Re: [ros-dev] Idea for the textual setup of ReactOS

[Jonathon Keogh]

Bernd Blaauw wrote:

>   Jonathon Keogh schreef:
>
> >   * ....
> >  * Ask questions about drives
> >  * Ask question about location of ReactOS
> >  * Ask question about booting
> >  * Apply drive stuff
> >  * Apply ReactOS location (and copy files)
> >  * Apply booting stuff
> >  * Reboot PC 
>  You mean answer all questions as soon as possible, then be done with 
>  it until ReactOS has installed? 
Yes, I did :)

>  
>  1) Start caching installation files in RAM (as long as CD is the only 
>  install medium supported, otherwise [2] first )
>  2) Textmode mass storage drivers for potential destination locations 
>  (and for source installation medium?)
>  3) Partitioning
>  4) Install destination location (disk + location)
>  5) Boot manager questions
>  6) Other stuff (VGA, keyboard, language, country etc)
>  7) Copy files (should be fast when they reside in RAM already)
>  8) Boot manager stuff (if [7] doesn't hang on systems with 32MB or 
>  less, bug 703 I think)
>  8A: disk only (MBR)
>  8B: diskette only
>  8C: both A and B (functions as a ROS startup bootdisk, and you can't 
>  create a FreeLDR diskette from an install ReactOS AFAIK)
>  8D: something with writing bootsector to a file only.
>  9) Reboot
>
> >   This is just an idea, remember. 
>  Mine also. Idea is to start as early possible with reading the 
>  contents of a medium that's as slow as a cdrom.
>  If 32MB is a nice bottom platform for installation ( 0.2x series did 
>  also install and boot with 20 or 24MB RAM),
>  then anything above it can act as file copy cache.
>  .
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