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diff --git a/tutorial.mdwn b/tutorial.mdwn index 89a49b3..a504586 100644 --- a/tutorial.mdwn +++ b/tutorial.mdwn @@ -9,63 +9,19 @@ Create basic folder structure wget https://git.fluxo.info/bootless/plain/templates/grub.cfg -O bootless/boot/grub/grub.cfg wget https://git.fluxo.info/bootless/plain/templates/custom.cfg -O bootless/boot/custom/custom.cfg -Edit the config files ---------------------- +Customize +--------- -Please check and customize the downloaded configuration above. The defaults allows you to load into Grub -and boot your OS using the grub shell. +Please check and customize the downloaded configuration above. The defaults: -Example: Full Disk Encryption ------------------------------ - -Here is an example of a Full Disk Encryption with an entry loaded into `custom.cfg`: - - menuentry 'darkstar full disk encryption' { - # Loads luks and lvm modules so you can access kernel - # and initrd from inside your encrypted OS! - insmod luks - insmod lvm - - # This opens the encrypted volume /dev/mapper/darkstar-root - # and sets it as the root in the grub shell. - cryptomount lvm/darkstar-root - set root=(crypto0) - - # This loads the kernel and initramfs - echo "Loading ${volume}..." - linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/root cryptopts=target=root,source=/dev/mapper/darkstar-root ro quiet - echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' - initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-amd64 - } - -Example: boot with images loaded into the USB stick ---------------------------------------------------- +* Have examples to help customizations. +* Allows you to load into Grub and boot your OS using the grub shell. +* Provides two functions, `bootfde` and `bootimg` to simplify booting your encrypted system. You may also place custom images into the USB stick -- with the drawback to have to keep them up-to-date: cp -r /boot /tmp/bootless/custom/debian - menuentry 'darkstar: preloaded images' { - # This loads the kernel and initramfs using images preloaded into the USB stick. - echo "Loading ${volume}..." - linux /boot/custom/debian/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/root cryptopts=target=root,source=/dev/mapper/darkstar-root ro quiet - echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' - initrd /boot/custom/debian/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-amd64 - } - -Example: builtin bootless functions ------------------------------------ - -The supplied configuration provides two functions, `bootfde` and `bootimg` that simplify the two previous examples into: - - menuentry 'darkstar: full disk encryption' { - bootfde darkstar-root - } - - menuentry 'darkstar: preloaded images' { - bootimg darkstar-root - } - Create a bootable image ----------------------- @@ -74,9 +30,8 @@ Create a bootable image Record the image into the USB stick ----------------------------------- -*WARNING!* This will irrevocably replace the contents of your USB stick. - -Pay attention to get the right device. If your USB stick is attached to -your computer and reachable through `/dev/sdb`, you just have to run +**WARNING!** This will irrevocably replace the contents of your USB stick. Pay +attention to get the right device. If your USB stick is attached to your +computer and reachable through `/dev/sdb`, you just have to run sudo dd if=bootless.iso of=/dev/sdb |