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README.md

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 1. Enjoy your new Linux OS!
 
 If you were able to install Linux with Tunic, please
-add a comment to [Success Stores](https://github.com/mikeslattery/tunic/issues/12), 
+add a comment to [Success Stores](https://github.com/mikeslattery/tunic/issues/12),
 or send a message [to the author](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=funbike).
 
 See the [FAQ](doc/faq.md) if you need further help.

doc/TODO.md

@@ -39,15 +39,31 @@ This is subject to change over time.
 * Plugins and flexible configuration to make it easy for others to help
 * Buttons to go to web sites for help: google search, ubuntu support
 * LVM and/or partition util?
-* Programming Language change?
 * Desktop icons: efi recover, OS in VM, reboot, browse files
-* VirtualBox Linux host runs Windows partition w/sync protections.
-* Reboot and continue without user intervention of password during install
+* VirtualBox Linux host runs Windows partition.
 * Keyboard layout preseed/import
+* Detect accidental Linux MBR install.  Fix and/or replace.
+* Nvidia options: restrict distro list, install driver, disable nvidia, do nothing.
+* Laptop specific packages and settings
+* Add useful secondary repos and other common distro tweaks
+* Autoupdates checkbox
 * Tunic welcome app
+* `nomodeset` checkbox.
+* Detect SATA mode RAID.  Inform user to set to AHCI.
+* Troubleshooting screen, if tunic was used before (to completion).
 
 ## Other Possible Use Cases and sub-components
 
+### Spins
+
+* USB/PXE Tunic.  Meant for multiple machines.   Can save inputs to USB file for use on subsequent machines.
+* OEM Tunic.  Useful as initial installed launchpad OS.  Wifi required.  Pi spin.
+* Enterprise Tunic.  Uniform PXE/USB installations.
+* Distro Tunic.  Regular app for specific distro.
+* Tunic for MacOS/Linux/RaspPi/ChromeOS.
+* Tunic for Android.  Similar to Termux.
+* Evil Tunic.  Auto-install.  No user password.  iso and exe variants.
+
 ### Windows
 
 * Import apps from Windows to OSS Windows
@@ -56,8 +72,11 @@ This is subject to change over time.
 * Full convert from Windows to Linux
 * Install existing Linux partition as VM
 * Uninstall Linux dual boot
-* Install WSL to partition.
+* Install WSL to partition.  Boots Ubuntu and chroot to WSL.
+* Convert Linux VM to a partition
 * Run Linux in file on ntfs/ext4 loopback
+* Auto-repair Linux nvram entry.  Auto-reboot, if linux was default and last booted OS.
+* "Reboot to Linux" shortcut
 
 ### Windows and Linux
 
@@ -76,13 +95,27 @@ This is subject to change over time.
 * Import settings/apps from Windows to Linux
 * Remove Windows
 * Install Windows after Linux
+* Install Windows into VM
 * Install another Linux distro over current.
+* Recovery partition/chroot.  Non-LVM. Alpine. Grub, LVM tools and scripts.
 * Convert to LVM
-* Fast EFI boot (fwbootmgr -> Linux kernel w/ ext4 efi driver)
-* Decimate Windows.  Delete all except user files, defrag.
+* Fast EFI boot (fwbootmgr -> efistub w/ ext4,lvm efi drivers)
+* Decimate Windows.  Delete all except user files. defrag, shrink.
+* access WSL from Linux.  /mnt/wsl.  v1 read only.  v2 mount the VM disk.
+* "Reboot to Windows" shortcut
+
+### Stability and Robustness
+
+* Before start of install, remove custom grub by Tunic.
+* Grub timeout.  Boot back to windows and remove tunic's grub.
+* Windows Task on boot that reinstalls Grub's NVRAM entry, if missing.
+* Windows Task on boot that removes custom grub by Tunic.
+* NVidia warning.  Recommend PopOS.  Disable opt-out.  Driver package.
+* Model/Vendor specific workarounds for various issues.
 
 ### Far Future
-* Allow secure boot.  Detect if supportable.
+
+* Theming/ricing
 * Support for: Windows Vista/XP, 32bit w/MBR, MBR
 * AD domain login
 * Fully remove Windows with option to convert to VM
@@ -145,22 +178,21 @@ This is subject to change over time.
 * Bitlocker
 * Compatibility (some day)
 
+#### Hardware warnings and help
+
+* Detect nvidia.  Give options with caveats.
+
 #### Warnings
 
 * Backup
 * Upgrade firmware
-* Disable secure boot
 * Might brick your machine
 * Limited support
 
 #### Uninstallers
 
 * grub.cfg + initrd.lz - Undo installation (up to this point)
 
-#### Compatibility Warnings
-
-* NVidia
-
 ## Support and Testing
 
 ### Manual Testing
@@ -187,3 +219,9 @@ This is subject to change over time.
 5. Copy grub files to efi partition
 6. Reboot to Linux
 
+## Safety and Qualtiy
+
+* If Windows VM, disable ignore flush, enable host cache. https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/4651
+* Immediately uninstall tunic grub during start of install
+* Disable nouveau
+

doc/junk/garbage.txt

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ documentation:
 
 
 
