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Morphix ISO README |
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If you're wondering what the directories on the cdrom do, this is the right |
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document. If not, take a look on morphix.org! (don't miss the FAQ or wiki) |
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o /boot |
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contains the init ramdisk, grub menu and kernel |
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o /base |
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contains morphix, the module that detects/configures your hardware and |
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contains your standard kernel modules. |
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o /mainmod |
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contains mainmodules, these are also cloop images, comparable to |
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the /base/morphix file, but using a different structure |
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see README.mainmod for info about the internal structure of these files |
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In short: mainmodules contain your filesystem, except for your kernel, |
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loadable kernel modules, and hardware detection scripts. |
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o /minimod |
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contains minimodules, again these are cloop images. |
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You don't need them, but you can add extra functionality by including |
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extra minimodules. See README.minimod. |
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o /deb |
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If .deb (debian packages) are placed in this directory, they will be |
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installed at boottime of the livecd. |
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Use http://packages.debian.org to get them, |
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throw them on the iso and you're done. Note that you still have to |
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handle dependancies manually. You are advised to use 'dpkg -i' |
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when running live to try this out first, should save some coasters... |
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o /exec |
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If you place files in this directory, they will be executed at |
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boottime. Note that this does not mean that programs using X |
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will be executed, the proper way would be to add a line to .xinitrc |
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for this. Place the following in /exec/script.sh for example: |
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echo "program" >> /home/morph/.xinitrc |
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echo "program" >> /home/morph/.xsession |
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(Does Debian still use .xsession? not 100% sure, xinitrc should |
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be enough...) |
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Again, try this out. Exit from X, execute the script, and |
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'sh /morphix/init.sh' |
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o /copy |
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If you place files in this directory, they will be copied over to the |
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root of your filesystem. Use directories to place files in a certain |
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directory instead. For example, have: |
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/copy/home/morph/.xfce4/xfcerc |
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to copy the xfcerc file to /home/morph/.xfce4/xfcerc at boottime. |
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Interesting things can be done with adding files to locations like: |
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/copy/morphix/init.sh |
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or |
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/copy/morphix/loadmod.sh |
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as these files are executed after being swapped. Great fun ;) |
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28 Aug, 2003 |
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Alex de Landgraaf <alextreme@xs4all.nl> |
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