Author: jhuntwork
Date: 2007-08-15 17:12:04 -0600 (Wed, 15 Aug 2007)
New Revision: 2028
Modified:
branches/minimal/doc/README
Log:
Remove references to X from minimal CD's README.
Modified: branches/minimal/doc/README
===================================================================
--- branches/minimal/doc/README 2007-08-15 23:05:52 UTC (rev 2027)
+++ branches/minimal/doc/README 2007-08-15 23:12:04 UTC (rev 2028)
@@ -4,20 +4,12 @@
===========================
Available packages on this CD for your use:
-Xorg (X Window System Environment)
-
-Window Managers
-* xfce
-
Web Tools
* wget (command line file retriever)
* curl (command line file retriever)
* lynx (text web browser)
* w3m (text web browser)
* irssi (console irc client)
-* seamonkey (graphical web browser, mail and news reader and irc client)
-* xchat (x-based irc client)
-* pidgin (multiprotocol x-based chat client)
* finch (multiprotocol console chat client - works in UTF-8 locales only)
* msmtp (SMTP client for use with mutt and tin)
* mutt (console email client)
@@ -48,6 +40,7 @@
* xfsprogs
* dosfstools
* ntfsprogs
+* jfsutils
Debugging Programs
* strace
@@ -64,7 +57,6 @@
* dmraid
* hdparm
* parted
-* xlockmore
jhalfs
(A tool for extracting commands from the Linux From Scratch book and creating
@@ -107,85 +99,6 @@
depmod -ae
modprobe ath_pci
-CONFIGURING X
-===========================
-The LiveCD attempts to configure X for your video card automatically. The
-process may fail if you have more than one video card, if your video card
-does not support 24-bit color depth, or if your monitor is not Plug-n-Play
-compatible (in other words, does not tell its characteristics to Xorg via DDC).
-In such cases, you have to edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file manually, using
-vim, joe or nano.
-
-1) In Section "Device", specify the driver for your video card, e.g.:
-
-Section "Device"
- Identifier "Generic Video Card"
- Driver "vesa"
-EndSection
-
-2) In Section "Monitor", specify the allowed frequency ranges for your
-monitor. If unsure, consult the manual that came with your monitor. If
-such information is not there, but you know a working resolution and refresh
-rate, run the "gtf" command. E.g., if your monitor can handle [EMAIL
PROTECTED]:
-
-$ gtf 1280 1024 85
-
-Note: you must specify the refresh rate of 60 Hz for LCD monitors.
-
-Then look at the output:
-
-# 1280x1024 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 91.38 kHz; pclk: 159.36 MHz
-Modeline "1280x1024_85.00" 159.36 1280 1376 1512 1744 1024 1025 1028 1075
-HSync +Vsync
-
-Put the synchronization ranges that contain the printed values. For the above
-example, this means that the following information should be added in the
-"Monitor" section:
-
-Section "Monitor"
- Identifier "Generic Monitor"
- Option "DPMS"
- # Option "NoDDC" # for broken monitors that
- # report max dot clock = 0 MHz
- HorizSync 30-92 # because gtf said "hsync: 91.38 kHz"
- VertRefresh 56-86 # because an 85 Hz mode has been requested
- # the Modeline may also be pasted here
- Option "PreferredMode" "1280x1024_85.00" # only for the "intel" driver
-EndSection
-
-3) In the Section "Screen", change the DefaultDepth and add the "Modes"
-line to SubSection "Display" with the proper color depth. If you added custom
-Modelines, you have to specify them exactly as defined, i.e. "1280x1024_85.00"
-in the example above. The built-in Modelines have names similar to "1024x768",
-without explicit specification of the refresh rate.
-
-When you are finished editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf, run startx.
