Re: Plans to make dbootstrap/base-config easier and as automated as possible
On Wed, 24 May 2000, Ben Collins wrote:
> > quiet 1. Switch off splash screen.
>
> I seriously object to this. Our splash screen is where we basically
> congratulate ourselves for doing a good job and tell the user who we are.
There are effectively two splash screens. One from syslinux and one from
bootstrap. Is that really necessary? Each time the user has to press a
key.
> > 2. Do not ask about pre-2.2 compatibility during mkext2 dialog (assume no)
>
> No, assume "yes". Compatibility is good.
You really assume its likely that people run 2.0.X kernels?
"compatibility" causes non-sparse mkext2 formatting right?
> Base-config is after reboot. The parameters to dboostrap do not affect
> this.
I thought dbootstrap passes parameters to base-config via a file?
> > 3. Aviod prompts in base-config to insert CD-Rom if it is already inserted.
>
> Inserting the CDROM is coming from apt, and those should not be avoided.
Why prompt for a CD if its already in the drive?
> Hack this in yourself if it is for your own special stuff. This close to
> release is no time to add such things. See the addon.tgz in the
> boot-floppies README.
I do not care when the stuff will get in. I am going to make potato CDs
based on these modifications and they will be widely distributed.
> > timezone= Specify timezone
>
> This could be useful, but that makes the CD very local doesn't it?
Indeed that might be desired if I want to hand out the batch of CDs at a
LUG in San Francisco f.e. or generate a CD for a special person.
it also allows you the specialist to skip all these damn prompts. at
syslinux prompt type:
linux timezone=PST8DST bootkbd=us drivers=eepro100 quiet cdrom autopart
> > copycd copy the cd /dists contents to /dists on the target
> > partition. For a Credit card size cd the /dists is
> > about 15-20Meg. Copying to HD avoids another insertion of the CD
> > in base-config.
>
> And make there need to be more space, and config options...
There is enough space. HDs are >>>GBs these days.
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