[FE training-materials-updates] Kernel lab data: eliminate device files

Michael Opdenacker michael.opdenacker at free-electrons.com
Fri Mar 25 10:47:57 CET 2016


Repository : git://git.free-electrons.com/training-materials.git
On branch  : master
Link       : http://git.free-electrons.com/training-materials/commit/?id=742781d58d0852a7e4c63833ac963d69dc05b10b

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commit 742781d58d0852a7e4c63833ac963d69dc05b10b
Author: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at free-electrons.com>
Date:   Fri Mar 25 10:46:31 2016 +0100

    Kernel lab data: eliminate device files
    
    - Simplifying the lab data extraction procedure
      and avoiding to confuse users
      (who sometimes use 'root' for all subsequent
      tar commands)
    
    Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at free-electrons.com>


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742781d58d0852a7e4c63833ac963d69dc05b10b
 lab-data/linux-kernel/modules/nfsroot.tar.xz | Bin 2575440 -> 2576064 bytes
 labs/setup/setup.tex                         |   8 --------
 2 files changed, 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lab-data/linux-kernel/modules/nfsroot.tar.xz b/lab-data/linux-kernel/modules/nfsroot.tar.xz
index 0663fca..bb3b879 100644
Binary files a/lab-data/linux-kernel/modules/nfsroot.tar.xz and b/lab-data/linux-kernel/modules/nfsroot.tar.xz differ
diff --git a/labs/setup/setup.tex b/labs/setup/setup.tex
index a0174d5..9ff396b 100644
--- a/labs/setup/setup.tex
+++ b/labs/setup/setup.tex
@@ -11,17 +11,9 @@ and more). Download and extract its tarball from a terminal:
 {\tt
 cd \\
 wget \sessionurl/\longname-labs.tar.xz \\
-sudo tar Jvxf \longname-labs.tar.xz \\
-sudo chown -R <user>.<group> \longname-labs \\
 }
 }
 
-Note that \code{root} permissions are required to extract the
-character and block device files contained in this lab archive. This is
-an exception. For all the other archives that you will handle during
-the practical labs, you will never need \code{root} permissions to
-extract them. If there is another exception, we will let you know.
-
 Lab data are now available in an {\tt \longname-labs} directory in
 your home directory. For each lab there is a directory containing
 various data. This directory will also be used as working space for




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