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- | ~~NOTOC~~ | + | ====== Modify the system while it's running |
- | ===== Modify the system while it's running ===== | + | By default, batocera.linux is like a firmware. It's a file called |
- | By default, batocera.linux is like a firmware. It's a file called / | + | You cannot modify it directly, and for most use cases, you shouldn' |
- | You cannot modify it directly. | + | |
+ | That said, in case you need to modify the system, there are tips to do it. | ||
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+ | ===== /boot/ directory ===== | ||
+ | For any modification in ''/ | ||
- | # for /boot | ||
mount -o remount,rw /boot | mount -o remount,rw /boot | ||
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- | # for other modifications | + | |
- | # do any modification | + | ===== Other system files ===== |
- | # | + | For any other modifications, |
- | # except if you saved them via | + | |
batocera-save-overlay | batocera-save-overlay | ||
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- | This script creates a file at ''/ | + | This script creates a file at ''/ |
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+ | <WRAP center round important 50%>**WARNING**: | ||
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+ | If you don't use the '' | ||
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+ | If you want to remove all your customizations, | ||
- | If you want to remove all your customizations, just remove this '' | + | By default, Batocera overlay files are limited to 50MB. If your modifications are over 50MB, you can specify the size of the overlay with the command. Keep always a bit of margin, the overlay will embed a few more files than those you were expecting (some system files created on-the-fly at boot time). For example, if you need to save 120MB of data on the system, you can type '' |
- | Note : it cannot be done for the current Odroid xu4 version. | + | **Note** : it cannot be done for the current Odroid xu4 version. |
- | === Cases when you don't need to modify the system === | + | ===== Cases when you don't need to modify the system |
- | * you generally don't need to edit ''/ | + | Some best practices here: |
- | * you should not modify ''/ | + | * You generally don't need to edit ''/ |
+ | * You should not modify ''/ |
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