X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml-live.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Fgrml-live.txt;h=fc8ec2bd5ef4288b945b1ae609e13367a330c3e9;hp=fb27bc00fc5b0ba4f99a670757b0fc2508e9fbf5;hb=3796c8e0de3e8a021606f8b77d654ea5c5bc12d7;hpb=4dfb989c80f327efbee16e8597044e2570e5e8db diff --git a/docs/grml-live.txt b/docs/grml-live.txt index fb27bc0..fc8ec2b 100644 --- a/docs/grml-live.txt +++ b/docs/grml-live.txt @@ -493,7 +493,8 @@ version 3 * squashfs-tools 1:3.2r2-9exp1: LZMA as default, ZLIB support via -nolzma option, file format version 3 -* squashfs-lzma-tools 4.0-1: LZMA as default, no ZLIB support/options, file format 4 +* squashfs-lzma-tools 4.0-2: ZLIB as default, LZMA support via -lzma option, +file format version 4 * squashfs-lzma-tools 3.3-1: LZMA as default, ZLIB support via -nolzma option, file format version 3 @@ -505,10 +506,10 @@ the recent integration of squashfs file format 4 in the mainline kernel. Support for LZMA is pending and should dramatically simplify the situation for developers as well as users as soon as it's available mainline. -Using squashfs-lzma-tools 4.0-1 on the build system +Using squashfs-lzma-tools 4.0-2 on the build system ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -squashfs-lzma-tools 4.0-1 is available via the grml repositories. It provides +squashfs-lzma-tools 4.0-2 is available via the grml repositories. It provides the mksquashfs-lzma and unsquashfs-lzma binaries and the package does NOT conflict with the squashfs-tools package (you can install both of them at the same time). @@ -519,18 +520,14 @@ link:http://deb.grml.org/pool/main/s/squashfs-lzma-tools/[http://deb.grml.org/po It provides support for the new squashfs file format version 4 and therefore requires kernel versions newer than 2.6.28-grml[64]. -It does NOT provide support for ZLIB compression. If you need ZLIB support -please use squashfs-tools 1:4.0-1 instead and use the '-z' option of grml-live -or set "SQUASHFS_OPTIONS='-nolzma'" in the grml-live configuration file. - * Kernel 2.6.23-grml[64]: does not work * Kernel 2.6.26-grml[64]: does not work * Kernel 2.6.28-grml[64]: does not work * Kernel 2.6.31-grml[64]: works [NOTE] -Please use squashfs-lzma-tools 4.0-1 if you want to remaster grml releases -MORE RECENT than 2009.05 using the LZMA compression. +Please use squashfs-lzma-tools >=4.0-2 from Grml if you want to remaster any +grml release being MORE RECENT than 2009.05. Using squashfs-tools 1:4.0-1 on the build system ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -547,15 +544,15 @@ It provides support for the new squashfs file format version 4 and therefore requires kernel versions newer than 2.6.28-grml[64]. It does NOT support LZMA compression. If you need LZMA support please use -squashfs-lzma-tools instead. +squashfs-lzma-tools (see section above) instead. * Kernel 2.6.23-grml[64]: does not work * Kernel 2.6.26-grml[64]: does not work * Kernel 2.6.28-grml[64]: does not work -* Kernel 2.6.31-grml[64]: supposed to work (verification in progress) +* Kernel 2.6.31-grml[64]: works [NOTE] -Please use squashfs-tools 1:4.0-1 if you want to remaster grml releases +Please use squashfs-tools 1:4.0-1 only if you want to remaster grml releases MORE RECENT than 2009.05 using the ZLIB compression. Using squashfs-lzma-tools 3.3-1 on the build system @@ -754,6 +751,35 @@ If you need help with grml-live or would like to see new features as part of grml-live you can get commercial support via link:http://grml-solutions.com/[Grml Solutions]. +[[lzma-vs-zlib]] +How much is the difference between LZMA and ZLIB compression? +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Note: LZMA sizes is work in progress. + +[width="40%",cols="3,^2,^2",options="header"] +|================================== +|ISO |LZMA |ZLIB +|grml64_lenny |X |745M +|grml64-medium_lenny |X |231M +|grml64-medium_sid |X |245M +|grml64-medium_squeeze |X |244M +|grml64_sid |X |791M +|grml64-small_lenny |X |116M +|grml64-small_sid |X |120M +|grml64-small_squeeze |X |120M +|grml64_squeeze |X |785M +|grml_lenny |X |723M +|grml-medium_lenny |X |220M +|grml-medium_sid |X |236M +|grml-medium_squeeze |X |234M +|grml_sid |X |771M +|grml-small_lenny |X |112M +|grml-small_sid |X |118M +|grml-small_squeeze |X |117M +|grml_squeeze |X |761M +|================================== + [[install-local-files]] How to I install further files into the chroot/ISO? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~