Improved the parameter explanation .. ramdisk_size really wasn't crucial, and

removed mem=16M as a default, first of all this is already standard, and secondly it may cause problems for users unaware of the MTD Emulators default settings.
23 years ago · d077def592
2 changed files with 17 additions and 6 deletions
--- a/BootRoot/BootRoot.pm
+++ b/BootRoot/BootRoot.pm
@ -370,7 +370,9 @@ symlink_builder("/usr/bin/linux","$home_uml_kernel/linux");
 if (!-e "$home_uml_kernel/.options") {
    open(OPTIONS,">$home_uml_kernel/.options") 
 	or die "Couldn't write $home_uml_kernel/.options at $?\n";
-    print OPTIONS "umid=bootroot root=/dev/ubd0 mem=16M\n";
+    # I removed mem=16M to make sure the optimal mem size was being chosen for the MTD Emulator
+    # in case the user didn't know any better.
+    print OPTIONS "umid=bootroot root=/dev/ubd0\n";
    close(OPTIONS);
 }

--- a/doc/html/index.html
+++ b/doc/html/index.html
@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <body  text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#0000EF" vlink="#51188E"
 alink="#FF0000">

-<center>$Id: index.html,v 1.96 2002/03/11 20:43:44 freesource Exp $</center>
+<center>$Id: index.html,v 1.97 2002/03/13 05:29:04 freesource Exp $</center>

 <p>

@ -355,6 +355,14 @@ filesystem.&nbsp;&nbsp;Append with ubd?=.</p>

 <p>

+
+<!-- 
+Default sizes are chosen for mtdram's memory (mem) and
+ramdisk size (ramdisk_size) requirements, and blkmtd's memory requirements.  
+These can be altered by passing the appropriate option to the
+kernel.
+-->
+
 <u>MTD Emulator</u>

 <p>
@ -392,10 +400,11 @@ chroot in order for the filsystem to properly boot.

 <li>

-Default sizes are chosen for mtdram's memory (mem) and
-ramdisk size (ramdisk_size) requirements, and blkmtd's memory requirements.  
-These can be altered by passing the appropriate option to the
-kernel.
+The program automatically determines an optimal memory size (mem=nn[KMG]) to
+allow mtdram or blkmtd to work properly.&nbsp;&nbsp;This may be overridden by 
+manually adding the mem  parameter to the Options section in the 
+UML Box or by removing the mem parameter which causes the program to return
+back to the default setting.

 <li>