Lots of changes, better expl of bootroot, cvs expl .

23 years ago · afd9e0201b
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 <p>
@ -296,13 +296,12 @@ the case sensitive check box.</p>
 <p>
-Use Ctl-S to save the changes to an open template, and Alt-A to save the
+Use Ctl-S to save changes to a template, Alt-A to save the
-template with a new name.&nbsp;&nbsp;bOOTrOOT will not allow read-only 
+template with a new name, or Alt-N to create a new template.&nbsp;&nbsp;
-templates or template links to be saved
+bOOTrOOT will not allow read-only 
-with their own name.&nbsp;&nbsp;A few of these example files are
+templates (ex: Examples) or template links to be saved
-included.&nbsp;&nbsp;You may make changes to them or 
+with their own name; after you make changes to these kind of templates, 
-clear their buffers.&nbsp;&nbsp;Then you may save the template with a 
+save them with a new name to preserve the changes.</p>
 different name.</p>
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 <br>
 <P><IMG ALT="" SRC="images/gBSicon.jpg" align="center"> <b>FAQ</b></P>
 <P><b>What does the 2 disk compression method do?</b></P>
 <P>This Boot Method creates a boot disk with lilo, a kernel and an initrd 
 image.&nbsp;&nbsp;The 
 initrd script mounts another root disk with a compressed (gzip or bzip2) 
 filesystem.</P>
 <P><b>What's the advantage of using this program?</b></P>
 <p>
 (Explanation from the first gbootroot.)<br>
 "You can use a bzip2 compressed filesystem, this program is easy to use, and 
 it provides a framework showing a simple initrd method which you can freely 
 modify.&nbsp;&nbsp;I wrote this program as an extension to BootRoot 
 which was written 
 as a solution to help oster at EE (www.experts-exchange.com) create separate 
 boot and root floppies for an emergency system for his customers."</P>
 <P><A href="./bootroot.html">BootRoot</A> 
 was the original program, but I decided that a GUI approach
 provided the user much more versatility and power in creating 
 distributions.&nbsp;&nbsp;Since the first gBootRoot,
-bOOTrOOT has become a full blown distribution creation program.</P>
+bOOTrOOT has become a full blown distribution creation program.
-
+It may be used for the creation of root filesystems used in every
-<P>If you make a cool change to this program, or if this program helps you I'd love to know, that's better than receiving pizza. :)</P>
+imaginable application from Embedded Systems to Mini Distributions to 
 Macro distributions to Full sized Distributions.&nbsp&nbsp;The root 
 and boot filesystems  may 
 be tested long before implemenation by using user-mode-linux.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 Boot Methods are provided to allow root filesystems to run from different types
 of media.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 Historically, developers have written scripts
 which have focused on providing a particular type of root 
 filesystem and booting method.  Observation, reveals that all these
 approaches share many commonalities.  gBootRoot has been designed to embrace
 all these approaches, and to allow developers to create drop-in replacements 
 via modules or easy to understand templates.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 gBootroot is the GIMP of distribution creation!</P>
 <P><b>How can I test gBootRoot?</b></P>
@ -452,7 +448,8 @@ gbootroot's</a> Sourceforge home.</p>
 <p>
 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;Click on the ARS if its not already opened.&nbsp;&nbsp;
-Choose Yard from the Method pull-down menu.&nbsp;&nbsp;Choose Example-Mini.yard
+Choose Yard from the Method pull-down menu.&nbsp;&nbsp;Choose 
 <b>Example-Mini.yard</b>
 from the pull-down Template menu.&nbsp;&nbsp;Click on the Generate button.
 &nbsp;&nbsp;The Yard Box will pop up.&nbsp;&nbsp;Click on the Continue button
 until the Create check box turns off.&nbsp;&nbsp;You could continue to the
@ -483,7 +480,7 @@ using File->New (Shortcut: Alt-N).</p>
 <p>
-12.&nbsp;&nbsp;Choose Example.yard from the Template menu in the ARS.
+12.&nbsp;&nbsp;Choose <b>Example.yard</b> from the Template menu in the ARS.
 &nbsp;&nbsp;Save it with a new name.</p>
 <p>
@ -498,7 +495,7 @@ comment (#) out the corresponding stuff for Debian.</p>
 <p>
-14.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Example.yard template introduces you to Replacements like
+14.&nbsp;&nbsp;Example.yard template introduces you to Replacements like
 the inittabs described above.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 Replacements can be anywhere and are specified in the template as either 
 an absolute path or relative to $PATH
@ -552,6 +549,28 @@ system.&nbsp;&nbsp;And that is just the beginning of the things you can do.
 <b>What are all these CVS directories doing in my replacements?</b></p>
 <P>
 CVS directories are deliberately put in the Replacement directories to 
 prevent users from making changes to global replacement files.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 This allows developers who create add-ons (ex: make-debian-x11) to remain 
 confident that any changes made to
 add-on replacements will remain available to all users.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 Replacements
 from add-ons are placed in the 
 /usr/share/gbootroot/yard/Replacements directory.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 When a user opens up gBootRoot, the program checks to see if there are any
 new replacements and then creates symlink from the 
 $HOME/.gbootroot/yard/Replacements directory to the 
 replacements repository.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 In general the repository for replacements is owned by root, so normal 
 users can't make changes to these files anyways; however, root should makes 
 it a policy always to make changes from her local directory by using an editor 
 which respects versioned files (i.e. Emacs).  Then she will not be able to 
 make any changes to the replacements repository because the CVS directories 
 keep date information which prevents the editing of these
 files.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is highly recommended to follow this procedure, and
 not to delete the CVS directories because /usr/share is meant to be used
 for data which shouldn't be modified 
 (see <a href="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/">FHS</a>).</p>
 <b>Can I use a program linked to uClibc in the template?</b></p>
@ -596,6 +615,13 @@ down all the bugs.
 </P>
 <P><b>What does the 2 disk compression method do?</b></P>
 <P>This Boot Method creates a boot disk with lilo, a kernel and an initrd 
 image.&nbsp;&nbsp;The 
 initrd script mounts another root disk with a compressed (gzip or bzip2) 
 filesystem.</P>
 <p><b>There isn't enough room left on my 1440 floppy to make a Boot or Root
 disk.&nbsp;&nbsp;Is there any way to free up more space apart from reducing 
 the size of the kernel?</b></p>