From: Michael Prokop Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 16:56:56 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Update docs regarding squashfs-lzma-tools X-Git-Tag: v0.9.23~41 X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml-live.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=cd6eea7f0f5d029f40d1aff1af62b78f82abbd06;ds=sidebyside Update docs regarding squashfs-lzma-tools --- diff --git a/docs/grml-live.txt b/docs/grml-live.txt index fe14de7..fb27bc0 100644 --- a/docs/grml-live.txt +++ b/docs/grml-live.txt @@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ Current state of grml-live with squashfs-tools and kernel To make it easier to track problems this section documents current state of grml-live playing together with squashfs-tools / squashfs-lzma-tools (for building the compressed file) and the kernel version. Documentation of this -section is up2date by 03nd of september 2009, please report any bugs you +section is up2date by 7rd of september 2009, please report any bugs you encounter. Difference between squashfs-lzma-tools and squashfs-tools @@ -477,12 +477,12 @@ Grml builds use the LZMA compression. Squashfs-tools was introduced in Debian and once provided support for LZMA compression. Sadly LZMA compression within squashfs-tools became unsupported and -therefore squashfs-lzma-tools had to be introduced. Different kernel versions -provide different squashfs file formats (version 3.x for kernel versions until -2.6.28-grml[64], newer kernel versions use the 4.x format). +therefore squashfs-lzma-tools had to be introduced by the Grml team. Different +kernel versions provide different squashfs file formats (version 3.x for kernel +versions until 2.6.28-grml[64], since kernel 2.6.31-grml[64] it's the 4.x +format). -If you're wondering which package supports which option, here's a short -overview: +If you're wondering which package supports what, here's a short overview: * squashfs-tools 1:4.0-1: ZLIB as default, no LZMA support/options, file format version 4 @@ -493,64 +493,70 @@ 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 3.3-1: 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 - Depending on the kernel version you want to use you need different versions squashfs-tools/squashfs-lzma-tools. Yes, that's pretty a mess (don't ask how much this sucks for us developers) - though this is supposed to calm down with 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. +developers as well as users as soon as it's available mainline. -Using squashfs-tools 1:4.0-1 on the build system -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Using squashfs-lzma-tools 4.0-1 on the build system +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -squashfs-tools 1:4.0-1 is available in Debian/unstable and Debian/testing. It -provides the mksquashfs and unsquashfs binaries and the package does NOT -conflict with the squashfs-lzma-tools 4.0-1 package (you can install both of -them at the same time). +squashfs-lzma-tools 4.0-1 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). + +The packages can be downloaded from +link:http://deb.grml.org/pool/main/s/squashfs-lzma-tools/[http://deb.grml.org/pool/main/s/squashfs-lzma-tools/] 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. +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]: work 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 -MORE RECENT than 2009.05 using the ZLIB compression. +Please use squashfs-lzma-tools 4.0-1 if you want to remaster grml releases +MORE RECENT than 2009.05 using the LZMA compression. -Using squashfs-lzma-tools 4.0-1 on the build system -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Using squashfs-tools 1:4.0-1 on the build system +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -squashfs-lzma-tools 4.0-1 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). +squashfs-tools 1:4.0-1 is available in Debian/unstable and Debian/testing. It +provides the mksquashfs and unsquashfs binaries and the package does NOT +conflict with the squashfs-lzma-tools 4.0-1 package (you can install both of +them at the same time). + +The packages can be downloaded from +link:ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/squashfs/[ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/squashfs/] 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. +It does NOT support LZMA compression. If you need LZMA support please use +squashfs-lzma-tools 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]: work in progress +* Kernel 2.6.31-grml[64]: supposed to work (verification in progress) [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-tools 1:4.0-1 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -676,7 +682,8 @@ Instructions mkdir -p /etc/grml/fai/config/basefiles/ mv base.tgz /etc/grml/fai/config/basefiles/I386.tar.gz - # install relevant tools: + # install relevant tools + # please check out http://grml.org/grml-live/#current_state when encountering problems! apt-get -o APT::Install-Recommends=false install grml-live squashfs-lzma-tools # adjust grml-live configuration for our needs: