Debootstrap to LiveCD

Preamble

• This script was done using the Knoppix 5.02 boot cd.
• Some packages may be missing.
• Lots of room to still simplify.
• For support (I have a day job, so please bare with me see SNIa 05:53, 25 Jun 2006 (GMT))

Script

#!/bin/bash

SOURCEDIR=/mnt/hda1/source
MASTERDIR=/mnt/hda1/master
mkdir ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX
mkdir ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/knxfiles
mkdir ${MASTERDIR}/KNOPPIX

cd /cdrom && find . -size -10000k -type f -exec cp -p --parents '{}' ${MASTERDIR} \;
debootstrap --arch i386 sid ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX http://http.us.debian.org/debian

KNOPPIX_PACKAGES="\
  ash-knoppix-26 \
  hwsetup \
  udev \
  pump \
  modutils \
  module-init-tools \
  linux-image-2.6.17 \
  loop-aes-module-2.6.17 \
  madwifi-modules-2.6.17 \
  ndiswrapper-modules-2.6.17 \
  rt2x00-modules-2.6.17 \
  unionfs-knoppix-modules-2.6.17 \
  zr364xx-modules-2.6.17 \
  zydas-modules-2.6.17 \
  linux-image-2.6.17 \
  linux-kernel-headers-knoppix \
  linux-sound-base \
  gawk \
  dhcp3-common \
  console-tools \
  console-data \
  console-common \
  pciutils"

cd ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/knxfiles
for PACKAGE in ${KNOPPIX_PACKAGES};
{
  dpkg-repack ${PACKAGE}
};

chroot ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/ /usr/bin/env -i HOME=/root TERM=$TERM PS1='\u:\w\$ ' PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin /bin/bash --login

Once you have chrooted

cd /knxfiles
dpkg -i *
cd / && rm -rf /knxfiles
exit

Now out of chroot.

cd ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/etc && rm -rf init* rc* passwd* group* shadow* hotplug sysconfig modu*
cd /KNOPPIX
cp -ax init* rc* passwd* group* shadow* hotplug sysconfig modu* ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/etc/.

rm -rf ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/dev
cp -ax /KNOPPIX/dev ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/.
cp -ax /KNOPPIX/lib/modules/*  ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/lib/modules/.
cp -ax /KNOPPIX/lib/linux-sound-base ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/lib/.
cp -ax /KNOPPIX/usr/src/* ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/usr/src/.
mkdir  ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/cdrom
mkdir  ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/floppy
mkdir  ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/dvb
cp -ax /KNOPPIX/vmlinuz   ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/.
cp -ax /KNOPPIX/tftpboot  ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/.

mkisofs \
-R \
-U \
-V "Knoppix" \
-publisher "rjenniss" \
-hide-rr-moved \
-cache-inodes \
-no-bak \
-pad ${SOURCEDIR}/KNOPPIX/ | \
nice -5 /usr/bin/create_compressed_fs - 65536 >  ${MASTERDIR}/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX

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 knoppix.iso ${MASTERDIR}