Thread: 6.7.1 Remastering

I never tested to remaster Knoppix DVD with kn-remaster
Now I did it and found, it doesn't work without enough RAM; the new '/opt/knx/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX' will not be created. Therefore the ISO gets the wrong size.

Next time I'll test it on a not virtual machine with 4GB RAM in a separate partition.

Also with "kn-recombine" and Knoppix DVD flash disk installation you need a lot of RAM and a not virtual machine.

Originally Posted by Werner P. Schulz

I never tested to remaster Knoppix DVD with kn-remaster
Now I did it and found, it doesn't work without enough RAM; the new '/opt/knx/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX' will not be created. Therefore the ISO gets the wrong size.

Next time I'll test it on a not virtual machine with 4GB RAM in a separate partition.

Also with "kn-recombine" and Knoppix DVD flash disk installation you need a lot of RAM and a not virtual machine.

Ive just upgraded my ram to 4Gb, I was at 2. I will try again. Thanks greatly!

root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
rootfs 35G 18G 18G 52% /
/dev/root 35G 18G 18G 52% /
tmpfs 2.0G 2.0G 0 100% /tmp
udev 20M 4.0K 20M 1% /dev
tmpfs 2.0G 224K 2.0G 1% /dev/shm
/dev/sdb1 7.5G 68M 7.4G 1% /media/sdb1
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# free -m
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 3481 3242 239 0 274 2693
-/+ buffers/cache: 274 3207
Swap: 2304 131 2173
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# ls -la /opt/knx/iso
total 11383
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 144 Feb 3 15:42 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 152 Feb 3 14:56 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11638784 Feb 3 15:42 kn-knoppix_030212-1529.iso
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 61 Feb 3 15:42 kn-knoppix_030212-1529.iso.md5
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix#

Originally Posted by itman007

Ive just upgraded my ram to 4Gb, I was at 2. I will try again. Thanks greatly!

Same outcome with 4 Gb ram?

Originally Posted by Werner P. Schulz

I never tested to remaster Knoppix DVD with kn-remaster
Now I did it and found, it doesn't work without enough RAM; the new '/opt/knx/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX' will not be created. Therefore the ISO gets the wrong size.

Next time I'll test it on a not virtual machine with 4GB RAM in a separate partition.

Also with "kn-recombine" and Knoppix DVD flash disk installation you need a lot of RAM and a not virtual machine.

This dir and the KNOPPIX file was created, but the KNOPPIX file is 0 kb .

Im starting over with clean /opt. Start KN Remaster, Prepare env. I get a message I assume is ok, mount block dev /dev/sr0 is write protected, mounting read only. ( this should be fine since sr0 is the DVD drive) Next message Copy CD ISO, ( Im concerned about this message due to this being a DVD ) , Next message, Gunzip Initial Ram-disk, 4774 blocks, mount block device /dev/cloop0 is write protected, mounting read only. (not sure if this is ok)

Im starting over with clean /opt. Start KN Remaster, Prepare env. I get a message I assume is ok, mount block dev /dev/sr0 is write protected, mounting read only. ( this should be fine since sr0 is the DVD drive) Next message Copy CD ISO, ( Im concerned about this message due to this being a DVD ) , Next message, Gunzip Initial Ram-disk, 4774 blocks, mount block device /dev/cloop0 is write protected, mounting read only. (not sure if this is ok) Next is Prepare Remaster Environment, Decompress Filesystem Image, this will take a long time, (now a few errors) ,
cp cannot start /usr/sbin/kn-img-create : No such file or directory
cp cannot start /usr/sbin/kn-copy-img : No such file or directory
cp cannot start /usr/share/kn-knoppix/.bashrc : No such file or directory
rm cannot remove /home/knoppix/.adobe : No such file or directory
rm cannot remove /home/knoppix/.aptitude: No Such file or directory
rm cannot remove /home/knoppix/.config/chromium : No Such file or directory
rm cannot remove /home/knoppix/.elinks : No Such file or directory
rm cannot remove /home/knoppix/.kde : No Such file or directory
rm cannot remove /home/knoppix/.mozilla : No Such file or directory
rm cannot remove /home/knoppix/.libreoffice : No Such file or directory
rm cannot remove /opt/knx/remaster/home/knoppix/.kde : No Such file or directory
mkdir cannot create directory /usr/share/kn-knoppix/save : file exist

No back to Prepare remaster environemnt.
Finished (gives time)
states rmaster env is in /opt/knx
Edit items
Select Ok!
Back to main menu!
Build new iso from remastered knoppix.
Hit OK.
Building
start creation.
(starts listing the blocks)
Back to menu: Build new Knoppix ISO
Finished. (states time)
(where to find iso)
Hit OK
Back to beging Main Menu.
Open /opt/knx/iso/ (iso it just build)
The ISO is still only 11Mgb.

In the meantime I have had contact with the OP per email. The problem is solved. The new version of "kn-remaster" can also handle with Knoppix DVD.

I used it in a separate partition of 30 GB on my Laptop with 4 GB RAM, not only with Knoppix but also with Knoppix64 HD installation. It also works in a VirtualBox using 2 GB for the host.

Greetings Werner

Since Solved now its very easy to make your custom ISO using CD or DVD.
Step 1, boot from iso.
Step 2, Install to hd.
Step 3, reboot into hd.
Step 4, make your changes.
Step 5, install kn-remaster script.
Step 6, run kn-remaster.
Follow kn-remaster steps by prompts on screen in order.