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BootCreator_1.2.lha

Description:	A simple generator for Forth based BootMenu scripts for Pegasos machines.
Developer/Porter:	Marcin Kurek
Readme:	Introduction: ============== This program is a simple generator for Forth based BootMenu scripts for Pegasos machines. It's small and extremaly easy to use. And it's safe because it require no changes on the hard drive only a small adjust of the OF settings. Requirements: ============== Generaly only a recent version of OpenFirmware is required. If you still use old version you can still use a menu generated by this program but with some limitations. Generaly download and install OF upgrade from bPlan home page (http://www.bplan-gmbh.de) Usage: ======= In order to create your own boot menu you need to create a small file with menu description, the file format is describe bellow. When the file is ready you need to run BootCreator like that: .> bootcreator <created file> <result boot menu script> This call will read and interpret <created file> and save result as a Forth script at the <result boot menu script> position. Generaly thats all, now you ned adjust OF settings to read created menu file instead of boot.img (Or linux kernel image) to make this change boot-file env variable. .> setenv boot-file <result boot menu script> Of coz you need to copy created Forth script to partition where OF can find it. In most cases to partition where you have MorphOS/Linux boot images. Menu description file format: ============================== File is splited in to several sections separated by a new line character. Section names begins with '[' character and end ']' character. Section names are case sensitive. [VERSION] Currently two versions are supported 0 - Extremaly simple boot menu format without timeout and some other features. Use it if you want to use generated boot menu on Pegasos I or you are still use older version of OF on Pegasos II machine. 1 - Default boot menu format 2 - Modified version of previous format. It should works on Pegasos I machines too with timeut. [TITLE] A title for generated boot menu [SETTINGS] AbortOnKey - Timeout - Default - [SECTION] This is main part of menu. It describe the menu structure. It contains 2 parts separated by newline. You can create maximun 10 sections. 1) Position label 2) Command. A command to run when this position is selected. As as special case a '-' command may be used to leave menu and return to OF. Please look at the examples/ directory to find a working example of menu description file. History: ========= 0.x - Older MorphOS only versions 1.0 - Ported to Linux New menu description file format 1.1 - Released source code 1.2 - Added menu format 2 that should work fine on Pegasos I with timeout. Last words: ============ Fell free to contact with me in case of any suggestions. If you have your own boot menu or have any suggestions to the current one contact with me too, I can add it to the generator if you want. And finaly please remember this is a one night project and propably contain many bug's, flaws, etc. Author: ======== Marcin "Morgoth" Kurek <morgoth6@box43.pl>
Upload Date:	Oct 28 2016
Category:	System/Boot
Download:	BootCreator_1.2.lha
Size:	17 KB
Downloads:	158

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