[gedmurphy] 26788: Add a readme file. This is open to improvements / additions as my initial revision was a rather lazy effort. Translations should come after this version has been finalized (and when the main app has been converted for translation)
Author: gedmurphy Date: Tue May 15 12:24:49 2007 New Revision: 26788
URL: http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos?rev=26788&view=rev Log: Add a readme file. This is open to improvements / additions as my initial revision was a rather lazy effort. Translations should come after this version has been finalized (and when the main app has been converted for translation)
Added: trunk/tools/RosTE/README.txt Modified: trunk/tools/RosTE/LICENSE.txt
Modified: trunk/tools/RosTE/LICENSE.txt URL: http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos/trunk/tools/RosTE/LICENSE.txt?rev=26788&a... ============================================================================== --- trunk/tools/RosTE/LICENSE.txt (original) +++ trunk/tools/RosTE/LICENSE.txt Tue May 15 12:24:49 2007 @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ - == ReactOS Test Environment v0.1 == - - The components of the ReactOS Test Environment are released under -the following licenses: + == ReactOS Test Environment v0.1 == + +The components of the ReactOS Test Environment are released under the following licenses:
ReactOS Test Environment installer and any accompanying data - GPLv2. ReactOS QEmu Manager - GPLv2 @@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ KQEmu - GPLv2 VDK - GPLv2
- The respective licenses are detailed below +The respective licenses are detailed below
Added: trunk/tools/RosTE/README.txt URL: http://svn.reactos.org/svn/reactos/trunk/tools/RosTE/README.txt?rev=26788&am... ============================================================================== --- trunk/tools/RosTE/README.txt (added) +++ trunk/tools/RosTE/README.txt Tue May 15 12:24:49 2007 @@ -1,0 +1,79 @@ +== Introduction == + +RosTE is a Windows based test environment for both ReactOS testers and developers. +It aims to provide an official test environment in a similar fashion to RosBE. +It also aims to provide an environment which is quick and easy to setup, allowing +non-techs or newbies interested in the project to get up an running quickly, with +easy access to important features such as live debugging or quick mounting of the +VM image. + +RosTE encompasses the following key components: + +- ReactOS QEmu Manager 1.3 +This is a GUI front end to RosTE giving a high degree of versatility over the +virtual machine, with many other features added to ensure management of your +test environment is simple. + +- QEmu 0.9.0 +This is the latest QEmu virtual machine for Windows. It provides a reliable +and proven test bed for operating system development + +- KQEmu 1.3.0pre-11 +This is the latest offering of QEmu accelerator, a driver allowing the emulator +to run much faster, improving the performance of ReactOS significantly + +- VDK 3.2 +This is a virtual disk driver allowing quick mounting of your virtual machine +image, allowing it to appear as a regular drive on your Windows operating system. + + + +== Installation == + +Instalation is simple, just double click the installer, and follow the simple +instructions. Upon completion, the QEmu manager will appear. + + + +== Setup == + +Before your newly installed test environment is ready for use, you must configure +some vital settings. + +1. Creating a new VM image (recommended) +If you dont plan on using an existing image, you must setup a new image for use +with RosTE. Click on the tools tab, set the size of the image to your preferred +value (512 is recommended), ensure the format is vmdk and click create image +In the dialog, choose a save location (remember where you save this) and click save + +2. Setting paths +- Paths tab + If you choose to leave the install path as default (C:\Program Files\RosTE) + then you neednt worry about setting the QEmu and VDK paths, however if you + changed this, then you will need to re-associate your paths with your chosen + install location. + + Set the QEmu and VDK paths by clicking on the open dialog buttons and locating + the paths of the corresponding folders (<your path>/RosTE/QEmu and <your path>/RosTE/VDK) + +- Harddisk tab + Check the HDA setting and locate the path of your virtual machine image (ReactOS.vmdk) + +- CD-ROM tab + Ensure the CD-ROM setting is checked. + If you plan on booting ReactOS from the iso provided by RosBE, click on Image File + and enter the path of your default ReactOS source directory. This is where RosBE + will save the generated iso. Otherwise, point this image file to the file located on + your harddisk. + This setting can be changed to Host CD-ROM once you have an installed system, + allowing you to use your computers CD-ROM as the virtual machine CD-ROM + +- Tools tab + You must be an administrator to use the VDK feature. + Set this to the path of your virtual machine image (ReactOS.vmdk) + +3. Setup debugging +To setup live debugging, click the Debug tab and ensure Redirect to screen is +checked. This will setup a telnet session and stream the debug output to a window +provided by RosTE. Note, you must choose Debug at the first boot option to receive +debug information
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