

 
 

 This is because of the way Gtk works.  There are two adjustments,