Problems with the Remastering Howto document

[devguy]

which is the appropiate mkisofs code to compress the KNOPPIX 6.0.1 image?
I have tried without success:

mkisofs -R -U -V "KNOPPIX.net filesystem" -publisher "KNOPPIX www.knoppix.net" \
-hide-rr-moved -cache-inodes -no-bak -pad /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX \
| nice -5 /usr/bin/create_compressed_fs - 65536 > /mnt/hda1/knx/master/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX

Before start the compression it show errors on some files
This is an example:
Using X-Debian-Screen-Savi006.desktop for /var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/menu-xdg/X-Debian-Screen-Saving-activate_screensaver_(previous).desktop (X-Debian-Screen-Saving-enable_xscreensaver.desktop)

I use the following command (more or less the command from the remastering howto) on my normal desktop machine (I use my desktop machine for the remastering process...):

 mkisofs -R -U -V "KNOPPIX.net filesystem" \
    -input-charset iso8859-15 \
    -publisher "KNOPPIX www.knoppix.net"\
    -hide-rr-moved -cache-inodes -pad \
    -o knoppix.iso.$$ \
    source/KNOPPIX

It shows the same messages for all filenames longer then 32 (31?) characters. But if I mount the cd image, the long file names are there. So I assume, mkisofs only informs about the usage of some Rock Ridge extensions for long file names and this is more an information or a warning then an error message. So far I have not seen any problem with the resulting real knoppix cd (the one after compression and second cd image generation).[/code]

Did anyone have success making the compressed Knoppix file? None of these seem to work in Knoppix 6. On Knoppix 5 this is the command I used and it worked.

mkisofs -R -U -V "KNOPPIX.net filesystem" -publisher "KNOPPIX www.knoppix.net" \
-hide-rr-moved -cache-inodes -no-bak -pad /knx/source/KNOPPIX \
| nice -5 /usr/bin/create_compressed_fs - 65536 > /knx/master/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX

On Knoppix 6 running this command creates a file that is 5mb smaller then the original Knoppix file from the cd. I am not updating Knoppix yet, so the file should be the same size I believe. I am just copying the original CD files and trying to build the bootable iso from it. I would like to see a working iso before I try to update anything. After the above command I create the ISO file and all seems well. The problem happens when I go to boot from the ISO. It starts to boot but errors out when looking for init.

Anyone have any ideas?

[fedemos]

hello I had a successful remastering following article:
http://knoppix.net/wiki/Knoppix_Remastering_Howto
This procedure is that I ran:

# Open a console
sudo -s
mount -rw /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1
mkdir /mnt/hda1/knx
mkdir -p /mnt/hda1/knx/master/KNOPPIX
mkdir -p /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX
cp -Rp /KNOPPIX/* /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX
cd /mnt-system && find . -size -10000k -type f -exec cp -p --parents '{}' /mnt/hda1/knx/master/ \;

# Step 1 internet access (copy the three nameserver)
nano /etc/resolv.conf
CTRL + X for close

# Setup the environment for chroot
mount --bind /dev /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/dev
mount --bind /proc /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/proc
mount --bind /sys /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/sys
chroot /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX

# Step 2 internet access (paste the three nameserver)
nano /etc/resolv.conf
CTRL + o + ENTER for save
CTRL + x for close

# update and install
apt-get update
apt-get -t lenny install .......
apt-get install .......

# clear
apt-get clean
apt-get autoclean
COLUMNS=200 dpkg -l |grep ^rc |awk '{print $2} ' | xargs dpkg -P
deborphan
deborphan | xargs apt-get -s -y remove
deborphan | xargs apt-get -y remove

# Step 3 internet access (remove the three nameserver)
nano /etc/resolv.conf
CTRL + o + ENTER for save
CTRL + x for close

# Step 1 the end
history -c
umount /dev /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/dev
umount /proc /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/proc
umount /sys /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/sys
history -c
CTRL + D

# Step 1 the end (the single compression)
rm -rf /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/.rr_moved
mkisofs -R -U -V "KNOPPIX.net filesystem" -publisher "KNOPPIX www.knoppix.net" \
-hide-rr-moved -cache-inodes -no-bak -pad /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX \
| nice -5 /usr/bin/create_compressed_fs - 65536 > /mnt/hda1/knx/master/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX

