[HOW TO] Virtual PC using yBuild

[pt-1]

Yjogol has released Version 3.0 of his new tool called yBuild




Basically this Tool should enable even a Non Linux User to build his own Images without any extra knowledge etc.

Without going in to much details I did the following on my Windows XP SP3 Machine:

Downloaded Sun xVM VirtualBox from -->here<--

I then followed -->these<-- Instructions to install a downloaded Ubuntu 8.10 -->ISO<--

Once the machine is up and running and you have selected a username (my example pt-1) go ahead and create a directory in a terminal window

(HINT: right CTRL always comes out of the Virtual PC Session):

mkdir tuxbox
cd tuxbox

Then do the following:

 wget www.pt-1.net/yweb/ybuild_bootstrap.sh

chmod 755 ybuild_bootstrap.sh

Then start the process:

./ybuild_bootstrap.sh

The Script will start with dowloading the CVS Sources and create the needed directorys (ybuild).

After this the Menu will automatically appear:

( HINT: in order to start the menu again after you have left it please change into the cd /home/pt-1/tuxbox/ybuild directory and start ybuild via ./ybstart.sh )




e is the Options for the language selection
l is the actual selection. Highlight english and press enter (this seems to not work at present and has been reported to yJogol)

After this configure the working Directory:





Select the d (Konfiguration & Entwicklungsumgebung)

Select the 0 for Basiskonfiguration

Change the 0 with the Woking Directory

Example: /home/pt-1/tuxbox

After this select z for back (Zurueck) and then z for back again

Then start the Checkout Process in the menu:






After this the Program waits for you to hit ENTER

I WILL KEEP UPDATING THIS POST DURING DAY/WEEK
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT

UPDATE 08.01.2008 Customizing scripts

You have the ability with Newmake to include your own scripts that either add or remove files from/to an Image whilst building it.

Yjogol added a few examples and as you cannot do a wget from his page I have added them to my web space.

neutrino-jffs2.img2x-local.sh

• rename your image with the actual date

root-local.sh

• build non GUI relevant tools

root-neutrino-jffs2-local.sh

• will be executed before libary reduction

root-neutrino-local.sh

• copy our own files
• include my-customizing.inc if exists
• remove not needed files (e.g. languages)
• include my-delete-files.inc if exists

yadd-neutrino-local.sh

• will be executed at the end

yadd-none-local.sh

• GUI independent parts of yadd

You can get them via:

wget http://www.pt-1.net/yweb/locals-dist/neutrino-jffs2.img2x-local.sh

wget http://www.pt-1.net/yweb/locals-dist/root-local.sh

wget http://www.pt-1.net/yweb/locals-dist/root-neutrino-jffs2-local.sh

wget http://www.pt-1.net/yweb/locals-dist/root-neutrino-local.sh

wget http://www.pt-1.net/yweb/locals-dist/yadd-neutrino-local.sh

wget http://www.pt-1.net/yweb/locals-dist/yadd-none-local.sh

[wiz569]

Used this last night to do a basic build,went very well I must say,
English translation seems to be working fine now too.
The menu didn't appear after downloading the cvs sources and making the directorys but just manually started as explained above.
Now to start playing with the different options

One question though when trying to use the patchs option its looking for patches text file,maybe i am wrong but doesn't patches=diffs and if so how do you get from a diff file to a txt file,of course I could be completly wrong lol.

[Speedy2206]

I think patches.txt is just a text line with a list of diffs in order.

For example:

ukcvs-base.diff
my_patch.diff
somethingelse.diff

... I think!!! Dont quote me on that.

[pt-1]

Also according to yJogol after the initial setup rund ./ybstart.sh from hostapps/ybuild

I will update the guide above incl. english screenshots once I get NYE over an done with... Not that we Germans like Fireworks (Rockets etc ;-) )

[daviejam]

I am very new with all this and ran into a problem very early on in that upon running the script I was receiving and error.

Effectively the error related to 'cvs: command not found'.

To correct this I ran the following: sudo apt-get install cvs

I hope this helps anyone who comes across this as I did...

[pt-1]

Updated today 06.01.2009

Reason:

• Added link for downloading ybuild_bootstrap.sh

• Rhabarber & Seife added multiple Fixes to the CVS in order to compile on Ubuntu 8.10

[ManofScience]

at what point do you run this? sounds like it could solve a loads of my problems!

[pt-1]

This is all you need, it will do everything for you

[pt-1]

Post updated as for some reason most of it was missing

[PaphosAL]

Originally Posted by pt-1

... Not that we Germans like Fireworks (Rockets etc ;-) )

If you have a spare V2 kicking around, pt-1, I'll buy it off you. It's only 32 miles from here to the Houses of Parliament, so it won't need a lot of liquid oxygen. You must guarantee that the 2 tonne HE warhead is in full working order, though, and won't go Kein System on me...