Added a few extra things, just about ready for a release.

22 years ago · d32a4477b1
2 changed files with 21 additions and 12 deletions
--- 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 1.122 2003/02/20 03:24:12 freesource Exp $</center>
+<center>$Id: index.html,v 1.123 2003/02/24 05:58:04 freesource Exp $</center>

 <p>

@ -792,8 +792,8 @@ At this point you will probably want to play around a little
 bit.&nbsp;&nbsp;Familiarize yourself with the Format Rules found near
 the top of the template or <a
 href="#template-help">here</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;You may want to save the
-template with a different name and experiment with changes, or create
-a new template using File->New (Shortcut: Alt-N).</p>
+template with a different name and experiment with new changes, or
+create a new template using File->New (Shortcut: Alt-N).</p>


 <u>Make your own mini distribution from an existing template.</u>
@ -807,7 +807,8 @@ Choose <b>Example.yard</b> from the Template menu in the ARS.

 There are two types of inittabs provided for each major distribution
 type.&nbsp;&nbsp;The inittab with nodevfs appended doesn't use the
-device fs, i.e. the devfs=nomount kernel option.</p>
+device fs.  Use the devfs=nomount kernel option if no devfs is
+desired.</p>

 <p>

--- a/yard/templates/Example.yard
+++ b/yard/templates/Example.yard
@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-#  $Id: Example.yard,v 1.26 2003/02/20 03:24:07 freesource Exp $
+#  $Id: Example.yard,v 1.28 2003/02/24 06:41:03 freesource Exp $
 #  Example.yard
 #
 #  Creates a minimalistic multi-user runlevel root filesystem with
-#  getty.  Tested on Debian stable/unstable and Red Hat 7.3/8.0.
-#  Known to work with Red Hat 7.2 and Mandrake 8.1 with gbootroot
-#  1.3.6 (glibc 2.2.4).  Should work with other distributions by 
-#  using the proper inittab and getty.  Send in feedback.
+#  getty.  Tested on Debian stable/unstable, Red Hat 7.3/8.0, Mandrake
+#  9.0 and Suse 7.3.  Known to work with Red Hat 7.2 and Mandrake 8.1
+#  with gbootroot 1.3.6 (glibc 2.2.4).  Should work with other
+#  distributions by using the proper inittab and getty.  Send in
+#  feedback.
 # 
 #  Create either as a normal user or root.
 #
@ -276,13 +277,20 @@ reset
 # /usr/lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/defkeymap.kmap.gz

 #####  Empty directories
-/dev
 /proc               
 /tmp                
 /var/tmp
 /var/log
 /var/run

+# NOTE: 
+# When genext2fs is turned on the /dev directory won't be made because
+# genext2fs makes its own device directories.  Therefore, if UML
+# Exclusively is then turned on after creating a root_fs with
+# genext2fs the Check, Links & Deps and Copy stage are required so
+# that this directory can be created.
+/dev
+
 ##### Special links
 /etc/mtab -> /proc/mounts

@ -351,7 +359,7 @@ dmesg
 tar
 	   	
 # Editors 
-vi
+#vi
 # Small, free, pico replacement.
 nano