ppcrcd/trunk: README doc/README.chrp doc/README.images doc/README.netbooting doc/README.opts

Fri Feb 24 14:52:53 CET 2006

Author: sparky
Date: Fri Feb 24 14:52:50 2006
New Revision: 7008

Added:
   ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.chrp
Modified:
   ppcrcd/trunk/README
   ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.images
   ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.netbooting
   ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.opts
Log:
- updated and fixed READMEs


Modified: ppcrcd/trunk/README
==============================================================================

--- ppcrcd/trunk/README	(original)
+++ ppcrcd/trunk/README	Fri Feb 24 14:52:50 2006
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
 add.pkgs  - contains information about additional packages depending
 	    on destination of PPCRCD
 net.pkgs, fs.pkgs - part of add.pkgs
+noinst.pkgs - useful rountines for some packages
+
 boot.dir  - directory with files which will go to CD:/boot directory
 conf.dir  - replacement of default configuration files
-initrd.dir- directory with files for initrd.sqf - used when not
-	    loading all to memory
+initrd.dir- directory with files for initrd.sqf
 doc       - some docs which will go to /root/ppcrcd.doc
 
 

Added: ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.chrp
==============================================================================
--- (empty file)
+++ ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.chrp	Fri Feb 24 14:52:50 2006
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+yaboot works on NewWorld Mac's and older chrp machines, but not on Pegasos 2
+for it's users there is annother way for booting ppcrcd:
+
+vmlinuz is chrp-bootable kernel with initrd included, you can boot in directly
+from bios:
+<I don't know how>

Modified: ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.images
==============================================================================
--- ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.images	(original)
+++ ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.images	Fri Feb 24 14:52:50 2006
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@
 	Loads kernel and whole image in yaboot, then starts system normally.
 	After booting CDROM will not be needed anymore. Requires 128Mb or
 	more of ram. Should work with cdroms not connected to pmac-ide too.
-	Options: allowed all options (except "stop", naturally)
+	Options: all but "stop"
 
 fromcd:
 	Loads kernel and initrd, starts system. In initrd searches for cdrom,
 	mounts it and mounts image from it. CDROM will be needed (and blocked)
 	as image is not copied to memory. Should run with 32Mb of RAM.
 	Only cdroms connected pmac-ide will work (for now).
-	Options: allowed all
+	Options: all
 	
 tomempost:
 	Like 'fromcd' loads kernel and initrd, starts system. In initrd
-	searches for cdrom, mounts it, but then, copies image to root cd
+	searches for cdrom, mounts it, and then, copies image to root cd
 	and mounts it from there. Umounts CDROM so drive can be used.
 	Requires 128Mb of ram. Works only with cdroms connected to pmac-ide.
 	This option should run faster than 'tomem' if you have DMA switched
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@
 	Loads kernel and initrd. Searches for cdrom and mounts image as root
 	(/) read-only, umounts initrd and flushes ramdisk. Starts memtester
 	with all memory minus 3Mb and reduces amount by 0.5Mb until memtester
-	will not be killed. For some persons 'memtest debug' will be more
-	useful than simply memtest, as it requires little memory.
-	Options: allows only:
+	will not be killed.
+	Options:
 		 module= or modpre= cmdline option which loads specified
 		      modules
 		 debug - starts shell

Modified: ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.netbooting
==============================================================================
--- ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.netbooting	(original)
+++ ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.netbooting	Fri Feb 24 14:52:50 2006
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
 2. install and prepare tftp (tftp-hpa) server
 
 3. mount ppcrcd image and execute boot/prep-tftp-files.sh
-($ prep-tftp-files.sh --help) may help you
-remember you nead to have write permisions to tftp dir
+for help try:$ prep-tftp-files.sh --help
+remember you need write permisions to tftp dir
 
 4. reboot your PPC to Open Firmware (Command+Option+O+F on most Mac's)
 type:
 boot enet:,\ppc\bootinfo.txt
 
 and wait until yaboot boots, in yaboot you should select 'tomem' image
-that's all (for now)

Modified: ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.opts
==============================================================================
--- ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.opts	(original)
+++ ppcrcd/trunk/doc/README.opts	Fri Feb 24 14:52:50 2006
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Options which can be saved to nvram too.
-Each of options if specified in cmdline will overwrite nvram options;
-will not try to use nvram options even if cmdline options fail.
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Each of options if specified in cmdline will overwrite nvram options.
 nvram options can be disabled at boot time with nonv<option> specified in
 cmdline.
 
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@
 	ex. spanish keytable:   keytable=es
 
 conf=<device>[:<modules>[:<fs>[:<file>]]]
-	load configuration from <device>, from <file> (if it isn't ppcrcd.tgz)
-	first loads coma separated kernel modules (if neaded for device)
-	and mounts it as <fs> filesystem (neaded if not standart, autodetected)
+	load configuration from <device>, from <file> (if it isn't ppcrcd.xml.gz)
+	first loads coma separated kernel modules (if needed for device)
+	and mounts it as <fs> filesystem (needed if can't be autodetected)
 	<modules>, <fs> and <file> can be blank
 	examples:
-	config on /dev/hda5 (pmac-ide) in /conf2.tgz file
-		conf=/dev/hda5:::conf2.tgz
-	config on /dev/hda2 with hfsplus fs in (standart) ppcrcd.tgz file
+	config on /dev/hda5 (pmac-ide) in /conf2.gz file
+		conf=/dev/hda5:::conf2.gz
+	config on /dev/hda2 with hfsplus fs in (standart) ppcrcd.xml.gz file
 		conf=/dev/hda5::hfsplus
 	config on usb-storage, vfat
-		conf=/dev/sda1:usb-storage,sd_mod,ohci-hcd:vfat:ppc1.tgz
+		conf=/dev/sda1:usb-storage,sd_mod,ohci-hcd:vfat:ppc1.gz
 
 modpre=<module1>[,<module2>[,<module3>[...]]]
 	loads modules before anything, before udev, and debug shell
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@
 	example:
 		eth=sungem:192.168.0.5/24:192.168.0.2:192.168.0.2
 
-
 service=<service1>[,<service2>[,<service3>]]
 	start service(s) at system startup
 
 
 
 Command line only options:
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 nonveth
 	don't prepare eth initiation using nvram informations
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@
 	don't add to /etc/modules modules specified in nvram
 
 nonet
-	don't start network services ad boot time changes ONBOOT value to "no"
-	in ifcfg- scripts
+	don't start network services at boot time changes ONBOOT value to "no"
+	in ifcfg-* scripts
 
 nodetect
 	don't try to autodetect hardware if loading configure fails
@@ -85,4 +85,5 @@
 stop
 	stops at end of linuxrc (in initrd) and runs shell
 
+
 # vim: language=english
