Author: nextgens Date: 2008-01-21 11:48:02 +0000 (Mon, 21 Jan 2008) New Revision: 17175
Modified: trunk/apps/new_installer/res/INSTALL Log: new_installer: update INSTALL; remove references to #freenet-refs Modified: trunk/apps/new_installer/res/INSTALL =================================================================== --- trunk/apps/new_installer/res/INSTALL 2008-01-21 01:21:04 UTC (rev 17174) +++ trunk/apps/new_installer/res/INSTALL 2008-01-21 11:48:02 UTC (rev 17175) @@ -7,27 +7,14 @@ INSTALL: -No actual 'install' process is needed: you need a working Java, best would be the latest version of the 1.5 branch (For now freenet has a 1.4 strict compatibility policy but for performances reasons you might want a newer version). +No actual 'install' process is needed: you need a working Java, best would be the latest version of the 1.6 branch (For now freenet has a 1.4 strict compatibility policy but for performances reasons you might want a newer version). -Basically, all you need to do is make a directoy for freenet, unpack the tarball into that directory, change the permissions so that you can read write and execute as user (non-root) in thet directory and run the start script using the following commands : +Basically, all you need to do is make a directoy for freenet, unpack the tarball into that directory, change the permissions so that you can read write and execute as user (non-root) and run the start script using the following command : " -./bin/1run.sh ./run.sh start " -Then, fire up your favorite web browser and point it to http://127.0.0.1:8888 : if you get to a freenet page, your freenet node is up and running. +Then, fire up your favorite web browser and point it to http://127.0.0.1:8888/wizard/ : if you get to a freenet page, your freenet node is up and running. -AT THIS STAGE THE INSTALL IS DONE - -Now you need to name your node, and get it connected to the freenet nework. - -- To name your node: - From your fproxy home page (that's http://127.0.0.1:8888) click on 'configuration', on the left hand side. Find the line 'Node name for darknet' (in the NODE section) and change the default name 'node created around<long string>' to a name of your choice (doesn't need to be unique if possible it ought to contain your email or your IRC nick) - -- To get your new freenet node connected to other nodes : - Click on the 'darknet' link (that will take you to http://127.0.0.1:8888/darknet) ; at the bottom of the page, you'll see a section called 'My Reference': copy all the text from and including 'LastGoodVersion', to and including 'End' -Using another browser window (or tab) go to http://dark-code.bulix.org or to http://pastebin.ca or to any paste-bin of your choice, paste the reference you copied from your darknet page, hit 'submit', OK, or whatever that's called, and save the url you get: that should look like the address to the pastebin, plus a number or an alphanumeric string after a slash. copy that url. -Using an IRC client, connect to irc.freenode.net and join the channel #freenet-refs ; Post your url, go to other people's urls, copy their references and add them in the big field in your darknet page. - -You need to get people to add you: simply adding their refs won't work: you add their refs, they add yours, then your nodes will connect. +AT THIS STAGE THE INSTALL PROCESS IS *DONE*
