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diff --git a/mdk-stage1/doc/HACKING b/mdk-stage1/doc/HACKING
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-If you have to boot pretty often, you'll appreciate to speed the things up
-a little.
-
-Here's what we use: the GRUB feature to boot from the network using the
-DHCP protocol and the TFTP protocol.
-
-Here's the "menu.lst" to do that:
-
--=-=--
-
-timeout 0
-
-title linux
-dhcp
-tftpserver 192.168.1.17
-kernel (nd)/tftpboot/gc/vmlinuz ramdisk=32000 vga=788
-initrd (nd)/tftpboot/gc/network.rdz
-
--=-=--
-
-
-The option "tftpserver" is used to override the tftpserver address given
-as an answer by the DHCP server. That way, you'll not need to bother your
-system administrator to modify his dhcp server configuration.
-
-The directory /tftpboot seems to be the only one defaultly accepted by the
-server, and its subdirs.
-
-
-Of course, your GRUB needs to be compiled with the specific code for your
-network card; use ./configure --help in the GRUB build dir for more infos.
diff --git a/mdk-stage1/doc/README b/mdk-stage1/doc/README
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--------------------------------------------------------
-* Stage1 of the Mandrake Linux installation program *
--------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-[ Author ]
-
- Guillaume Cottenceau (gc@mandrakesoft.com)
-
-
-[ Copyright ]
-
- Copyright 2000 MandrakeSoft
-
- Partially inspired by Redhat stuff (install from 5.x and 7.x) copyright
- Red Hat Software, and Debian stuff (boot-floppies) copyright by their
- respective holders.
-
-
-[ Licence ]
-
- This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- (at your option) any later version.
-
- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- GNU General Public License for more details.
-
- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-
-
- *** WARNING! ***
-
- This General Public License does not permit incorporating any part
- of this program as a library into proprietary programs.
-
-
-[ Online ]
-
- http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/html/stage1.html
-
-
-[ Purpose ]
-
- This code will take the control of the computer after that Linux
- kernel booted properly, and will try to run the main installer
- (also known as "stage 2") from a series of different media
- including harddrive, cdrom, and network.
-
- Use the source, Luke.
-
-
-
-
- -=-=-- Okay, now, more details --=-=-
-
-
- [ Installing Mandrake Linux ]
-
-Per default, just insert your Mandrake Linux Installation CD into your
-CDROM tray, be sure your system BIOS is configured to boot on your CDROM,
-and that's all.
-
-If you have multiple CDROM drives and the installer can't autodetect in
-which CDROM drive is the disc, it may ask you to choose the correct drive,
-between your CDROM drives.
-
-Also, if you want to install from an SCSI CDROM, the installer should
-detect your SCSI adapter; if it fails you may have to select the right
-driver and/or supply additional parameters.
-
-
- [ Position of the problem ]
-
-The need for alternate installation methods come with more specific
-hardware configuration and/or need for frequent updates of the Installer
-software.
-
-All of these methods will require to use a special boot disk. The method
-is to download it and then to copy it "physically" to a floppy with the
-command:
-
-# dd if=<boot-disk> of=/dev/fd0
-
-Our boot disks are called "cdrom.img", "network.img", etc.
-
-
- [ Installation from CDROM ]
-
-The first situation you may encounter is an old BIOS which does not permit
-you to boot from your CDROM drive.
-
-In that case, you'll need to use the "cdrom.img" image file. The steps are
-the same as with CDROM boot, and everything should be automatic.
-
-
- [ Installation from DISK ]
-
-If you like trying occasionnally our development version, the Cooker, one
-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.
-
-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
-partition on which you copied the Distribution, then the location
-(directory) in which you copied the Distribution.
-
-
- [ Installation from NETWORK ]
-
-For convenience, you can also install from a NFS volume, from a FTP
-server, or from a HTTP server. NFS installs are maybe the fastest
-and most convenient possible, so if you need to do frequent and/or
-multiple installs, you may like this option.
-
-In that case, you'll need to use the "network.img" image file. If you have
-PCI network card(s), you'll probably have to only setup your network
-options. If not, you'll have to choose the appropriate driver(s) and/or
-optional parameters. Supported network configurations include static IP
-allocation and DHCP automatic configuration.
-
-
- [ Installation from PCMCIA ]
-
-If you want to perform an installation on your laptop that is not based on
-local IDE CDROM or DISK, nor on built-in network card, but on PCMCIA
-extension (probably a network adapter or CDROM drive), you'll need the
-"pcmcia.img" image file.
-
-PCMCIA services should automatically start and be transparent to you.
-Then, you'll follow the instructions according to your preferred
-installation method.
