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Is there an "How to" for this version! The steps found at www.knoppix.net/wiki/Remastering seems to not work with 6.7.1. I copy and paste each step and all seems to go well. When the iso is built the file is only 10-11 mgb. I can burn the ISO and when it starts to load processor specs and such things go wrong. I see searcging USB and /dev/sda1 and then it complains about /mnt-system. Is there an, updated resource for the 6.7.1 CD?
Thanks!
Did you use Knoppix Remastering Howto and do you want to remaster CD or DVD?
You are the first one who has problems with the new description :-)
But i'll test it by myself this night.
Greetings Werner * http://www.wp-schulz.de/knoppix/summary.html
Own Rescue-CD (Knoppix V6.7.1 remaster)
Yes that is the correct link. I did try both DVD and CD. I used DVD first then CD. I saw no changes in the commands nor results from both. I may have a more simple need. I pxe boot 6.7.1 via a CentOs server. I have the "big Knoppix file" within the tftpboot folder. Im a little uncertain on the big file and the minirt.gz. Which one is the boot image? I would assume if the minirt.gz is the image for pxe boot as compared to the cd or dvd being the image for a standard boot from disk, that the file could be extracted, chroot into, install my packages that I need, then compressed back that my changes would be made? Or the same for the big Knoppix file? Can you explain.
Thanks.
Knoppix 6.7.1 have no longer symlinks in '/mnt/' to '/media/'; therefore I changed all to '/media/sda1/knx/' within Knoppix Remastering Howto
'/usr/bin/create_compressed_fs' is now '/usr/sbin/create_compressed_fs'.
Be aware: all in Old stuff of this HowTo may work or no; I didn't tested it.
Perhaps you may have a look at my page.
Greetings Werner
Thanks for that info. I feel the compressed_fs is where it went wrong. I did correct the mount points to reflect media rather than mnt. I will make the change on the command for compressed fs and see what happen. Would missing that have cause the iso to be really small? That would explain why it only created an iso of 10-11 Mgb.
Thanks.
Since your update to the remaster to reflect media rather than mnt all operation/commands on that how to page work exactly. The iso is now bootbable via virtual box and via burned cd.
Now is there a way to make Virtual Box boot into the chroot rather than working inside the terminal. :) Ideas.
Some times ago I also worked with "chroot"; but now I found, it's easier to make changes in a real Knoppix HD-Installation for remaster purpose.
Greetings Werner
Ive found an issue. Within VBox I build my virtual disk and mount the cd.iso. I have the virtual pc boot to the iso(cd). Once booted the partions goes well but when it starts to copy files it seems to be copying from my physical cd drive and not from the iso that booted the virtual machine. Im booted physically with a dvd. I hope thats not confusing!
Yes, it is very confusing and I cannot follow, what you really did. Please describe all once more step by step and tell us, which "Remastering" you are using.
Greetings Werner
I had booted using an DVD. I open VBox and build a VM that boots from the CDs iso. Within the booted cd iso (within VBox) I select HD Install. It seems that within this install the VM is using the DVD that booted the pc rather than the CD which is booting the VM. Does that help make sense? (the operation aborts shortky after the files start to copy to the virtual disk) I feel this is because the VM is using/looking at the physical DVD/CD drive rather than the VMs CD iso in which it booted with.
Using the above works flawless! Im amazed how easier this is than the chroot method. There should be a banner at the top of this page on the wiki link that states this is outdated and for current users to follow steps from the "changes in the real Knoppix HD-Installation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Werner P. Schulz
Perhaps you didn't unselect the option "Live-cd/DVD" at this step.Quote:
Ive found an issue. Within VBox I build my virtual disk and mount the cd.iso. I have the virtual pc boot to the iso(cd).
Greetings Werner
I did miss that check!
Now for the Knoppix HD install! I installed and made my changes. Then created the remastered iso. Which worked just as I needed. The only problem is after I reboot the pc and want to make another install all of my previous changes are gone. I need the HD install to keep changes as I go so that I do not have to start from the begining each time. Is it possible to have the HD install keep my packages that I add/remove?
???Quote:
Then created the remastered iso.
How do you did this? With old chroot method of Remaster HowTo, with my script "kn-remaster" or with my script "kn-recombine"?
Don't select the option Live-CD/DVD in the right upper corner!Quote:
Ive found an issue. Within VBox I build my virtual disk and mount the cd.iso. I have the virtual pc boot to the iso(cd). Once booted the partions goes well but when it starts to copy files it seems to be copying from my physical cd drive and not from the iso that booted the virtual machine.
Greetings Werner * http://www.wp-schulz.de/knoppix/summary.html
Own Rescue-CD (Knoppix V6.7.1 remaster)
Script kn-remasterQuote:
Originally Posted by Werner P. Schulz
I've tested my scripts many, many times and now I tested it once more (kn-knoppix_0.3-2_all.deb), but I cannot verify your claim. All things I purged in my HD-Install remains purged and all things I installed new remains installed after reboot.Quote:
Now for the Knoppix HD install! I installed and made my changes. Then created the remastered iso. Which worked just as I needed. The only problem is after I reboot the pc and want to make another install all of my previous changes are gone.
