fli4l documentation - Installation

1.1 Installation - installation preparations

Under Linux:

    tar xvfz fli4l-2.0.tar.gz

Under Unix:

    gtar xvfz fli4l-2.0.tar.gz

If gtar is not existent at all, you may do the following:

    gzip -d < fli4l-2.0.tar.gz | tar xvf -

Those who want to do the installation in an existing FLI4L directory, should call the script `mkclean.sh` afterwards :

    cd fli4l-2.0
    sh mkclean.sh

In the Windows environment the zipped tar archive may be extracted by using WinZIP. Please obey that files with sub-directories (check settings in WinZIP) will be extracted too. Besides that you will have to switch off the so called "Smart TAR cr conversion" . If this option is switched on, some of the files (which are important for correct function) will not be extracted correctly.
Alternatively you may use the program Powerarchiver (http://www.powerarchiver.com), which is as good as WinZip.

Follwing files will be installed in sub-directory `fli4l-2.0/` :

Documentation:

`doc/deutsch/*` | German documentation
`doc/english/*` | English documentation (if already existing)

Configuration:

`config.txt` | Configuration file which has to be edited

Scripts/procedures:

`mkclean.sh` | Clean up: Linux/Unix version
`mkclean.bat` | Clean up: Windows version
`mkfloppy.sh` | Create boot disk: Linux/Unix version
`mkfloppy.bat` | Create boot disk: Windows version

Kernel/Root file systems:

`img/kernel` | Linux mini kernel 2.2.16
`img/rootfs.gz` | Compressed ext2 file system as image

Driver modules:

`opt/*` | Description file opt.tgz and optional kernel modules, files and programs

Source:

`src/*` | Sources/tools for Linux, see: src/README

Programs:

`unix/mkfli4l*` | Creation of boot disk: Unix/Linux version
`windows/*` | Creation of boot disk: Windows version
`unix/imonc*` | imond client for Unix/Linux
`windows/imonc.exe` | imond client for Windows

The configuration of FLI4L is done after having edited the file `config.txt` . After this you may generate the boot disk by using one single command.

ATTENTION:
Never use an old config.txt, since older versions of config.txt are not compatible to the latest one!

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