Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of WikiStart

Timestamp:

Oct 11, 2010, 3:34:37 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

Yuri Dario

Comment:

Added new live bootstrap informations.

WikiStart

@@ -22 +22 @@
 Testers only: The bootstrap installation is available in zip format from
 
- *[http://rpm.netlabs.org/bootstrap/rpm-yum-bootstrap-0.3.zip http://rpm.netlabs.org/bootstrap/rpm-yum-bootstrap-0.3.zip]
+ *[http://rpm.netlabs.org/bootstrap/rpm-yum-bootstrap-0.4a.zip http://rpm.netlabs.org/bootstrap/rpm-yum-bootstrap-0.4a.zip]
 
-Unpack the zip file somewhere and start the install.cmd script. It will install RPM and YUM code into your UNIXROOT drive.
+Unpack the zip file somewhere and start the ''live.cmd'' script. It will install RPM and YUM code into your UNIXROOT drive.
 
-Requirements:
+This is a live YUM distribution, it will be able to download and install itself from a remote repository.
+
+After installation, you need to adjust your CONFIG.SYS to have:
 
  * UNIXROOT variable defined
@@ -34 +36 @@
 Be aware that current script does not check environment, it is only meant to be used for testing the code.
 Also RPM will overwrite all required files into your x:\usr and x:\var trees, so please backup your data before installing.
+
+While UNIXROOT can be defined to be a full path on your hd, it is suggested to use only a drive reference in it, to avoid compatibility problems.
+
+Also be sure to select a drive with enough free space to support installation of future packages.
 
 Python 2.6.5, libxml2, glib2, sqlite3 will also be installed as part of YUM requirements.