1.1 Installation - installation preparations

Under Linux:

tar xvfz fli4l-2.0.tar.gz

Under Unix:

gtar xvfz fli4l-2.0.tar.gz

If gtar is not existent at all, you may do the following:

gzip -d < fli4l-2.0.tar.gz | tar xvf -

Those who want to do the installation in an existing FLI4L directory, should call the script mkclean.sh afterwards :

cd fli4l-2.0
sh mkclean.sh

In the Windows environment the zipped tar archive may be extracted by using WinZIP. Please obey that files with sub-directories (check settings in WinZIP) will be extracted too. Besides that you will have to switch off the so called "Smart TAR cr conversion" . If this option is switched on, some of the files (which are important for correct function) will not be extracted correctly.
Alternatively you may use the program Powerarchiver (http://www.powerarchiver.com), which is as good as WinZip.

Follwing files will be installed in sub-directory fli4l-2.0/ :

Documentation:

doc/deutsch/* German documentation
doc/english/* English documentation (if already existing)

Configuration:

config.txt Configuration file which has to be edited

Scripts/procedures:

mkclean.sh Clean up: Linux/Unix version
mkclean.bat Clean up: Windows version
mkfloppy.sh Create boot disk: Linux/Unix version
mkfloppy.bat Create boot disk: Windows version

Kernel/Root file systems:

img/kernel Linux mini kernel 2.2.16
img/rootfs.gz Compressed ext2 file system as image

Driver modules:

opt/* Description file opt.tgz and optional kernel modules, files and programs

Source:

src/* Sources/tools for Linux, see: src/README

Programs:

unix/mkfli4l* Creation of boot disk: Unix/Linux version
windows/* Creation of boot disk: Windows version
unix/imonc* imond client for Unix/Linux
windows/imonc.exe imond client for Windows

The configuration of FLI4L is done after having edited the file config.txt . After this you may generate the boot disk by using one single command.

ATTENTION:
Never use an old config.txt, since older versions of config.txt are not compatible to the latest one!

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