[SCM] live-manual branch, debian, updated. debian/3.0_a17-1

chals chals at altorricon.com
Thu Sep 27 10:55:56 UTC 2012


The following commit has been merged in the debian branch:
commit 29e379406b1e58d27873e893fce7c8c8c649e2d3
Author: chals <chals at altorricon.com>
Date:   Mon Sep 24 16:29:29 2012 +0200

    Adding reference to config/bootloaders to add local configuration files for syslinux.

diff --git a/manual/en/user_customization-binary.ssi b/manual/en/user_customization-binary.ssi
index 3d3d75b..e1f05dd 100644
--- a/manual/en/user_customization-binary.ssi
+++ b/manual/en/user_customization-binary.ssi
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ B~ Customizing the binary image
 
 2~ Bootloader
 
-live-build uses /{syslinux}/ and some of its derivatives (depending on the image type) as bootloaders by default. You can easily customize them in a number of ways that range from providing a full theme to changing the boot timeout or simply adding a personalized splash image. Some of the following examples of customization make use of different methods, like {includes}#includes or {hooks}#hooks.
+live-build uses /{syslinux}/ and some of its derivatives (depending on the image type) as bootloaders by default. They can be easily customized in a number of ways that range from providing a full theme to only modifying some files that allow you to, for example, change the boot timeout or simply add a personalized splash image.
 
-If you want to use a full theme you can specify the #{--syslinux-theme}# option (see man #{lb_config}#). live-build will then retrieve the theme from the mirror and install it.
+In order to use a full theme, specify the #{--syslinux-theme}# option (see man #{lb_config}#). live-build will then retrieve the theme from the mirror and install it. You can also package your own theme or modify an already existing one and upload it to your local mirror.
 
 Imagine that you want to build a progress client but you prefer to include the server's theme because you want to have the help menu. Then you would launch #{lb config}# as follows:
 
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ code{
 
 }code
 
-You can also create your own theme or modify an already existing one and if you do not have a mirror, you can add the package to #{config/packages.chroot}#. In this case it is not necessary to specify any option.
+If you do not want to bother building a .deb, simply add your local configuration files for a default image to #{config/bootloaders/isolinux}#. Replacing "isolinux" for *{extlinux}*, *{pxelinux}* or *{syslinux}* depending on your use case.
 
 There is also the possibility of making smaller changes. For instance, syslinux derivatives are configured by default with a timeout of 0 (zero) which means that they will pause indefinitely at their splash screen until you press a key.
 
-To modify the boot timeout of a default #{iso-hybrid}# image you can edit a default *{isolinux.cfg}* file specifying the timeout in units of seconds and add it to #{config/includes.binary/isolinux/}#
+To modify the boot timeout of a default #{iso-hybrid}# image just edit a default *{isolinux.cfg}* file specifying the timeout in units of seconds and add it to #{config/includes.binary/isolinux/}#
 
 A modified *{isolinux.cfg}* to boot after five seconds would be similar to this:
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ code{
 
 }code
 
-Likewise, if you want to use a personalized splash.png image you can add a picture of 640x480 pixels to #{config/includes.binary/isolinux/}#
+Likewise, if you want to use a personalized splash.png image, add a picture of 640x480 pixels to #{config/includes.binary/isolinux/}#
 
 2~ ISO metadata
 

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