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authorMarco Cecchetti <mrc.ildp@gmail.com>2010-05-13 00:39:44 +0200
committerDavid Somero <xgizzmo@slackbuilds.org>2010-05-13 00:39:44 +0200
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system/bootchart: Updated for version 0.9
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@@ -10,8 +10,15 @@ svg, eps).
This requires apache-ant, and you need the jdk package from /extra installed.
-After installation, to run bootchartd append the following boot option:
+
+After installation, to run bootchartd;
+a) if you run a huge kernel or custom kernel without initrd:
+append the following boot option:
init=/sbin/bootchartd
-You may want to edit your lilo configuration file. Also note that this will
-not work if run from a kernel using an initrd - you must use one of the
-huge* kernels (or a custom kernel).
+
+b) If you run a kernel using initrd:
+Run the script mkchartd with proper options and append to lilo
+configuration file a new entry for bootchart specifying:
+ initrd /boot/initrd.chart.gz
+
+Remember to run lilo after applying changes.