X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml-live.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Fgrml-live.txt;h=dc3d12f89a3d1c7d333aa0f02422b35431fba121;hp=61c7562c7d3f377b22a6151b4e51dac33b68408c;hb=32f61ffa7a0fa029ed9686f20b45edff9da410fd;hpb=91999510da9f01f75b551842603fb4f8a1053b08 diff --git a/docs/grml-live.txt b/docs/grml-live.txt index 61c7562..dc3d12f 100644 --- a/docs/grml-live.txt +++ b/docs/grml-live.txt @@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ Synopsis grml-live [-a ] [-c ] [-g ] [-i ] [-o ] [-r ] [-s ] [-t -] [-v ] [-FVhuz] +] [-v ] [-bFVhuz] ******************************************************************************* Important! This document is growing as requested. If you have questions which aren't answered by this document yet please let me know: ! -This document currently applies to grml-live version 0.0.12. +This document currently applies to grml-live version 0.4. ******************************************************************************* Description @@ -58,9 +58,18 @@ Options -a **ARCHITECTURE**:: Use the specified architecture instead of the currently running one. This -allows building a 32bit system on a 64bit host. Please notice that real +allows building a 32bit system on a 64bit host (though you can't build a 64bit +system on a 32bit system/kernel of course). Please notice that real crosscompiling (like building a ppc system on x86) isn't possible due to the -nature and the need of working in a chroot. +nature and the need of working in a chroot. Currently supported values: i386 +and amd64. + + -b:: + +Build the ISO without updating the chroot via FAI. This option is useful for +example when working on stable releases: if you have a working base +system/chroot and do not want to execute any further updates (via "-u" option) +but intend to only build the ISO. -c **CLASSES**:: @@ -95,6 +104,8 @@ Force execution and do not prompt for acknowledgment of configuration. -g **GRML_NAME**:: Set the grml flavour name. Common usage examples: grml, grml-small, grml64. +Please do NOT use blanks inside GRML_NAME, otherwise you might notice problems +with booting. -h:: @@ -154,7 +165,12 @@ as build and output directory just run: To get a small Debian-unstable and grml-small based Live-CD using /home/mika/grml-live as build and output directory just use: - # grml-live -c GRMLBASE,GRML_SMALL,I386 -o /home/mika/grml-live + # grml-live -s sid -c GRMLBASE,GRML_SMALL,I386 -o /home/mika/grml-live + +To get a medium sized, Debian-unstable and grml-based Live-CD for i386 +architecture using /grml/grml-live as build and output directory just run: + + # grml-live -s sid -a i386 -c GRMLBASE,GRML_MEDIUM,I386 To get a small, Debian-unstable and grml-based Live-CD using /tmp as build and output directory and use grml_0.0-3.iso as ISO name (placed inside @@ -168,7 +184,7 @@ If you have about 700MB of free space inside /dev/shm (being a tmpfs, usually you should have >=1GB of RAM) just run "mount -o remount,suid,dev,rw /dev/shm" and use /dev/shm as build and output directory - resulting in very fast build process. But please be aware of the fact that rebooting your system will result -in an empty /dev/shm, so please another directory for $CHROOT_OUTPUT, +in an empty /dev/shm, so please use another directory for $CHROOT_OUTPUT, $BUILD_OUTPUT and $ISO_OUTPUT if you plan to create more persistent output. :) Main features of grml-live @@ -356,10 +372,10 @@ FAQ Help, I'm using Debian etch and I don't have FAI version >3.2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - wget http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/download/etch/fai-client_3.2.3_all.deb \ - http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/download/etch/fai-server_3.2.3_all.deb \ - http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/download/etch/fai-doc_3.2.3_all.deb - dpkg -i fai-client_3.2.3_all.deb fai-server_3.2.3_all.deb fai-doc_3.2.3_all.deb + wget http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/download/etch/fai-client_3.2.4_all.deb \ + http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/download/etch/fai-server_3.2.4_all.deb \ + http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/download/etch/fai-doc_3.2.4_all.deb + dpkg -i fai-client_3.2.4_all.deb fai-server_3.2.4_all.deb fai-doc_3.2.4_all.deb or check out the link:http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/[FAI-homepage] for further details.