Simplified remaster 3.8.2 - Revision history

Rwcitek: tidy up /* Making the image */

2005-12-19T23:33:26Z

tidy up ‎Making the image

2005-12-19T23:30:16Z

comments ‎Setting up for Remastering

2005-07-31T18:08:57Z

‎Setting up for Remastering

2005-07-31T18:06:26Z

‎Setting up for Remastering

2005-07-31T18:04:25Z

‎Setting up for Remastering

2005-07-31T18:00:02Z

‎Setting up for Remastering

2005-07-31T05:28:37Z

‎Setting up for Remastering

2005-07-31T05:27:41Z

straightening out relative paths

2005-07-31T05:26:12Z

straightening out relative paths ‎Setting up for Remastering

2005-07-31T05:19:17Z

umount /proc ‎Working in the chroot environment

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 = Making the image =
 <pre><nowiki>
 # make the compressed image
-mkisofs -R -U -V "KNOPPIX.net filesystem" -publisher "KNOPPIX www.knoppix.net" \
+mkisofs -R -U \
-  -hide-rr-moved -cache-inodes -no-bak -pad $knx/source \
+ -V "KNOPPIX.net filesystem" \
-  | nice -5 /usr/bin/create_compressed_fs - 65536 > $knx/master/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX
+ -publisher "KNOPPIX www.knoppix.net" \
 # make the ISO
-mkisofs -pad -l -r -J -v -V "KNOPPIX" -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 \
+mkisofs -pad -l -r -J -v -V "KNOPPIX" \
-  -boot-info-table -b boot/isolinux/isolinux.bin -c boot/isolinux/boot.cat \
+ -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 \
   -hide-rr-moved -o $knx/knoppix.iso $knx/master
 </nowiki></pre>

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 : '''boot: knoppix 3'''
 <pre><nowiki>
-knx_dev=/dev/hda3 ; knx_mnt=/mnt/hda3 ; knx=$knx_mnt/knx
+knx_dev=/dev/hda3   # the device with 6GB+ of free space
 # Mount the partition:
 mount -o rw,dev $knx_dev $knx_mnt
-mount
+mount               # did it mount?
-df -H $knx_mnt
+df -H $knx_mnt      # is there 6GB+ of free space?
-# Create a root directory to work in -- if you put all your files here it will be easy to clean up
+# Create a root directory to work in
 mkdir $knx
-cd $knx
+cd $knx             # did it make the sandbox?
-pwd
+pwd                 # can you play in the sanbox?
-# make a 1 GB RAM swapfile
+# make a 1 GB RAM swapfile, just in case
 dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1M count=1000
 mkswap swapfile
 swapon swapfile
-swapon -s
+swapon -s           # is swapfile being used?
 # make two target folders: one for the source and one for the final master CD
 mkdir -p $knx/{master,source}
-ls -la
+ls -la              # are they there?
 # Copy the cdrom files to your master directory :

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 mkdir -p $knx/{master,source}
 ls -la
 # Copy the cdrom files to your master directory :
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 ls -la $knx/master/
 # setup some preliminary files

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 mount -o rw,dev $knx_dev $knx_mnt
 mount
 # Create a root directory to work in -- if you put all your files here it will be easy to clean up
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 mkswap swapfile
 swapon swapfile
 # make two target folders: one for the source and one for the final master CD
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 # Copy the KNOPPIX files to your source directory :
 cp -a /KNOPPIX/* $knx/source/
 # Copy the cdrom files to your master directory :
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 find . -size -10000k -type f |
 xargs cp -a --parents --target-directory=$knx/master/ )
 # setup some preliminary files

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 # Mount the partition:
 mount -o rw,dev $knx_dev $knx_mnt
 # Create a root directory to work in -- if you put all your files here it will be easy to clean up
 mkdir $knx

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 Based on the [http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Knoppix_Remastering_Howto Knoppix Remastering Howto]
-This remastering assumes that you are running Knoppix 3.8.2 and have at least 6 GB of free space on a partition at $knx_dev which will be mounted at $knx_mnt.
+This remastering assumes that you are running Knoppix 3.8.2 and have at least 6 GB of free space on a partition at $knx_dev which will be mounted at $knx_mnt and having a linux file system (e.g. ext2/ext3, reiserfs, etc.)
 Boot from the ''Knoppix CD''

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 knx_dev=/dev/hda3
 knx_mnt=/mnt/hda3
 # Mount the partition:
 mount -o rw,dev $knx_dev $knx_mnt
 # Create a root directory to work in -- if you put all your files here it will be easy to clean up
-mkdir $knx_mnt/knx
+mkdir $knx
-cd $knx_mnt/knx
+cd $knx
 # make a 1 GB RAM swapfile
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 # make two target folders: one for the course and one for the final master CD
-mkdir -p $knx_mnt/{master,source}
+mkdir -p $knx/{master,source}
 # Now, copy the KNOPPIX files to your source directory :
-cp -a /KNOPPIX/* $knx_mnt/source/
+cp -a /KNOPPIX/* $knx/source/
 ( cd /cdrom &&
 find . -size -10000k -type f |
-xargs cp -a --parents --target-directory=$knx_mnt/knx/master/ )
+xargs cp -a --parents --target-directory=$knx/master/ )
 # setup some preliminary files
 # /etc/fstab
-grep -e '\/proc' -e '\/sys' /etc/fstab > $knx_mnt/knx/source/etc/fstab
+grep -e '\/proc' -e '\/sys' /etc/fstab > $knx/source/etc/fstab
-cat $knx_mnt/knx/source/etc/fstab
+cat $knx/source/etc/fstab
 # /etc/resolv.conf
-cat /etc/resolv.conf > $knx_mnt/knx/source/etc/dhcpc/resolv.conf
+cat /etc/resolv.conf > $knx/source/etc/dhcpc/resolv.conf
-cat $knx_mnt/knx/source/etc/dhcpc/resolv.conf
+cat $knx/source/etc/dhcpc/resolv.conf
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 # leave the chroot environment
 exit
 </nowiki></pre>