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The CD now boots directly from the ISO 9660 filesystem instead of using MBR partitioning with Minix file systems. This saves some space on the CD and reduces memory requirements by some unknown amount as the root ramdisk is completely eliminated. The x86 hard drive image creation is also rewritten in the same fashion. The setup is modified to be more NetBSD-like (unpacking sets tarballs instead of blindly copying the CD contents). Splitting MINIX into sets is done in another commit due to it being a nightmare to rebase. Since MINIX lacks union mounts for now, a bunch of ramdisks are generated at run-time to make parts of the filesystem writeable for the CD. This solution isn't ideal, but it's enough for an installation CD. Change-Id: Icbd9cca4dafebf7b42c345b107a17679a622d5cd
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Welcome to MINIX 3.
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MINIX 3 Copyright 2009, 2006, 1997, 1987 Vrije Universiteit
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All rights reserved.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
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Below is a list of minimum system requirements to install MINIX 3.
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HARDWARE
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*MINIX 3 OS requires the following hardware:
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- PC with a Pentium or compatible processor
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- at least 200 MB of free disk space
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- IDE CD-ROM drive
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- IDE hard disk
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- NOT SUPPORTED: USB and SCSI disks; Some Serial ATA disks work.
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SOFTWARE
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* This is a live CD-ROM. You can insert it into your computer and boot
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from it. MINIX 3 will start automatically and you can log in as root.
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It does NOT require Windows, Linux, or any other operating system as
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it is self contained. However, to use it effectively, you must
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install it on your hard disk. Detailed installation instructions are
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given on the MINIX 3 website: http://www.minix3.org. Please be sure
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to read these instructions before attempting to install MINIX 3 as you
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must partition your hard disk before starting and this subject is
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discussed on the website. Disk partitioning must be done very
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carefully to prevent data loss. Please have a printed copy of the
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installation instructions available while you are doing the installation,
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as it will be very helpful to you then.
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WARNING
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* MINIX 3 is an operating system and will overwrite all the data in the
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partition in which it is installed. Be sure to back up all your files
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before installing it.
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CD CONTENTS:
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This CD contains:
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- README.TXT This file
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- i386/ Base system distribution files, for
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installation
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- usr/packages/ Extra packages, if bundled with this CD
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- Everything else MINIX 3 files
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PRODUCT SUPPORT:
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For further technical information about the MINIX software on this CD,
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visit the official MINIX website at
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http://www.minix3.org
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