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This is a beta release of Amiga-lilo 0.7. It's distributed in source form only
and only meant for people who really know what we're talking about...
NOTE: I don't think there will ever be a real release of Amiga-lilo 0.7.
Version 0.8 is already in development :-)
-- README for amiga-lilo-0.7-beta1 ---------------------------------------------
I had no time to update the docs, so you'll have to do it with this (and the
source, of course :-)
- New option for Lilo:
o --root <PATH>
-w <PATH>
Use <PATH> as root directory instead of `/'. Useful for creating boot
floppies. People who understand a bit Dutch or German will probably
have no problems remembering that `-w' is short for `--root' :-)
- New config header option:
o prompt "<STRING>"
Change the `Boot image: ' prompt to something else.
- New boot record options:
o alias "<STRING>"
Alias name for the boot record label
o ramdisk "<STRING>"
Use a RAM disk (cfr. Amiboot). This may be useful for testing 1.3
kernels. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to work yet :-(
(the `root', `prompt' and `alias' options were implemented after I've got
some tips from J\"org Dorchain. Thanks!)
- The map file now has a new format (using tags) that's very easy to parse
and extend. `dumptagfile' examines map files. Read `lilo.h' for more info.
- linuxboot.diffs contains some patches for
arch/m68k/boot/amiga/bootstrap.[ch] and arch/m68k/boot/amiga/linuxboot.[ch].
There's no guarantee that you'll be able to use these to compile (a working)
Amiboot.
- Now Lilo shows with which version of Amiboot it's compatible.
- Hitting <TAB> on the boot prompt will show the list of boot images, just
like `?'+<ENTER> or `help'+<ENTER>.
-- CHANGES for amiga-lilo-0.7-beta2 --------------------------------------------
- Now `ramdisk "<STRING>"' really works. Great for testing 1.3!
- I updated the docs.
- Now Lilo automatically appends `BOOT_IMAGE=<label>' to the kernel
commandline, so your rc can take the appropriate actions depending on the
used kernel.
- In case of automatic booting, `auto' is also added to the kernel
commandline.
- linuxboot.diffs contains newer patches :-)
-- TO DO -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Allow C escape sequences in the loader prompt.
- Support for gzipped kernels and ramdisk images.
All comments are welcome!
--
Geert Uytterhoeven Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be
Wavelets, Linux/m68k on Amiga http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/
Department of Computer Science -- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven -- Belgium