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author Paul Issott <paul@slitaz.org>
date Tue Mar 11 20:29:43 2014 +0000 (2014-03-11)
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1 SliTaz ARM
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5 SliTaz ARM tools and files
8 Installation
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10 To install 'sat' and 'sat-rpi' you must have make installed:
12 # make install
15 rootfs/ directory
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17 Custom SliTaz ARM scripts and files used to generate a distro. These files
18 and any other system files can be erased or added via the flavors support. The
19 rootfs files can also be directly modified before generating a new distro.
22 Sat quickstart
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24 Sat is a tool in the spirit of all SliTaz tools, all commands and options are
25 accessible via: sat usage or help. To create a distro you first need to have
26 some ARM packages. You can use custom cook or the one from the SliTaz mirror.
27 Put all your custom *.tazpkg in the packages/ directory and sat will install
28 them. To use the official packages you need to sync the mirror with:
30 # sat mirror
32 Generate the distro initramfs with your custom --options:
34 # sat gen --flavor=base --kmap
36 To boot the distro with Qemu you can run:
38 # sat emu
41 Mirror
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43 Sat lets you clone the ARM cooking mirror to let you debug and try official ARM
44 packages. Sat will create a mirror directory in the working path and download
45 all lists and packages. After a first clone it will only check the repo ID
46 file and download any modified or new packages.
49 Bugs
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51 Please report bugs on the Slitaz Bug Tracker: http://bugs.slitaz.org/
54 History
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56 While I was porting SliTaz to ARM I ended up by creating a lot of initramfs'
57 to test the SliTaz boot, packages and so on. So I first wrote a small script,
58 then improved it by just having to put include packages in a single directory
59 and all custom files in a rootfs directory. I also wanted virtual disk support
60 so I can code under Qemu and save my work. This is how sat was born, one day
61 we may use TazLito or have a new SliTaz Live tool, but for the time being 'sat'
62 and the way it works fits all my needs to build custom distros and then boot
63 with qemu-system-arm.
65 - Pankso 24 May 2012
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