I wrote a mostly command based but fully complete manual to remaster the knoppix DVD. Here it is:
Code:The first WORKING!! Knoppix DVD remaster Guide WITH X-Desktop. (c) 2005 by ArkoN <www.ArkoN.ch> Boot your knoppix with a window manager(thats needed for a working XF86Free-Config-4 file) The DVD Filesystem CANT!!! handle files bigger than 2 GB make a 25GB ext2 Partition and name it sda1(or whatever you want) then remaster it with these commands: su - mount -rw /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 mkdir /mnt/sda1/knx cd /mnt/sda1/knx dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1M count=5500 mkswap swapfile swapon swapfile mkdir -p /mnt/sda1/knx/master/KNOPPIX mkdir -p /mnt/sda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX mkdir -p /mnt/sda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX2 cp -Rp /KNOPPIX/* /mnt/sda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX cp /cdrom/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX2 /mnt/sda1/knx/master/KNOPPIX/ cp /cdrom/index.html /mnt/sda1/knx/master/ cd /cdrom && find . -size -15000k -type f -exec cp -p --parents '{}' /mnt/sda1/knx/master/ \; cp /etc/dhcpc/resolv.conf /mnt/sda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/etc/dhcpc/ cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /mnt/sda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/etc/X11/ vi /mnt/sda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/etc/X11/Xwrapper.config change "allowed_users=console" to "allowed_users=anybody" /etc/init.d/xsession stop // Now we start the chroot into the directory chroot /mnt/sda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX mount -t proc /proc proc // check with the command date your date. If its wrong set it right, read the manpages (example: date -s 15:14) // If you install some programms, you dont have troubles. chmod 777 /tmp cd /home cp -R /etc/skel knoppix chown -R knoppix:knoppix knoppix/ //do this not remote!! su knoppix startx //make changes now // apt-get remove --purge gnome* // change your x settings etc. /etc/init.d/xsession stop su - cd /home rm -rf /etc/skel mv knoppix/ skel mv skel /etc chown -R root.root /etc/skel apt-get clean apt-get autoclean rm -f /etc/skel/.bash_history rm -f root/.bash_history rm -f /etc/dhcpc/resolv.conf rm /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 chmod 555 /tmp vi /etc/X11/Xsession.d/45xsession go to line 128 (with escape then type 128) change these lines: rsync -Ha --ignore-existing /etc/skel/{.kde*,Desktop} $HOME/ 2>/dev/null rsync -Ha --ignore-existing /etc/skel/ $HOME/ 2>/dev/null wq! umount /proc CTRL+D mount -t proc /proc proc mkisofs -R -U -V "KNOPPIX.net filesystem" -publisher "KNOPPIX www.knoppix.net" \ -hide-rr-moved -cache-inodes -no-bak -pad /mnt/sda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX \ | nice -5 /usr/bin/create_compressed_fs - 65536 > /mnt/sda1/knx/master/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX cd /mnt/sda1/knx/master find -type f -not -name md5sums -not -name boot.cat -not -name isolinux.bin \ -exec md5sum '{}' \; > KNOPPIX/md5sums mkisofs -pad -l -r -J -v -V "KNOPPIX" -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 \ -boot-info-table -b boot/isolinux/isolinux.bin -c boot/isolinux/boot.cat \ -hide-rr-moved -o /mnt/sda1/knx/knoppix.iso /mnt/sda1/knx/master Now your iso is there: /mnt/sda1/knx/knoppix.iso And ready to burn, hf www.ArkoN.ch
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