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Auteur: aitor_czr
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Aan: KatolaZ, dng
Onderwerp: [DNG] Devuan Minimal Live Images -- Update


El 23/05/16 a las 12:37, KatolaZ <katolaz@???> escribió:
> Dear Devuaners,
>
> a new version of the Unofficial Devuan Minimal Live Images can be
> downloaded at:
>
>    http://devuan.kalos.mine.nu

>
> The images are available for amd64 and i386 (more architectures might
> come out soon) and, despite including much more stuff, still fit into
> 256MB of space, and can boot in as little as 58MB (i386) or 74MB
> (amd64). Instructions to test them on qemu with framebuffer and sound
> support are available on the webpage.
>
> I have codenamed these minimal live images "otello", after Otello
> Urso, a blind friend of Freaknet who left us several years ago. Hence
> the current version has codename "otello_devel3". Unfortunately, there
> is no minor planet named "otello", even if there is a minor planet
> called "Botello", but I am not too much convinced about it:)
>
> Here is the list of major changes:
>
>    - initrd is much thinner, trimmed from most fat, xz-ed, and fits in
>      about 6.5MB (it was 29MB in the previous version).

>
>    - the squashfs is xz-ed by default, but there are options to use
>      gzip/bzip2 as well (e.g. for slow machines)

>
>    - boot options have been reorganised. Now the default is an
>      accessible boot with no framebuffer. The second option is
>      fb-enabled, but asks the user to choose among available
>      modes (vga=auto). Seems like a fair deal to me.

>
>    - many packages added, from standard admin utilities to personal
>      production software, from games to stuff for multimedia (image,
>      sound, video playback/record/manipulation).

>
> The full list of packages is available on the webpage.
>
> I have incorporated most of the comments I have received here and
> off-list. I am still working on a few points, which should be fixed by
> the next release, including:
>
>    - full support for an accessible boot, by including appropriate
>      beeps during the boot process, and at login. There are some at the
>      moment, but for some reason I can't make my qemu installation
>      produce any sound before linux starts...

>
>    - full support for installation on disk.

>
>    - full support for data persistence (i.e., mount /home from
>      somewhere).

>
> You will also find the scripts I have used to produce the images in
> the devel branch of the gitlab page of the project:
>
>    https://git.devuan.org/KatolaZ/devuan-live-minimal/tree/devel

>
> BE CAREFUL: THE README IS NOT UPDATED, AND DOES NOT REFLECT EXACTLY
> THE CURRENT STATE OF THE DEVEL BRANCH. IN PARTICULAR, STAGES 3-5 ARE
> NOW FULLY AUTOMATIC. I WILL UPDATE IT ASAP AND LET YOU KNOW.
>
> As usual, comments, suggestions, and criticism are very welcome.
>
> HH
>
> KatolaZ


Hi KatolaZ,

There are two initrd's in the iso of 32 bits:

initrd_devuan.img (6,8 MiB)
initrd_devuan_micro.img (6,1 MiB)

I suppose that the first one is superfluous. Isn't it?

Aitor.