-
-
- [ Monitoring a stage1 session ]
-
-Linux supports virtual consoles. You can switch between them by issueing
-Ctrl+Alt+Fx key, in which 'x' is the number of the console. Here's console
-occupancy during stage1.
-
-(#1) The user-interface of the stage1 is on the first console. In case of
-newt interaction, it's provided with a neat blue and black color scheme,
-and nice widgets. In case of stdio interaction (cdrom and disk installs),
-it's more basic but still usable :-).
-
-(#2) A shell is provided on second console in some cases (you need to
-compile it with -DSPAWN_SHELL and you need to provide a valid shell in the
-initrd) and of course it's not in, in image files of Mandrake Linux
-releases because it's too much diskspace.
-
-(#3) The log is printed out on the third console. This is the location
-where you can find most valuable information, prefixed by a '*'. See
-"log.h" for calls that print things out to the log.
-
-(#4) The kernel messages are printed on the fourth console. There is a
-process forked very early in the init (the program before the stage1)
-which monitors /proc/kmsg for new kernel messages. Also, syslog stuff (the
-logs commited by the programs) should appear on the /dev/log Unix socket,
-this is also printed on this console.
-
-(#5) Former place for the stderr of insmod calls. It's not used anymore.
-
-(#6) Place where a trivial interactive communication with the stage1 is
-set up if the parameter -DSPAWN_INTERACTIVE is compiled in. Basically, you
-can set switches such as "expert" and "rescue" on the fly with this
-feature. It's implemented with a fork and a Unix pipe.
-
-
- [ Rescueing a system ]
-
-Since Mandrake Linux 7.1, we provide a rescue system through each of the
-previously described methods. You don't need a special "rescue.img" file.
-Just hit "F1" at boot time, type in "rescue", and follow the first steps
-of the installation according to the method you chose (choose
-disks/partitions for disk method, network parameters for network method,
-etc). Then, you'll end up with a workable system, very useful to rescue a
-damaged system, or do other basic actions.
diff --git a/mdk-stage1/doc/TECH-INFOS b/mdk-stage1/doc/TECH-INFOS
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-
-| (*) Automatic install
-\----------------------
-
-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:ftp,network:dhcp,server:ftp.ciril.fr,directory:/pub/linux/mandrake-devel/cooker
-
- automatic=method:ftp,network:dhcp,server:companyserver,directory:/mdkinst,user:XXX,pass:XXX
-
- automatic=method:ftp,interface:eth1,network:dhcp,...
-
- automatic=method:ftp,network:adsl,adsluser:XXX,adslpass:XXX,...
-
- automatic=method:cdrom
-
- automatic=method:disk,disk:hdb,partition:hdb7
-
-
-The keywords correspond to each "virtual" question answered automatically,
-either from a list or from a free field.
-
-
-Keywords are:
-
-
-`method' <- (nfs,ftp,http,cdrom,disk)
-
-if nfs/ftp/http:
-
- `network' <- (static,dhcp,adsl)
-
- if multiple interfaces detected:
-
- `interface' <- (list-of-detected-interfaces)
-
- fi
-
- if static:
-
- `ip', `dns', `gateway', `netmask' (free fields)
-
- elsif adsl:
-
- `adsluser', `adslpass' (free field)
-
- fi
-
- if resolving fails:
-
- `hostname', `domain' (free fields)
-
- fi
-
- `server', `directory' (free fields)
-
- if ftp:
-
- `user', `pass' (free fields)
-
- fi
-
-fi
-
-if disk:
-
- `disk' <- (list-of-detected-disks)
-
- `partition' <- (list-of-detected-partitions)
-
- `directory' (free fields)
-
-fi
-
-
-
-You may use shorter versions of keywords (it helps reducing size of
-commandline), please find each keyword short-alias counterpart in file
-../automatic.c under the identifier named "short_aliases".
-
-This gives for example for:
-
- automatic=method:nfs,network:static,ip:192.168.1.24,server:192.168.1.7,directory:/stable/i586
-==>
- automatic=met:nfs,net:static,ip:192.168.1.24,ser:192.168.1.7,dir:/stable/i586
-
-
diff --git a/mdk-stage1/doc/UPDATEMODULES b/mdk-stage1/doc/UPDATEMODULES
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-This is the documentation for the "Update Modules" (Update Drivers)
-feature.
-
-This feature aims to propose new modules or replacement modules for the
-install. This is useful when there is a firmware update for a given
-driver, an additional driver needed for something, etc.
-
-
-You must use a floppy disk with e2fs filesystem (NOT vfat/windows
-formatted). Use "mke2fs /dev/fd0" on your own box to format a floppy with
-e2fs filesystem.
