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authorPascal Rigaux <pixel@mandriva.com>2004-11-16 09:27:18 +0000
committerPascal Rigaux <pixel@mandriva.com>2004-11-16 09:27:18 +0000
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major switch from ramdisk to clp
- mdkinst_stage2.bz2 is now mdkinst.clp - rescue_stage2.bz2 is now rescue.clp - make_mdkinst_stage2 is now mdkinst_stage2_tool (we don't keep the live when building the clp, mdkinst_stage2_tool is able to create the clp from the live, or the live from the clp) - all stage1 images now need cryptoloop & gzloop - the clp can be preloaded in memory or not (see MEM_LIMIT_DRAKX_PRELOAD and MEM_LIMIT_RESCUE_PRELOAD) (for http & ftp, it *must* be preloaded) - we don't uncompress the ramdisk anymore since the decompression is done on the fly, this makes the rescue boot much faster - function get_ramdisk_realname() is replaced with macro CLP_FILE_REL
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@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ For one CD or a network/hd volume, please use media/main.
Optionnally, you can modify ``media/media_info/rpmsrate''; this file manages
the relative importance of the files, and thus their installation or not.
-Also, mdkinst_stage2.gz must be remade if you modify files in install/stage2/live.
+To modify the code of stage2, use "misc/mdkinst_stage2_tool install/stage2" to generate "install/stage2/live".
+When you are done use "misc/mdkinst_stage2_tool install/stage2" again, the "rm -rf install/stage/live".
See below for information about these files.
********************************************************************************
@@ -102,15 +103,13 @@ install/stage2/live
live system used on certain installs. See ``Ramdisk or not'' below for
more.
-install/stage2/mdkinst_stage2.bz2
- for the ramdisk. live sytem in ext2 filesystem bzipped2.
- generated from install/stage2/live tree using misc/make_mdkinst_stage2
- See ``Ramdisk or not'' below for more.
+install/stage2/mdkinst.clp
+ for the compressed loopback of install.
+ generated from install/stage2/live tree using misc/mdkinst_stage2_tool
-install/stage2/rescue_stage2.bz2
- rescue ramdisk. live sytem in ext2 filesystem bzipped2.
+install/stage2/rescue.clp
+ rescue ramdisk. create_compressed_fs iso file
this is the ramdisk loaded when typing rescue on boot prompt.
- there is no live system available, only the ramdisk is used.
install/images/*.img
floppy boot images to use with DrakX. Use:
@@ -160,9 +159,6 @@ set to developer (!)...
DrakX uses .po files for its translation. A script takes the different
strings out of the .pm files. It generates the DrakX.pot file which contains
all the english strings to translate.
-To add a new language, you just have to add it to lang.pm (if it's not there
-already) and put the .po in the perl-install/po directory (see ``Ramdisk or
-not'' to know if you have to regenerate the mdkinst_stage2.gz)
********************************************************************************
* PCMCIA install ***************************************************************
@@ -170,41 +166,6 @@ not'' to know if you have to regenerate the mdkinst_stage2.gz)
If the media you use to install is a pcmcia device, use the pcmcia boot disk.
********************************************************************************
-* Ramdisk or not ***************************************************************
-********************************************************************************
-The DrakX install is much bigger than the newt one. So the ramdisk which was
-used is getting big, and costs a lot in memory
-(eg: the mdkinst_stage2 is 14MB - 23/09/99)
-(update! now size is 21MB - 24/01/01)
-(update! now size is 19MB - 26/04/01)
-
-| | newt | DrakX
-|-------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------
-| nfs | live | live
-| ftp | ramdisk | ramdisk
-| http | ramdisk | ramdisk
-| hd | ramdisk | live if install/stage2/live/usr/bin/runinstall2 is a link,
-| | | ramdisk otherwise
-| cdrom | ramdisk | live if memory < 52MB, ramdisk otherwise
-
-Where ramdisk is needed, if detected memory is below the limit allowed for
-ramdisk (maintained in file gi/mdk-stage1/config-stage1.h; currently 52 Mb),
-a failure dialog will be printed explaining that there is not enough memory
-to perform the installation.
-
-When i say live, it means that the stage1 will *mount* the
-install/stage2/live and use it that way.
-
-The ramdisk is used in place of the live in some cases. This ramdisk is filled
-with mdkinst_stage2.gz
-
-For cdrom install, the ramdisk is used to speed up things (access time is quite
-high on cdrom drives)
-
-For pcmcia, it depends on the type of install.
-
-
-********************************************************************************
* modules **********************************************************************
********************************************************************************
Modules can be found in at least 2 places: