HOWTO: Remaster the easy way using menu based scripts

[raj1478]

Hi,

I'm facing a strange problem. After booting into the GUI (KDE) the remastered version of KNOPPIX 3.3 sometimes sorts icons automatically but sometimes not. I couldn't figure out the solution because there is no change in script "/etc/X11/Xsession.d/45xsession" in the area where it creates the autostart entry for sorting icons.

Can anyone help?????

[knopx4me]

Thanks. This is great job.

I was able to start kde in the remastered zone. I made many changes to the desktop. I installed a new theme and new icons style (Nuvola). While using the scripts (./knoppix-remaster /mnt/hda2/remaster ) and start X as user knoppix, I am able to see these changes, but when I compress the remastered distro, It did not pick them up. I went back to the scribts environment and I was able to see them. Is there a file that controls this that I have to modify manually?

[UnderScore]

Thanks. This is great job.

You're welcome.

I am able to see these changes, but when I compress the remastered distro, It did not pick them up. I went back to the scribts environment and I was able to see them. Is there a file that controls this that I have to modify manually?

Please check the HOWTO. Did you edit the /etc/X11/Xsession.d/45xsession file so it would rsync ALL the files from /etc/skel to /home/knoppix? Did you move /home/knoppix to /etc/skel before creating the compressed filesystem?

If you have done those, then I have noticed that some people have had very similar problems to what you just experienced. My usage of knoppix is a straight boot off the CD with typically no cheatcodes. I do not use a persistant /home or boot via tohd or fromhd. Since knoppix can be booted & used in multilple scenarios (straight boot, persistant home, etc), the /etc/X11/Xsession.d/45xsession file appropriately has multiple rsync entries to copy the appropriate /etc/skel files to /home/knoppix. The HOWTO describes how to edit ONE of the rsync entries and this entry is applicable to ONLY the straight boot (no persistant home). If people are running into problems with the /home/knoppix no being populated with the correct files, then it is most likely the /etc/X11/Xsession.d/45xsession file that needs to be adjusted.

I hope this helps.
James

[Nikolay]

dont make it complicated.
its very simple.
vi /etc/X11/Xsession.d/45xsession
comment out lines 125 - 154
and save the file.
(comment out is putting # at the start of each line).
stage 2:
vi /etc/init.d/knoppix-autoconfig
at line 1181 after the fi in new line i add:
mkdir /home/knoppix
cp -R /etc/skel/.??* /home/knoppix
cp -R /etc/skel/* /home/knoppix
chown -R knoppix:knoppix /home/knoppix
make steps 2 & 3 and burn the iso.
this will solve all your problems.

Used this solution and worked fine, the only question I have after the remastering system was in german language How can i change it? And Earlier before there was some errors mentioned about this way? what kind of errors?

Thanks

Nikolay

[knopx4me]

UnderScore

You are right. I managed to get my GamesKnoppix remastered with all options I needed by editing /etc/X11/Xsession.d/45xsession file except knemo issue. I found the right knemorc file in /KNOPPIX/etc/skel/.kde/share/config but it is not copied to /home/knoppix/.kde/share/config. I added a line to copy it to /home/knoppix/.kde/share/config

126: if [ -z "$DONTCHANGE" ]; then
127: # No persistent homedir, copy everything
128: rsync -Ha --ignore-existing /etc/skel/ $HOME/ 2>/dev/null
129: rsync -Ha --ignore-existing /etc/skel/.kde/share/config/knemorc $HOME/knoppix/.kde/share/config/ 2>/dev/null
130: [ "$USER" = "knoppix" ] && rsync -Ha --ignore-existing /usr/share/knoppix/profile/{.kde*,Desktop} $HOME/ 2>/dev/null

I added line 129 above, but did not work. Is this the right solution? Any other solution. I would like to get rid of knemo setup every time I start the CD. Thanks.

[jdebay]

Thanks again for sharing this Howto.

I did it and it worked for me the first time. I remastered 3.4, while I wait for 3.8 to come in the snail mail.

I just did a multisession cdrom, burned iso as first session. Then burned next session with knoppix.sh and configs.tbz. I am working on a script to restore settings. (I used CDRW's to practice with...)

J

[PAlvarez]

I tried to use the scripts on the recently released 3.8.1, but get input/output errors when the scripts are extracting Knoppix to the remaster directory. It occurs at approx 17% progress. Am I doing something wrong or is the new verison different enough to cause problems?

- Paul

[Proud]

When I get Input/Output errors... its because the CD's physically scratched/damaged. I'd reburn the ISO and see what happens.

[PAlvarez]

Even if the CD boots correctly? I will try another disk, but that seems like an odd error when the disk works.....

- Paul

[UnderScore]

As for the errors ay 17%, I remastered 3.8.1 today and had no I/O errors.
Proud is right. I/O errors usually indicate either a bad CDR, burnt too fast, or a too sensitive CDROM drive. Reburning the CDR at a slower speed usually fixes the problem.

I will update this HOWTO this week to accomodate 3.8.1.

I hope this helps.
James