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@ -2,16 +2,15 @@ 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 installation 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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your installation has the proper requirements. Type "make", follow the |
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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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may be an architecture issue. If you need to customize the |
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kernel, there are general directions in the README. If a boot or root method |
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are missing required programs, pop-up dialog boxes and information from the |
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verbosity box 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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@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ http://freshmeat.net/projects/gtk-perl |
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functionality . ] |
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Expect (tested with 1.11) |
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http://www.perl.com/CPAN/modules/by-module/Expect/ |
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/expectperl |
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@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ IO::Tty |
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http://www.perl.com/CPAN/modules/by-module/IO/IO-Tty-0.04.tar.gz |
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/expectperl |
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Binaries: |
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@ -64,17 +64,17 @@ 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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Here are general guidelines for compiling uml: |
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Get kernel sources from www.kernel.org, and then a matching uml-patch from |
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Get kernel sources from www.kernel.org, and then get 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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match the kernel version used by gbootroot check gbootroot/Changes to find |
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out which version of uml if being used. You may want to load config when |
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configuring the kernel and use it as a starting point. There are good |
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instructions on how to compile a uml kernel at |
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http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/UserModeLinux-HOWTO-2.html. |
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When finished, put the uml kernel in the directory cited above and call it |
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linux; you can put the modules in a Replacements directory (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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@ -87,12 +87,9 @@ 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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experiences if you successfully get another architecture working. ppc has |
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been ported. |
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Boot Methods: |
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Yard |
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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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Watch the verbosity box, it will be obvious when a required command is |
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missing. Make sure you have this file installed on your system: |
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file |
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