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doc updates... meanwhile, it doesn't boot, complaining about not finding the rootfs in the initrd. working on that in the background.

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brent s.
2016-12-19 23:14:10 -05:00
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@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ A *live distro*, *live CD*, *live DVD*, *live USB*, and the like are a way of bo
*Chroots*, *chrooting*, and the like are variants on the word *chroot*. A *chroot* is a way of running a GNU/Linux install "inside" another GNU/Linux distro. It's sort of like a virtual machine, or VM, except that it's a lot more lightweight and it doesn't do any actual virtualization- and uses the host's kernel, memory mapping, etc. It's very useful for development of operating systems.
*PXE*, or Pre-boot eXecution Environment, is a way of booting operating systems over a local network.
*iPXE* is a http://ipxe.org/[project^] that builds a very small Linux kernel, UNDI (traditional PXE) images, and the like that allow you to essentially use PXE over the Internet. It's very flexible and customizable, and supports a custom scripting engine and such.
=== Why live media is necessary/Why you might want BDisk
"But Brent," I hear you ask in a voice which most likely is nothing close to what you actually sound like and entirely in my head, "Why would I need a live CD/USB/etc.? And why BDisk?"
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ Elementary, my dear imaginary reader! I touch on some reasons why one might want
* It performs optimizations and compression to help you get the smallest ISO possible.
* In addition to building hybrid ISOs, it supports building iPXE hybrid ISOs (meaning you only need a very small file; the rest of the operating system boots over the Internet).
* It supports both BIOS and UEFI systems- both the full image and the iPXE images.
* It supports multiple architectures (x86_64, i686, possibly IA64 -- untested).
* It supports multiple architectures (x86_64, i686, possibly IA64 -- untested) on the same ISO.
* It supports automatically syncing to a web mirror, PXE boot server, etc. via rsync upon successful build.
* It supports SecureBoot.