Changeset 192


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Timestamp:
Nov 7, 2017, 7:13:01 AM (8 years ago)
Author:
Ben Rietbroek
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Adjusted '1README.TXT' a bit [v1.1.1-testing]

CAUTION:
This is a testbuild !
AirBoot uses the BIOS to access disks and a small coding error can trash
partition tables or other vital disk structures. You are advised to make
backups of TRACK0 and EBRs before using this testbuild. More info at:
​https://rousseaux.github.io/netlabs.air-boot/pdf/AirBoot-v1.1.0-manual.pdf

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    11===============================================================================
    2  1README.TXT -- General Information about AiR-BOOT v1.1.0
     2 1README.TXT -- General Information about AiR-BOOT
    33===============================================================================
    44
    … …  
    2525--------
    2626When you are reading this file you are either browsing the AiR-BOOT sources
    27 or you have 'checked-them-out' from the Netlabs repository.
     27or you have 'checked-them-out' from the Netlabs or GitHub repositories.
    2828Either way, this is what you should be aware of:
    2929- AiR-BOOT was originally invented and designed by Martin Kiewitz.
    … …  
    3131  can be found on sourceforge.
    3232- *This* version is a 'fork' and although the name is the same,
    33   it's sources reside on Netlabs and an other developer maintains it.
     33  it's sources reside on Netlabs and GitHub and another developer maintains it.
    3434  So, please do not bother Martin with bugs in this 'fork'.
    3535- This AiR-BOOT fork has been enhanced to cope with issues like 'huge disks'
    36   and it's goal is to be a replacement for the ancient IBM Boot Manager
    37   (formerly) used by eComStation.
    38 - With the release of eComStation v2.1, in may 2011, this AiR-BOOT 'fork'
     36  and it's goal is to be a replacement for the ancient IBM Boot Manager.
     37- With the release of ArcaOS v5, in may 2017, this AiR-BOOT 'fork'
    3938  is distributed with it and positioned as the 'preferred bootmanager'
    40   for eComStation.
     39  for ArcaOS.
    4140- While AiR-BOOT is 'operating-system agnostinc', meaning that it is not tied
    4241  to any particular OS, the main effort of this 'fork' is to replace IBM-BM
    43   and be highly compatible with eComStation.
     42  and be highly compatible with ArcaOS.
    4443- The secondary goal of this 'fork' is to support even more operating-systems,
    4544  new 'boot-technologies' like UEFI, new partitioning schemes like GPT
    … …  
    4948Note 1:
    5049-------
    51 This is the "eComStation fork" of AiR-BOOT and it is maintained by a
     50This is the "ArcaOS Edition" of AiR-BOOT and it is maintained by a
    5251different developer. The file you are currently reading, 1README.TXT,
    5352replaces the original README.TXT as created by Martin Kiewitz.
    … …  
    6160Martin, at the time (1998+), found that it was important that AiR-BOOT could
    6261be completely built on a DOS-system. In that 'era' this was a reasonable
    63 requirement. With AiR-BOOT replacing IBM Boot Manager for eComStation
    64 as of 2011, and upcoming stuff like EFI and GPT, AiR-BOOT itself and
    65 it's 'build-environment' need to break out of the 'DOS-box'.
    66 
    67 This means that the 8.3 filename format cannot be retained in some situations
    68 and that building AiR-BOOT cannot use DOS .BAT files anymore.
     62requirement. With AiR-BOOT replacing IBM Boot Manager, and upcoming stuff like
     63EFI and GPT, AiR-BOOT itself and it's 'build-environment' need to break out of
     64the 'DOS-box'.
    6965
    7066Therefore, the 'build environment' has been 'revamped' to use Makefiles
    … …  
    7874If you really need to build on DOS, beware that:
    7975- The DOS build-environment has limitations regarding memory and filenames.
    80 - An eCS DOS-Session needs to have DPMI set from 'auto' to 'enabled'
     76- An ArcaOS DOS-Session needs to have DPMI set from 'auto' to 'enabled'
    8177  and the XMS mem-limit needs to be set to 0, to be able the use of JWasmD.
    82 - It has not been tested as thoroughly as the eCS and Linux environments.
    83 - It will be dropped in the future.
     78- It has not been tested as thoroughly as the ArcaOS and Linux environments.
     79- It will be dropped in the *very near* future.
    8480
    8581
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    9187of the installer. (AIRBOOTW.EXE)
    9288
    93 However, the AiR-BOOT Installer code for Win32 is much less tested than 
    94 the eComStation version. This however, does not apply to the AiR-BOOT loader,
     89However, the AiR-BOOT Installer code for Win32 is much less tested than
     90the ArcaOS version. This however, does not apply to the AiR-BOOT loader,
    9591which will do it's very best to boot any Windows it finds.
    9692
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    104100on the GRUB and Linux versions used.
    105101
    106  
     102
    107103
    108104Building AiR-BOOT
    … …  
    111107- Setup the Open Watcom build-environment for your OS.
    112108- Download JWasm for your OS.
    113 - Run wmake without paramaters to build AiR-BOOT for all languages.
     109- Run '_build.cmd' to build AiR-BOOT for all languages.
    114110
    115111See BUILD.NFO for more information.
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    117113
    118114
    119 Rousseau.
     115Ben Rietbroek <rousseau.os2dev@gmx.com>,
     116
     117  AiR-BOOT maintainer.
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