-
-PROPRIETARY VIDEO DRIVERS
-=========================
-
-The CD contains pre-built proprietary video drivers in the /drivers directory
-(if you loaded the CD contents to RAM, you have to mount the CD and look into
-/media/cdrom/drivers instead). They are never selected by default by the
-autoconfiguration process. Here is how to enable them:
-
-NVIDIA:
-
-cd /drivers
-tar -C / -xf NVIDIA-Linux-[userspace_arch]-[version]-glx.tgz
-tar -C / -xf NVIDIA-Linux-[kernel_arch]-[version]-kernel-[kernel_version].tgz
-depmod -ae
-ldconfig
-vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf # use the "nvidia" driver instead of "vesa" or "nv"
-
-FGLRX:
-
-cd /drivers
-tar -C / -xf fglrx-x710-[version]-[userspace_arch]-1.tgz
-tar -C / -xf fglrx-module-[version]-[kernel_arch]-1_kernel_[kernel_version].tgz
-depmod -ae
-ldconfig
-vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf # use the "fglrx" driver instead of "vesa" or "ati"
-
CUSTOMIZING THE CD CONTENTS
===========================
It is possible to burn a customized version of the official Linux From
@@ -241,13 +154,12 @@
"setfont" program separated by the "+" sign), e.g:
FONT=LatArCyrHeb-16+-m+8859-15
- XKEYMAP: the keymap to use with X window system, e.g. XKEYMAP=us
-
Alternatively, these items can be configured interactively using dialog-based
interface if the locale is not specified on the boot prompt.
For some locales (e.g. lv_LV.ISO-8859-13) there is no valid console keymap,
-but there is a keymap for X. In this case, the only solution is to use X.
+but there is a keymap for X. In this case, the only solution is to use a CD
+with X.
While this CD configures the LANG environment variable, console font and
keymap for you, it is your responsibility to configure other locale-dependent
@@ -255,24 +167,6 @@
/etc/samba/smb.conf, and to explicitly specify the "iocharset" and "codepage"
options when mounting filesystems with Windows origin (e.g., vfat and isofs).
-The CD contains TrueType fonts that cover the orthography of most of European
-and some Asian languages. No additional configuration is required in order to
-use these fonts.
-
-Use of this LiveCD with Chinese, Japanese or Korean language requires that
-your monitor has at least 80 pixels per inch in order for hieroglyphs to
-be recognizable (i.e., at least 12 pixels high). This means the following
-minimum resolution:
-
- 15" => 1024x768
- 17" => 1024x768
- 19" => 1280x1024
- 20" => 1280x1024
-
-If your monitor cannot handle such resolution, edit the
-/etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc file with vim, nano or joe, and add the -dpi 94
-parameter to the X server command line there.
-
BRAILLE DISPLAY SUPPORT
===========================
The LiveCD includes the "brltty" program that allows a blind person to read
@@ -341,14 +235,9 @@
swap partition, or wish to create a new one, chapter 2 of the LFS book will
show you how to create, format, and activate one.
-4) If you use the X window system, take the following into account:
- * Users of old S3 video cards should uncomment the "EnableVbetool" line
- in the /etc/hibernate/common.conf file.
- * Hibernation is incompatible with the proprietary "nvidia" driver.
+4) Follow the book as your time permits.
-5) Follow the book as your time permits.
-
-6) When your time runs out, execute the "hibernate" command as root. It is not
+5) When your time runs out, execute the "hibernate" command as root. It is not
necessary to stop the compilation, but running this command during a
testsuite may lead to failures that would not occur otherwise.
@@ -371,13 +260,13 @@
b) disable ACPI completely by adding "acpi=off" to the kernel arguments.
-7) The computer will save its state to your swap partition and power down.
+6) The computer will save its state to your swap partition and power down.
This CD will remain in the drive.
-8) When you are ready to resume the build, boot this CD again and pass exactly
+7) When you are ready to resume the build, boot this CD again and pass exactly
the same "vga=..." and "resume=..." arguments that you used earlier.
-9) The computer will load its state from the swap partition and behave as if
+8) The computer will load its state from the swap partition and behave as if
you did not power it off at all (except breaking all network connections).
The build will automatically continue.
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