docs/livecd-iso-to-disk.pod | 4 ++--
tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh | 12 ++++++------
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
New commits:
commit 82ea9d39534295be211d4ac1d9880bed985dab4a
Author: Brian C. Lane <bcl(a)redhat.com>
Date: Mon Apr 7 10:04:28 2014 -0700
Change vfat limit from 2047 to 4095
This is a backport of commit 16b6c36202f5a78.
The actual filesystem limit is 2^32−1
diff --git a/docs/livecd-iso-to-disk.pod b/docs/livecd-iso-to-disk.pod
index 1ccab66..4ddef23 100644
--- a/docs/livecd-iso-to-disk.pod
+++ b/docs/livecd-iso-to-disk.pod
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ Disables the image validation process which occurs before the image is installed
=item --overlay-size-mb
-This option sets the overlay size in megabytes. The overlay is additional storage available to the live operating system if the operating system supports it. The USB storage device must have enough free space for the image and the overlay.
+This option sets the overlay size in mebibytes (integer values only). The overlay makes persistent storage available to the live operating system, if the operating system supports it. The persistent LiveOS overlay holds image-change snapshots (using write-once, difference-tracking storage) in the /LiveOS/overlay-<device_id> file, which, *one should note*, always grows in size due to the storage mechanism. (The fraction of allocated space that has been consumed may be displayed by issuing the 'dmsetup status' command in a terminal session of a running LiveOS installation.) One way to conserve the unrecoverable, overlay file space, is to specify a persistent home folder for user files, see --home-size-mb below. The target storage device must have enough free space for the image and the overlay. A maximum <size> of 4095 MiB is permitted for vfat-formatted devices. If there is insufficient room on your device, you will be given information to help in adjusting your setti
ngs.
=item --home-size-mb
-Sets the home directory size in megabytes.
+Sets the home directory size in mebibytes (integer values only). A persistent home directory will be made in the /LiveOS/home.img filesystem image file. This file space is encrypted by default, but not compressed (one may bypass encryption with the --unencrypted-home installation option). Files in this home folder may be erased to recover and reuse their storage space. The target storage device must have enough free space for the image, any overlay, and the home directory. Note that the --delete-home option must also be selected to replace an existing persistent home with a new, empty one. A maximum <size> of 4095 MiB is permitted for vfat-formatted devices. If there is insufficient room on your device, you will be given information to help in adjusting your settings.
=item --unencrypted-home
diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh
index 3e149d7..eb7be61 100755
--- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh
+++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh
@@ -560,22 +560,22 @@ checkMBR $USBDEV
if [ "$overlaysizemb" -gt 0 -a "$USBFS" = "vfat" ]; then
- if [ "$overlaysizemb" -gt 2047 ]; then
- echo "Can't have an overlay of 2048MB or greater on VFAT"
+ if [ "$overlaysizemb" -gt 4095 ]; then
+ echo "Can't have an overlay of 4095MB or greater on VFAT"
exitclean
fi
fi
if [ "$homesizemb" -gt 0 -a "$USBFS" = "vfat" ]; then
- if [ "$homesizemb" -gt 2047 ]; then
- echo "Can't have a home overlay greater than 2048MB on VFAT"
+ if [ "$homesizemb" -gt 4095 ]; then
+ echo "Can't have a home overlay greater than 4095MB on VFAT"
exitclean
fi
fi
if [ "$swapsizemb" -gt 0 -a "$USBFS" = "vfat" ]; then
- if [ "$swapsizemb" -gt 2047 ]; then
- echo "Can't have a swap file greater than 2048MB on VFAT"
+ if [ "$swapsizemb" -gt 4095 ]; then
+ echo "Can't have a swap file greater than 4095MB on VFAT"
exitclean
fi
fi