Program: gBootRoot pronounced "bOOtrOOt" License: GNU General Public License The Makefile included with this source package doesn't attempt to figure out whether your system has the proper requirements. It may seem like a great idea to have a configure script, but these things can fail, besides gbootroot is a program designed for people who intend to build distributions and boot disks, so understanding what things are required to get gbootroot to work completely can be quite beneficial. At the very least, do a "make", and try gbootroot because the program will tell you what things are missing - hopefully nothing - and then you can refer to this README for help. Out of the box this program works with the i386 architecture, people using other architectures will need to compile genext2fs and user-mode-linux if they want full functionality. Perl Modules: ############# Gtk-Perl -------- Version 0.7002 or greater. http://freshmeat.net/projects/gtk-perl Binaries: ######### Genext2fs --------- genext2fs/genext2fs (included and already compiled for i386) cd genext2fs; make (other architectures) User-Mode-Linux --------------- user-mode-linux/usr/bin/{linux, uml_*} (included and already compiled for i386) user-mode-linux/usr/lib/{modules*tar} (included and already compiled for i386) If you use a different architecture you will need to get kernel source from www.kernel.org, and then a matching uml-patch from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=429. There's good instructions on how to do this at http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/UserModeLinux-HOWTO-2.html. Then put the uml kernel and helpers in the appropriate directory; you can put the modules in a Replacements directory later on (see FAQ). Boot Methods: ############# 2 disk compression ------------------ This method will tell you when any of these utilities are missing: ash lilo bzip2 file Root Methods: ############# Yard ---- Watch the verbosity box, it will be obvious when a required command is missing. Make sure you have this file installed on your system: file Important Configurations: ######################### "chmod 4755 /usr/bin/uml_net" so normal users can have network capabilities. Documentation: ############# Documentaion and FAQ is in doc/html/index.html Have fun! -Jonathan Please infuse your suggestions, bug reports, insults, and patronage back to: Jonathan Rosenbaum