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.
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<P><b>What's the advantage of using this program?</b></P>
<P><Ahref="./bootroot.html">BootRoot</A>
@ -607,8 +641,8 @@ via user-mode-linux.</p>
<p>
Genext2fs is used. This progam allows a normal user to create an ext2
filesystem with all uids and gids belonging to 0 (root) without the need for
Genext2fs is used to allow a normal user to create an ext2
filesystem with all UIDS and GIDS belonging to 0 (root) without the need for
a loop or ram device. Device nodes are created from a device table
file written to by gbootroot.  This program is authored by
Xavier Bestel, but the version used by gbootroot has
@ -617,6 +651,36 @@ to be used rather than a device listing. The maximum allowable size
for a filesystem is 8192k. User and group information
can be changed when the filesystem is run from a kernel.
<p>
<b>How can a normal user create a root filesystem larger than 8192k?</b></p>
<p>
Although genext2fs only allows a normal user to create a UID/GID 0 root
filesystem up to a maximum size of 8192k, there is an easy solution to
create root filesystems larger than this limit. Eventually,
I'll automate the steps required, but for now you will have to do it
manually.
<p>
1. Create your root filesystem as you normally would when using
genext2f, making sure to choose the filesystem size you require from
the ARS.
Proceed through the required stages, and when you finish the Create stage
there will be an ERROR dialog box which will pop up saying "Cannot genext2fs
filesystem" which you can safely ignore. At this point in the
"echo /tmp/gboot_root_`id -u`" directory there is an empty file with the name
specified in the ARS Root Filename field. Above this directory
in loopback/ all files and directories copied over during the Create stage
can be found.
<p>
2.
<p>
<b>How can I create boot disks as a normal user?</b></p>
@ -658,13 +722,13 @@ directory.
<br>
You can resolve missing packages by installing them on your system, or you can
edit the script and replace these packages with a suitable replacement,
edit the script and replace those packages with a suitable replacement,
since you may be using a different version of Debian then the author
used when putting together make_debian. Make a copy of make_debian,
and then edit the part under EDIT HERE between qw().
You may edit the static data in the template from
within the script below where it is clearly marked as editable.
While on the subject the <b>make-debian-x11 add-on</b> is actually the
You may edit the static data for the template within the script where it says
EDIT TEMPLATE BELOW.
The <b>make-debian-x11</b> add-on is actually the
result of
making these modifications. First, extra packages were
added, second, extra replacements were provided and the static information
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