Did you any changes within "kn-remaster", especially at lines 105-120?
Greetings Werner
I made no changes but I feel we are on 2 different subjects. The HD-Install is what did not keep my new packages/changes after reboot. The changes reflected within the remastered iso did remain. During HD install there are no option for persistent as there are after reboot with flash disk install. I would presume that hd install assumes persistent?Quote:
Originally Posted by Werner P. Schulz
Ive now reinstalled with Knoppix HD Install using the dvd. I want to see if changes are kept after reboot when Ive finished installing new packages.
The HD installation of Knoppix has no and needs no persistent memory. It 's a installation like any other OS - Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Mandriva and so on.
Hard drive Installation
And there is no diffenrence between HD installation using Knoppix CD or DVD, if you install or purge packages. In both cases you'll find all your changes after reboot.
Greetings Werner
I do see that after reboot all has remained. I just ran the process/steps of remaster. After the iso was build. I browse to /opt/knx/iso/ (the remaster iso) The remaster ISO is only 10.5 Mgb this time. Any ideas what would cause that. Im going throught the steps again now to see it corrects the build.
You've build a Boot-CD.
I install Knoppix to HD using the DVD 6.7.1. The dvd has many more of the things I need than the cd. I installed kn-script from ( http://www.wp-schulz.de/knoppix/summary.html) Then used Remaster Knoppix to build ISO. I think the script is wrote for cd maybe only. Woudl the script need to be modified to build ISO for DVD? I assumed it wouldnt.
I think the issue here is within the script just as it was within the steps for the chroot method. I feel the /mnt/sda? may be pointing to an improper location? I wouldnt think the script would care if its dvd or cd but would build an iso for the syncd hd files no matter what. Im only needing the "big knoppix file" after the compiled to place on my pxe server anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by itman007
Remaster has changes since the begining of this thread! Directions here http://knoppix.net/wiki/Knoppix_Remastering_Howto seem to apply to CD and DVD according to this statement "Find the partition you will use to work on and change the variable "PFAD" within the scripts as you need. In this example it is called /media/sda1. The partition should have a minimum of 5 GB free space for CD remaster and 20 GB for DVD remaster." To avoid working in chroot can this " http://www.wp-schulz.de/knoppix/kn-script.html" be changed to use the DVD?Quote:
Originally Posted by itman007
Please advise!
Yes, I revised the old "chroot method" this days and made it more comfortable. It works for Knoppix CD and DVD.
The method with kn-remaster I recomend only, if you want to create a special Rescue CD.
If you like to work with Knoppix DVD, make a flash disk installation (poor man installation) or a "poor man harddrive installation", each of these with persistent memory.
Hard drive Installation
If after some time there is a lot of unneccesary stuff in your persistent memory, you can consider to use the method kn-recombine.
The script kn-remaster is designed to create your own CD. But you can use it without any modification also to remaster Knoppix DVD. If so create a virtual machine with 25 GB!Quote:
Then used Remaster Knoppix to build ISO. I think the script is wrote for cd maybe only. Woudl the script need to be modified to build ISO for DVD? I assumed it wouldnt.
I have installed via DVD 6.7.1, via Prefrences-Knoppix HD Install. Ive made all the changes to that install that I need. Which is the proper method for this type install? Or must I use a different method of hd install to accomplish?
I did find that if you use KnoppixHD Install, select whole disk and then let it auto configure /media/sda1 will not be correct per the script. I manually configured so that /media/sda1 would not be auto configured as the Linux swap.
Yes, if you have a HD installation via Prefrences-Knoppix HD Install and "autoconfigure", '/media /sda1' will be the swap partition and '/media/sda2' the Knoppix partition.
If you will use old "chroot method" pay attention to:Greetings WernerQuote:
Find the partition you will use to work on and change the variable "PFAD" within the scripts as you need. In this example it is called /media/sda1.
Per this step I assume this dir tree should be created and I should see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Werner P. Schulz
Used directory-tree
/opt/knx/knoppix => all of the CD
/opt/knx/boot/isolinux/minirt.gz => compressed Initial RAM-disk
/opt/knx/bootcd => minimal ISO (only Initial RAM-disk)
/opt/knx/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX => compressed filesystem Image
/opt/knx/minirt_rd => decompressed Initial RAM-disk
/opt/knx/iso => new remastered kn_knoppix_xyz.iso (or kn_bootcd_xyz.iso)
/opt/knx/remaster => decompressed filesystem Image
What I do see! (see attachment)
Again the iso created is 11.6Mgb (cd image) Why not a DVD image?
I do not see where this is failing.
Please advise.
Thanks
With your screenshot I cannot recognize anything.
Please tell me (per email => at tho bottom of my page) the output from
Code:df -h
Code:free -m
Did you get any error messages while creating ISO?Code:ls -la /opt/knx/iso
Greetings Werner
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by Werner P. Schulz
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#
Same outcome with 4 Gb ram?Quote:
Originally Posted by itman007
This dir and the KNOPPIX file was created, but the KNOPPIX file is 0 kb .Quote:
Originally Posted by Werner P. Schulz
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.