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| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml | 58 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 8 |
3 files changed, 6 insertions, 64 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index 927dcf021b..e97cc734f9 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | |||
| @@ -3843,8 +3843,8 @@ | |||
| 3843 | standalone utility that initially provides | 3843 | standalone utility that initially provides |
| 3844 | easier-to-use and more flexible replacements for a | 3844 | easier-to-use and more flexible replacements for a |
| 3845 | couple bits of existing functionality in OE Core's | 3845 | couple bits of existing functionality in OE Core's |
| 3846 | <filename>boot-directdisk.bbclass</filename> and | 3846 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-image-live'><filename>image-live</filename></ulink> |
| 3847 | <filename>mkefidisk.sh</filename> scripts. | 3847 | class and <filename>mkefidisk.sh</filename> script. |
| 3848 | The difference between | 3848 | The difference between |
| 3849 | <filename>wic</filename> and those examples is | 3849 | <filename>wic</filename> and those examples is |
| 3850 | that with <filename>wic</filename> the | 3850 | that with <filename>wic</filename> the |
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml index 1351991985..ccab5e68ab 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml | |||
| @@ -319,64 +319,6 @@ | |||
| 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 | ||
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index 244f68a3f7..d66fe1b0c6 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | |||
| @@ -6109,7 +6109,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" | |||
| 6109 | <para> | 6109 | <para> |
| 6110 | The <filename>INITRD</filename> variable is an optional | 6110 | The <filename>INITRD</filename> variable is an optional |
| 6111 | variable used with the | 6111 | variable used with the |
| 6112 | <link linkend='ref-classes-bootimg'><filename>bootimg</filename></link> | 6112 | <link linkend='ref-classes-image-live'><filename>image-live</filename></link> |
| 6113 | class. | 6113 | class. |
| 6114 | </para> | 6114 | </para> |
| 6115 | </glossdef> | 6115 | </glossdef> |
| @@ -8073,7 +8073,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" | |||
| 8073 | Causes the OpenEmbedded build system to skip building the | 8073 | Causes the OpenEmbedded build system to skip building the |
| 8074 | <filename>.hddimg</filename> image. | 8074 | <filename>.hddimg</filename> image. |
| 8075 | The <filename>NOHDD</filename> variable is used with the | 8075 | The <filename>NOHDD</filename> variable is used with the |
| 8076 | <link linkend='ref-classes-bootimg'><filename>bootimg</filename></link> | 8076 | <link linkend='ref-classes-image-live'><filename>image-live</filename></link> |
| 8077 | class. | 8077 | class. |
| 8078 | Set the variable to "1" to prevent the | 8078 | Set the variable to "1" to prevent the |
| 8079 | <filename>.hddimg</filename> image from being built. | 8079 | <filename>.hddimg</filename> image from being built. |
| @@ -8091,7 +8091,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" | |||
| 8091 | Causes the OpenEmbedded build system to skip building the | 8091 | Causes the OpenEmbedded build system to skip building the |
| 8092 | ISO image. | 8092 | ISO image. |
| 8093 | The <filename>NOISO</filename> variable is used with the | 8093 | The <filename>NOISO</filename> variable is used with the |
| 8094 | <link linkend='ref-classes-bootimg'><filename>bootimg</filename></link> | 8094 | <link linkend='ref-classes-image-live'><filename>image-live</filename></link> |
| 8095 | class. | 8095 | class. |
| 8096 | Set the variable to "1" to prevent the ISO image from | 8096 | Set the variable to "1" to prevent the ISO image from |
| 8097 | being built. | 8097 | being built. |
| @@ -10212,7 +10212,7 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" | |||
| 10212 | <para> | 10212 | <para> |
| 10213 | The <filename>ROOTFS</filename> variable is an optional | 10213 | The <filename>ROOTFS</filename> variable is an optional |
| 10214 | variable used with the | 10214 | variable used with the |
| 10215 | <link linkend='ref-classes-bootimg'><filename>bootimg</filename></link> | 10215 | <link linkend='ref-classes-image-live'><filename>image-live</filename></link> |
| 10216 | class. | 10216 | class. |
| 10217 | </para> | 10217 | </para> |
| 10218 | </glossdef> | 10218 | </glossdef> |