-
-This disk may contain a number of kernel modules on the root (e.g. not in
-a subdirectory); some of them may replace existing modules, some of them
-may be added. This disk must contain a special file, named "to_load", on
-the root (not in a subdirectory). This file will contain a series of
-module names, with optional module options; the program will try to load
-all these modules one after another, using file on the floppy if present,
-else using file within standard module repository ("marfile" on the boot
-floppy). It can contain comments, these are strictly defined by the
-presence of a hash (#) character on column 0 of any line.
-
-
-Here's a typical scenario:
-
-
-1. Boot the floppy (or cdrom) with the option "updatemodules"
-
- (you may do that by pressing F1 then entering "linux updatemodules")
-
-
-2. At the very beginning of the User Interface, you are asked to insert
- the Update Modules disk. Insert the Update Modules disk and press
- Enter.
-
---=----=----=----=----=----=----=----=----=--
-Our example disk contains:
-
-[root@obiwan mnt]# ll floppy/
-total 77
-drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Jul 26 12:02 lost+found/
--rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9051 Jul 26 12:43 msdos.o
--rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13660 Jul 26 12:04 ppa.o
--rw-r--r-- 1 root root 54 Jul 26 12:46 to_load
--rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32108 Jul 26 12:04 uhci.o
--rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6572 Jul 26 12:04 wacom.o
-[root@obiwan mnt]# cat floppy/to_load
-# Update Drivers description file
-3c59x
-# fat is a dep for msdos
-fat
-# updated msdos (handling of 9+4 filenames)
-msdos
-ppa
-# ISA network card needing options
-ne io=0x300 irq=7
-[root@obiwan mnt]#
---=----=----=----=----=----=----=----=----=--
-
-
-3. The program reads the special file "to_load" and processes the files.
-
- a- 3c59x loaded from the marfile on the boot floppy
- b- fat loaded from the marfile on the boot floppy
- c- msdos loaded from the update modules floppy
- d- ppa loaded from the update modules floppy
- e- ne loaded from the marfile on the boot floppy
-
-
-
-!!! Beware !!!, the dependencies are not handled automatically in
-the case of load from the update modules floppy, that's why on
-our example we need to load "fat" from the standard modules
-before "msdos" from the update floppy.
diff --git a/mdk-stage1/doc/WHY-DIETLIBC b/mdk-stage1/doc/WHY-DIETLIBC
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-(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] \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mdk-stage1/doc/documented..frontend.h b/mdk-stage1/doc/documented..frontend.h
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-/*
- * Guillaume Cottenceau (gc@mandrakesoft.com)
- *
- * Copyright 2000 MandrakeSoft
- *
- * This software may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU
- * public license.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
- *
- */
-
-/*
- * Using high-level UI.
- *
- * These functions are frontend-independant: your program won't know each
- * `frontend' (e.g. each way to grab user input) will be used.
- *
- * Then you may link your binary against any `frontend' that implement all
- * these functions (and possibly necessary libraries).
- */
-
-
-#ifndef _FRONTEND_H_
-#define _FRONTEND_H_
-
-/* this must be called before anything else */
-void init_frontend(void);
-
-/* this must be called before exit of program */
-void finish_frontend(void);
-
-
-void info_message(char *msg, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2))); /* (blocks program) */
-
-void error_message(char *msg, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2))); /* (blocks program) */
-
-/* (doesn't block program)
- * (this is not necessarily stackable, e.g. only one wait_message at a time) */
-void wait_message(char *msg, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
-
-/* call this to finish the wait on wait_message */
-void remove_wait_message(void);
-
-/* monitor progression of something (downloading a file, etc)
- * if size of progression is unknown, use `0' */
-void init_progression(char *msg, int size);
-void update_progression(int current_size);
-void end_progression(void);
-
-enum frontend_return { RETURN_OK, RETURN_BACK, RETURN_ERROR };
-
-/* Yes == RETURN_OK No == RETURN_ERROR Back == RETURN_BACK */
-enum frontend_return ask_yes_no(char *msg);
-
-/* [elems] NULL terminated array of char*
- * [choice] address of a (unitialized) char* */
-enum frontend_return ask_from_list(char *msg, char ** elems, char ** choice);
-
-enum frontend_return ask_from_list_comments(char *msg, char ** elems, char ** elems_comments, char ** choice);
-
-/* [questions] NULL terminated array of char*
- * [answers] address of a (unitialized) char**, will contain a non-NULL terminated array of char*
- * [callback_func] function called at most when the answers change; it can examine the array of char* and assign some new char* */
-enum frontend_return ask_from_entries(char *msg, char ** questions, char *** answers, int entry_size, void (*callback_func)(char ** strings));
-
-#endif