# Step 2 the end (the gib compression)
mkisofs -R -U -V "KNOPPIX.net filesystem" -publisher "KNOPPIX www.knoppix.net" \
-hide-rr-moved -cache-inodes -no-bak -pad /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX \
| nice -5 /usr/bin/create_compressed_fs -L -1 - 65536 > /mnt/hda1/knx/master/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX


# Step 3 the end (create md5)
cd /mnt/hda1/knx/master
find -type f -not -name md5sums -not -name boot.cat -not -name isolinux.bin \
-exec md5sum '{}' \; > KNOPPIX/md5sums

# Step 4 the end (create an ISO image)
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/hda1/knx/knoppix.iso /mnt/hda1/knx/master

[devguy]

hello I had a successful remastering following article:
http://knoppix.net/wiki/Knoppix_Remastering_Howto
This procedure is that I ran:

# Open a console
sudo -s
mount -rw /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1
mkdir /mnt/hda1/knx
mkdir -p /mnt/hda1/knx/master/KNOPPIX
mkdir -p /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX
cp -Rp /KNOPPIX/* /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX
cd /mnt-system && find . -size -10000k -type f -exec cp -p --parents '{}' /mnt/hda1/knx/master/ \;

# Step 1 internet access (copy the three nameserver)
nano /etc/resolv.conf
CTRL + X for close

# Setup the environment for chroot
mount --bind /dev /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/dev
mount --bind /proc /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/proc
mount --bind /sys /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/sys
chroot /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX

# Step 2 internet access (paste the three nameserver)
nano /etc/resolv.conf
CTRL + o + ENTER for save
CTRL + x for close

# update and install
apt-get update
apt-get -t lenny install .......
apt-get install .......

# clear
apt-get clean
apt-get autoclean
COLUMNS=200 dpkg -l |grep ^rc |awk '{print $2} ' | xargs dpkg -P
deborphan
deborphan | xargs apt-get -s -y remove
deborphan | xargs apt-get -y remove

# Step 3 internet access (remove the three nameserver)
nano /etc/resolv.conf
CTRL + o + ENTER for save
CTRL + x for close

# Step 1 the end
history -c
umount /dev /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/dev
umount /proc /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/proc
umount /sys /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/sys
history -c
CTRL + D

# Step 1 the end (the single compression)
rm -rf /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX/.rr_moved
mkisofs -R -U -V "KNOPPIX.net filesystem" -publisher "KNOPPIX www.knoppix.net" \
-hide-rr-moved -cache-inodes -no-bak -pad /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX \
| nice -5 /usr/bin/create_compressed_fs - 65536 > /mnt/hda1/knx/master/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX

# Step 2 the end (the gib compression)
mkisofs -R -U -V "KNOPPIX.net filesystem" -publisher "KNOPPIX www.knoppix.net" \
-hide-rr-moved -cache-inodes -no-bak -pad /mnt/hda1/knx/source/KNOPPIX \
| nice -5 /usr/bin/create_compressed_fs -L -1 - 65536 > /mnt/hda1/knx/master/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX


# Step 3 the end (create md5)
cd /mnt/hda1/knx/master
find -type f -not -name md5sums -not -name boot.cat -not -name isolinux.bin \
-exec md5sum '{}' \; > KNOPPIX/md5sums

# Step 4 the end (create an ISO image)
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/hda1/knx/knoppix.iso /mnt/hda1/knx/master

Thanks fedemos! I will give this a try.

[unclecameron]

I think you also need to do:

cp -ar /mnt-system/boot /mnt/hda1/knx/master/boot

If you want to autorun scripts with LXDE, you have to

create /etc/xdg/autostart/someentry.desktop containing:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Somename
Comment=Scanner
Type=Application
Exec=/home/knoppix/somescript.py
Terminal=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true

I also wanted to run a root mount script, which I did by creating another file in the same dir of somerootscript.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=somerootscript
Comment=Somescript
Type=Application
Exec=/home/knoppix/rootscript.sh
Terminal=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true

in /home/knoppix/rootscript.sh I put

#!/bin/bash
sudo /pathtorootscript/rootscript.sh

and that all worked. This took a ton of time to figure out, I hope it helps.