Old FAQ - Good for Phrealon 0.82 and lower


Q. How do I add a driver to the Phrealon CD?
A.
	1) Get the module from the slackware 7.0 CD
	2) Copy all of the files from the Bootix CD to
	someplace on the hard drive of a linux machine.
	2-a) Make sure you have the mkiso tools and the
	cdrecord tools
	3) cp initrd.img initrd.img.gz
	4) decompress initrd.img.gz with gzip -d initrd.img
	5) mount the diskette image with mount -o loop
	initrd.img /mountpoint
	6) add the module to /mountpoint/lib/modules/2.2.19/net/
	7) edit the /bin/udp-up script to add your module to
	the list (this can be a little complicated. . .)
	8) unmount the initrd.img
	9) compress it with gzip initrd.img
	10) cp initrd.img.gz to initrd.img
	11) issue the ./mkiso.sh script

I intend to change a couple of things in the next release. The modules will reside on a space directly on the CD instead of the initrd.img also I intend to move the script directly to the CD as well and out of the initrd.img as this will make adding modules easier and editing configurations easier as well.


Q. How do I make the process have automatic answers? Is there a way to read the script from a disk?
A.

The automation-script-on-disk is something I plan to work on in the future. For now you can try to edit the udp-up script to do this you'll have to make your own Phrealon CD, with the changes. You can also wait a month or two while I sort out life after the fire and I will eventually work in a script from diskette setup. I also plan to move udp-up to the cd and out of the initrd.img

Okay so 
	1)Be ready to have fun 
	2) Copy all of the files from the Bootix CD to
	someplace on the hard drive of a linux machine.
	2-a) Make sure you have the mkiso tools and the
	cdrecord tools
	3) cp initrd.img initrd.img.gz
	4) decompress initrd.img.gz with gzip -d initrd.img
	5) mount the diskette image with mount -o loop
	initrd.img /mountpoint
	6) add anything you'd like to within space limits
	7) edit the /bin/udp-up (have fun)
	8) unmount the initrd.img
	9) compress it with gzip initrd.img
	10) cp initrd.img.gz to initrd.img
	11) issue the ./mkiso.sh script
	12) Write the image

Q. When is the next release scheduled?
A.

It was intended to happen over the winter break, but circumstances prevented it. It will be released as soon as possible.


                
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