From b9ded1804ee9d43b711f2935aa5d400b657d4f43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Andreas \"Jimmy\" Gredler" Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:48:45 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Added some extra information about DCS directory on a live medium --- doc/grml-autoconfig.current.txt | 32 +++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/grml-autoconfig.current.txt b/doc/grml-autoconfig.current.txt index b775a58..71ac363 100644 --- a/doc/grml-autoconfig.current.txt +++ b/doc/grml-autoconfig.current.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Behavior in current Grml versions --------------------------------- -This section applies to all Grml versions newer than release 2009.05. +This section applies to all Grml versions newer than release 2013.02. The central concept of grml-autoconfig is the DCS directory which holds debs, configuration and scripts which are used during system startup. @@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ configuration and scripts which are used during system startup. Determination of DCS directory ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -The DCS directory defaults to the root directory of the GRML live image. If a -file system labeled GRMLCFG is found, the DCS directory is the root directory of -that file system. Alternatively, the myconfig boot parameter can be used to -directly specify a device which is then taken as DCS directory -(myconfig=/dev/sda1, for example). If your device is labeled different to -GRMLCFG the proper label can be set via the autoconfig boot parameter -(autoconfig=SOMELABEL, for example). +The DCS directory defaults to the root directory of the GRML live image +(Note: the directory is known as /lib/live/mount/medium/ on a _running_ +Grml system then!). If a file system labeled GRMLCFG is found, the DCS +directory is the root directory of that file system. Alternatively, the +myconfig boot parameter can be used to directly specify a device which +is then taken as DCS directory (myconfig=/dev/sda1, for example). If +your device is labeled different to GRMLCFG the proper label can be set +via the autoconfig boot parameter (autoconfig=SOMELABEL, for example). Without any additional boot parameters, the GCA at DCSDIR/config.tbz is automatically unpacked and DCSDIR/scripts/grml.sh is automatically executed on @@ -145,13 +146,14 @@ noautoconfig:: Permanently adjust boot parameters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -As you probably know you can adjust boot parameters on the bootprompt. You want -to set some boot parameters permanently? That's possible via adding a directory -named 'bootparams' to the Grml ISO which has to be located at the root-directory -/bootparams/ (note: the directory is known as /lib/live/mount/medium/bootparams/ on a -_running_ Grml system then). Place a textfile inside the directory containing -the boot parameters which should be appended to default ones (this corresponds -to booting without any special parameters). +As you probably know you can adjust boot parameters on the bootprompt. +You want to set some boot parameters permanently? That's possible via +adding a directory named 'bootparams' to the Grml ISO which has to be +located at the root-directory /bootparams/ (Note: the directory is known +as /lib/live/mount/medium/bootparams/ on a _running_ Grml system then!). +Place a textfile inside the directory containing the boot parameters +which should be appended to default ones (this corresponds to booting +without any special parameters). mkdir bootparams echo lang=de > bootparams/my_bootparams -- 2.1.4