Create a personalized version of Tom's Root Boot.

Sender: Gordon
 

1. Download the image from http://www.toms.net/rb/
2. Read the FAQ page at http://www.toms.net/rb/tomsrtbt.FAQ, especially section 6.
3. Step up to root. su - root
4. Extract the files from the file tomsrtbt-1.7.185.tar.gzusing the command: tar xvzf tomsrtbt-1.7.185.tar.gz
5. Go into the directory it created: cd tomsrtbt-1.7.185
6. Extract the files from the disk image using the command: sh unpack.s tomsrtbt.raw
7. Go into the filesystem directory: cd tomsrtbt-1.7.185.unpacked/2
8. Under here, you'll see lots of directories like bin, sbinetc.  taris a hard link to pax, you need to remove this with rm tar. (the same applies to cpio)
9. Download the program you want from http://www.toms.net/rb/add-ons/, the gnu-cpioprogram will probably do all the tar functions you want.
10. Uncompress the program with bunzip2.
11. Remove some other programs/files within the bin/ libetc. directories which you don't think you need, the FAQ suggests dmsdos and ce.
12. Go back up to the top level directory, and type 2/usr/doc/buildit.s, this will build you a new disk image and tell you how to save it to disk.

Cheers
Gordon