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319 | </para> | 319 | </para> |
320 | </section> | 320 | </section> |
321 | 321 | ||
322 | <section id='ref-classes-boot-directdisk'> | ||
323 | <title><filename>boot-directdisk.bbclass</filename></title> | ||
324 | |||
325 | <para> | ||
326 | The <filename>boot-directdisk</filename> class | ||
327 | creates an image that can be placed directly onto a hard disk using | ||
328 | <filename>dd</filename> and then booted. | ||
329 | The image uses SYSLINUX. | ||
330 | </para> | ||
331 | |||
332 | <para> | ||
333 | The end result is a 512 boot sector populated with a | ||
334 | Master Boot Record (MBR) and partition table followed by an MSDOS | ||
335 | FAT16 partition containing SYSLINUX and a Linux kernel completed by | ||
336 | the <filename>ext2</filename> and <filename>ext3</filename> | ||
337 | root filesystems. | ||
338 | </para> | ||
339 | </section> | ||
340 | |||
341 | <section id='ref-classes-bootimg'> | ||
342 | <title><filename>bootimg.bbclass</filename></title> | ||
343 | |||
344 | <para> | ||
345 | The <filename>bootimg</filename> class creates a bootable | ||
346 | image using SYSLINUX, your kernel, and an optional initial RAM disk | ||
347 | (<filename>initrd</filename>). | ||
348 | </para> | ||
349 | |||
350 | <para> | ||
351 | When you use this class, two things happen: | ||
352 | <itemizedlist> | ||
353 | <listitem><para> | ||
354 | A <filename>.hddimg</filename> file is created. | ||
355 | This file is an MSDOS filesystem that contains SYSLINUX, | ||
356 | a kernel, an <filename>initrd</filename>, and a root filesystem | ||
357 | image. | ||
358 | All three of these can be written to hard drives directly and | ||
359 | also booted on a USB flash disks using <filename>dd</filename>. | ||
360 | </para></listitem> | ||
361 | <listitem><para> | ||
362 | A CD <filename>.iso</filename> image is created. | ||
363 | When this file is booted, the <filename>initrd</filename> | ||
364 | boots and processes the label selected in SYSLINUX. | ||
365 | Actions based on the label are then performed (e.g. installing | ||
366 | to a hard drive).</para></listitem> | ||
367 | </itemizedlist> | ||
368 | </para> | ||
369 | |||
370 | <para> | ||
371 | The <filename>bootimg</filename> class supports the | ||
372 | <link linkend='var-INITRD'><filename>INITRD</filename></link>, | ||
373 | <link linkend='var-NOISO'><filename>NOISO</filename></link>, | ||
374 | <link linkend='var-NOHDD'><filename>NOHDD</filename></link>, and | ||
375 | <link linkend='var-ROOTFS'><filename>ROOTFS</filename></link> | ||
376 | variables. | ||
377 | </para> | ||
378 | </section> | ||
379 | |||
380 | <section id='ref-classes-bugzilla'> | 322 | <section id='ref-classes-bugzilla'> |
381 | <title><filename>bugzilla.bbclass</filename></title> | 323 | <title><filename>bugzilla.bbclass</filename></title> |
382 | 324 | ||