+
 repositories:
     - https://github.com/user/project
 winfs: /mnt/ntfs
@@ -69,9 +70,50 @@ importers:
 RootPlugins:
     - ScannerPlugin
 
+distro record
+    description
+    version
+    distro template (e.g. ubuntu-flavors)
+    download URLs or file (metalink, .torrent)
+    flags: secure boot, 32 bit, MBR/EFI, beginner
+    bootloader: grub, systemd-boot
+    nvidia post-install script
+    pre/post install scripts
+
+distro filters
+    if os=64, only show 64 bit
+    if hw=32, only show 32 bit
+    if efi=64, only show 64 bit
+    if efi=32, only show 32 bit
+    if >4GB only show 64 bit
+    else show both   (mbr, hw=64, <=4GB RAM)
+
+legacy systems
+    Windows XP < SP2 - download and install SP2
+    Windows XP SP2
+    Windows 95/98/ME - loadlin
+    Only full disk replacement
+
+Testing cominations:
+    Windows 98, XP, 7, 8.1, 10
+    32, 64 bit
+    MBR, EFI
+    combos: 98/32/MBR, XP/32/MBR, 7/(32/64)/MBR, (8/10)/(32-MBR/64-EFI), 10/32/EFI = 1+1+2+4+1 = 9
+    base on marketshare: 10/64/EFI, 7/64/EFI, 8/64/EFI, 7/32/MBR 
+    mitigations: upgrade to 10, mbr2efi
+
+distro URLs and grub
+    https://github.com/mbusb/multibootusb/tree/devel/data/multibootusb/grub/menus
+    https://github.com/unetbootin/unetbootin/blob/master/src/unetbootin/distrolst.cpp
+    https://github.com/bwnickle/YUMI/blob/master/srcLinux/.src/Add.module
+    https://www.pendrivelinux.com/downloads/Universal-USB-Installer/Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.9.3.src.zip
 
+-----
+grub for tunic
 
-
+* Instal Grub for Windows, 32 or 64 bit, MBR or UEFI
+* Boot to tunic grub only once using bcdedit /bootsequence
+* During install, remove tunic grub nvram and files
 
 -----
 
@@ -89,6 +131,49 @@ name: MozillaMaintenanceService
 match: 'Mozilla Maintenance Service'
 status: ignore
 
+-----
+golang
+
+* Start out with unit tests, GHA, functional tests, packaging
+* fyne gui library
+* embed files into executable
+* github actions for builds
+* uac - https://gist.github.com/jerblack/d0eb182cc5a1c1d92d92a4c4fcc416c6
+
+* mvp 0  - just lets you know if system is compatible with Tunic
+  - no GUI
+  - Github actions
+  - validations
+  - 32 bit
+* mvp 1  - CLI to install tunic given a .iso file.  non-interactive.
+  - Copy .iso argument to efi
+  - copy grub files onto efi
+  - install grub
+  - reboot
+* disable fastboot
+* secure boot
+* Download Mint Cinnamon latest
+* GUI MVP
+  - single page
+  - read-only fields: disclaimer, progress
+  - buttons: ok, quit/cancel
+* UAC
+* disclaimer checkbox
+* progress page
+* ubuntu and mint flavors pulldown
+* preseed basics (locale, TZ, kb)
+* install type
+* free space page w/o utilities
+* user pane
+* auto reboot into linux (if not custom)
+* free space page w/utilities
+* iso list from unetbootin, multibootusb
+* grub cleanup post-install
+* auto release on push to master
+* email me on master build failures
+* auto upate iso list in GHA once a week
+
+
 -----
 
 # Core properties.

doc/next.md

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 * Windows 7 / Python
  - new branch
  - python3, gtk, 32 bit, no choco
+ - python linter
+ - github actions
+ - vim: editorconfig check
  - hello world - show hi/hello.txt
  - deploy with subdirs to windows 7 32 bit
  - arch: unit tests, MVP, mock OS
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@
 * distros
     $vmlinux = (dir 'D:\' -file -filter '*vmlinu*' -recurse).FullName.toLower() -replace '^\w:','' -replace '\\','/'
     $initrd  = (dir 'D:\' -file -filter '*initrd*' -recurse).FullName.toLower() -replace '^\w:','' -replace '\\','/'
-    
+
     # only work if a single hit.  otherwise use default, even if it doesn't exist
     #$global:data.iso_url = 'ubuntu-18.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso'
     #$global:data.iso_url = 'deepin-15.11-amd64.iso'
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@
 * Win 7, EFI/MBR, 32/64 bit (hardware) testing
 * reboot-continue (to delete swap)
 * Advanced options
-* icons: os-uninstall, Windows files, 
+* icons: os-uninstall, Windows files,
 * 1.0
 * abort.sh (also before.sh, after.sh)
 * bitlocker
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ cards: checks, input, advanced, progress
 * Browse Config files (dir of generated preseed.cfg, grub.cfg, ks.cfg)
 * [ ] Skip shrink partition (clean, disable swap, defrag, reboot-cont)
 * [ ] Skip Ubiquity UI
-* [x] Reboot now 
+* [x] Reboot now
 
 # validation
 * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4645126/looking-for-regex-code-for-hostname-machine-name-validation