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| -rw-r--r-- | mdk-stage1/doc/README | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | mdk-stage1/doc/TECH-INFOS | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | mdk-stage1/doc/WHY-DIETLIBC | 50 |
3 files changed, 4 insertions, 54 deletions
diff --git a/mdk-stage1/doc/README b/mdk-stage1/doc/README index 65e0174b4..28b81b39e 100644 --- a/mdk-stage1/doc/README +++ b/mdk-stage1/doc/README @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ of the easiest way is to grab a local copy of the Distribution on one of your local hard drives, and to install from that location. At present time, you can install from IDE or SCSI drives, from Linux -(ext2), Windows (vfat) or Reiserfs partition. +(ext4), Windows (vfat) or Reiserfs partition. In that case, you'll need to use the "hd.img" image file. The dialogs will ask you to choose the DISK drive to use to install from, then the diff --git a/mdk-stage1/doc/TECH-INFOS b/mdk-stage1/doc/TECH-INFOS index 49c9c59b8..81d559a7f 100644 --- a/mdk-stage1/doc/TECH-INFOS +++ b/mdk-stage1/doc/TECH-INFOS @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This feature is used to replace redhat kickstart. It uses the kernel parameter "automatic" with keywords separated with commas and colons, on the following genres: - automatic=method:nfs,network:static,ip:192.168.1.24,server:192.168.1.7,directory:/stable/i586 + automatic=method:nfs,network:static,ip:192.168.1.24,server:192.168.1.7,directory:/stable/i686 automatic=method:ftp,network:dhcp,server:ftp.ciril.fr,directory:/pub/linux/mandriva-devel/cooker @@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ commandline), please find each keyword short-alias counterpart in file This gives for example for: - automatic=method:nfs,network:static,ip:192.168.1.24,server:192.168.1.7,directory:/stable/i586 + automatic=method:nfs,network:static,ip:192.168.1.24,server:192.168.1.7,directory:/stable/i686 ==> - automatic=met:nfs,net:static,ip:192.168.1.24,ser:192.168.1.7,dir:/stable/i586 + automatic=met:nfs,net:static,ip:192.168.1.24,ser:192.168.1.7,dir:/stable/i686 diff --git a/mdk-stage1/doc/WHY-DIETLIBC b/mdk-stage1/doc/WHY-DIETLIBC deleted file mode 100644 index e7c526b49..000000000 --- a/mdk-stage1/doc/WHY-DIETLIBC +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -(the dietlibc is a replacement for the glibc, which aim is to produce -smaller statically linked binaries) - - -The use for dietlibc in the stage1 was clear because currently used -install process on x86 is from a 1.44 Mbytes floppy. On this floppy we -need to fit the kernel, modules (scsi and network access), and the code to -do the basic things to load the stage2. The only part on which we could -progress was the code. - -As always, figures demonstrate evidences. Here are the size of the -binaries used for the cdrom, disk, network and full floppy installs, using -newt as the UI library: - - - with glibc - --rwxr-xr-x 1 gc gc 569448 May 15 15:29 stage1-cdrom --rwxr-xr-x 1 gc gc 572264 May 15 15:29 stage1-disk --rwxr-xr-x 1 gc gc 624712 May 15 15:30 stage1-network --rwxr-xr-x 1 gc gc 720360 May 15 15:29 stage1-full - - - with dietlibc - --rwxr-xr-x 1 gc gc 169332 May 15 14:26 stage1-cdrom --rwxr-xr-x 1 gc gc 172180 May 15 14:26 stage1-disk --rwxr-xr-x 1 gc gc 198612 May 15 14:26 stage1-network --rwxr-xr-x 1 gc gc 251764 May 15 14:26 stage1-full - - -The `stage1-full' binary has code for many things, most notably: data -decrunching (bzlib), archive extraction (in-house format), module loading -(insmod from busybox), PCI detection, ide and scsi handling, -cdrom/disk/loopback mounting, DHCP client negociation (redhat+grub), NFS -mounting (util-linux), FTP and HTTP transmission (redhat), pcmcia -initializing (pcmcia-cs), UI interaction (slang/newt); with use of the -dietlibc, the binary is only 250 kbytes! - - -Due to the modular coding, it is also possible to choose to not use -slang/newt as the UI, but a stdio-only UI. In that case, the binaries get -even smaller: - --rwxr-xr-x 1 gc gc 104500 May 15 15:46 stage1-cdrom* --rwxr-xr-x 1 gc gc 107348 May 15 15:46 stage1-disk* --rwxr-xr-x 1 gc gc 133972 May 15 15:47 stage1-network* --rwxr-xr-x 1 gc gc 187348 May 15 15:46 stage1-full* - - - -gc [Tue May 15 15:58:34 2001]
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