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much cpu power; however, output may still be found in the text file "verbose" |
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in /tmp/gbootroot_tmp'time-date'.</p> |
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<p><P align="center"><b> |
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Using the Advanced Boot Section</b></p> |
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"Opt. Device" Add devices to the boot disk which are necessary for the |
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kernel to function properly. Put a space between each device. For instance, |
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/dev/fb0 for frame buffer devices.</p> |
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kernel to function properly. |
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Put a space between each device. |
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For instance, /dev/fb0 for frame buffer devices.</p> |
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"Kernel Module" Add the modules found in |
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/lib/modules/kernel-version which are necessary for the Boot Method to work |
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properly. |
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If these modules aren't found here it is assumed that they either |
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are in the kernel or they do not exist.</p> |
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"append =" Add append options to brlilo.conf. If you are using a frame |
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buffer device you could add something like video=matrox:vesa:402,depth:16.</p> |
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<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> |
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<b>Using the Advanced Root Section</b></P> |
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<p><IMG ALT="" SRC="images/yard_box.jpg" align="center"></p> |
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The Yard Box is a Root Method which is "Generated" from the Advanced Root |
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Section after a Template is chosen. It has several interesting features. |
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Section after a Template is chosen. |
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It has several interesting features. |
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The check boxes at the bottom represent the different stages involved in |
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creating a root filesystem. The behavior of these stages may be altered in |
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creating a root filesystem. |
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The behavior of these stages may be altered in |
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three ways: Edit->Stages->one-by-one (default) will perform each stage |
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sequentially, stopping between each stage, the user may continue the process |
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by pressing the Continue button. Edit->Stages->continuous proceeds non-stop |
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through all the stages. Edit->Stages->'user defined' allows the user to |
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by pressing the Continue button. |
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Edit->Stages->continuous proceeds non-stop |
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through all the stages. |
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Edit->Stages->'user defined' allows the user to |
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choose any stages the user wants, and will then proceed through all the |
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chosen stages. Choosing only 'Check', 'Links & Deps', 'Create" is a good |
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chosen stages. |
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Choosing only 'Check', 'Links & Deps', 'Create" is a good |
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example.</p> |
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<p><IMG ALT="" SRC="images/tests.jpg" align="center"></p> |
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The behavior of some of the stages may be altered. For instance Alt-T allows |
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The behavior of some of the stages may be altered. |
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For instance Alt-T allows |
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you to choose which tests to run on the newly created |
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root filesystem.</p> |
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<p> |
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Press Alt-S to enable template text searching in either |
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direction. Find exact matches or ignore case with the case sensitive check |
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direction. |
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Find exact matches or ignore case with the case sensitive check |
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box.</p> |
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Use Ctl-S to save the changes to an open template, and Alt-A to save the |
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template with a new name. |
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template with a new name. |
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bOOTrOOT will not allow read-only templates or template links to be saved |
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with their own name. A few of these example files are included. You may make |
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changes to them or clear their buffers. Then you may save the template with a |
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with their own name. |
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A few of these example files are included. |
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You may make changes to them or clear their buffers. |
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Then you may save the template with a |
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different name.</p> |
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Edit->Settings->Stripping allows you to turn off/on stripping for |
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Libraries, Binaries, and Modules. --strip-all is the default stripping |
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Libraries, Binaries, and Modules. |
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--strip-all is the default stripping |
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behavior, but Libraries may have this behavior changed to --strip-debug.</p> |
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Edit->'File System" may alter the type of filesystem used to make the root |
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filesystem. Because the filesystem is created on a loop device, some |
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filesystem. |
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Because the filesystem is created on a loop device, some |
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filesystem types may complain or not be created at all.</p> |
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<p><IMG ALT="" SRC="images/replacements.jpg" align="center"></p> |
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<p> |
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Create->Replacements creates special replacement files. Presently it creates |
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Create->Replacements creates special replacement files. |
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Presently it creates |
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an fstab configuration file as Replacements/etc/fstab.new in |
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$HOME/.gbootroot/yard/.</p> |
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