thanks giannis and mstone, I look forward to playing w/ this On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 20:41 -0400, Giannis Galanis wrote: > **this mail was sent a couple of times, due to devel bounces > > The action USB key offers the capability to customize the XOs nand > image automatically. > It is also possible to set certain function perform at every boot. > > It is a very usefull tool to customize quickly many XOs, collect > information to the usb, transfer files to the XO etc.. > > The required can be found here: > http://wiki.laptop.org/images/a/a9/Actionkey.tar.gz > > To prepare the key: > 1) Edit the "action" script with commands to be executed once. This > could involve copying files, collecting data > 2) Edit the "rc.tweaks" script with commands to be executed at every > boot. This could involve setting variables, running testing tools > etc.. > 3) Copy all files(boot dir, bzimage, action, tc.tweaks) to the root, > along with any other file you need to perform your customization > > To install the key: > 1) Turn the XO off > 2) Boot the XO with the usb stick plugged in without holding any game > key > 3) Wait until you see "no job control in the shell", and you are done! > 4) To turnoff type "exit", or simply hold the power button. Remove the > stick before you boot again > > > Notes: > * The key only works in activated machines with developer keys > * The path to the usb stick would be /mnt/usb > * Dont erase the export PATH=.. line from the action key > * If you copy files back to he usb, make sure you type sync, or exit > before removing the stick > * If you wanna install an rpm, you should first copy it locally with > the action script. Then set it to install with the rc.tweaks script, > and clear the instruction so it doesnt install the nest time. > * When booting with the action script, the wireless firmware is not > loaded > * Thank mstone for creating this amazing tool!
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