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create a debian live image
- ingo
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- ingo
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I have built a LiveCD (Lenny) with the option of an installer included. Alas, I'm away from said computer to see the exact command I used (& dean keeps editing these instructions) as well as I've never tryed to install. The install option is there, I checked, but aborted the install.ingo wrote:Have any of you tried to get the installer onto your live CD? The documentation has not really made me understand the issues involved. At first I hoped to just go apt-get install installer-i386 but that package cannot be found...
Cheers
I did find some notes that may be of help.
Cheers#PART 1 - BUILD A BASE IMAGE USING LIVE-HELPER
#The following commands will build a base sid live image for i386
mkdir livebuild
cd livebuild
lh_config -a i386 -d sid
lh_build
#when it is done, look in the livebuild folder for the binary.iso
#The following commands will build a base sid live image for i386 with business
#card installer
mkdir livebuild
cd livebuild
lh_config -a i386 -d sid --debian-installer=businesscard
lh_build
#when it is done, look in the livebuild folder for the binary.iso
#The following commands will build a base sid live image for i386 with
#installer
mkdir livebuild
cd livebuild
lh_config -a i386 -d sid --debian-installer=enabled
lh_build
#when it is done, look in the livebuild folder for the binary.iso
#If you want a lenny image then replace -d sid with -d lenny in the above
#commands.
- ingo
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- ingo
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Sweaty hands at work again here...
Cheers to all of you.
So I might get my thick head around the live helper business, but whenever I try and use xnest (still not sure what the point of it is, but there you go) I get an error message.
I installed xnest - is there anything else one ought to look out for? I run it from the command line logged into X as a user - is that is where I go wrong?
Cheers to all of you.
So I might get my thick head around the live helper business, but whenever I try and use xnest (still not sure what the point of it is, but there you go) I get an error message.
I installed xnest - is there anything else one ought to look out for? I run it from the command line logged into X as a user - is that is where I go wrong?
ewww sweaty hands...
Not sure if it would make a difference if you were logged in as a user or not....but if you follow my howto then the first thing you do is su root.
All the xnest provides is a graphical way to make changes to the user environment. Personally, I see no point in it but I figure it has a little 'cool factor' to it. If you dont need it then skip it....of course you would have to skip a few other things also.
give me a little bit and I will redo that part and split it up into a few different methods....
The easiest way to follow my howto IMO is to copy and paste the commands, just be sure not to have a extra space at the end of the commands. The forum software seems to include a extra little space. I guess I could enclose it in code tags.
Not sure if it would make a difference if you were logged in as a user or not....but if you follow my howto then the first thing you do is su root.
All the xnest provides is a graphical way to make changes to the user environment. Personally, I see no point in it but I figure it has a little 'cool factor' to it. If you dont need it then skip it....of course you would have to skip a few other things also.
give me a little bit and I will redo that part and split it up into a few different methods....
The easiest way to follow my howto IMO is to copy and paste the commands, just be sure not to have a extra space at the end of the commands. The forum software seems to include a extra little space. I guess I could enclose it in code tags.
You might have to be root or use su/sudo with the following command;ingo wrote:So I might get my thick head around the live helper business, but whenever I try and use xnest (still not sure what the point of it is, but there you go) I get an error message.
I installed xnest - is there anything else one ought to look out for? I run it from the command line logged into X as a user - is that is where I go wrong?
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Xnest -ac :2 &
just be sure to use the same number later also.
This is done before;
If you get the Xnest grey window to come up, you're OK. Then it is just sorting out what to call once you have chroot 'ed into the filesystem. I'm working on a LiveCD utilizing e17 and installed to opt via the OzOs' version of easy_e17 script, so I have to use;cp /etc/hosts fs/etc/
cp /etc/resolv.conf fs/etc/
chroot fs mount -t proc none /proc
chroot fs mount -t sysfs none /sys
chroot fs mount -t devpts none /dev/pts
chroot fs
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env DISPLAY=":2" /opt/e17/bin/enlightenment_start &
- ingo
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NO! Not another edit of this HowTo. I can not keep up with the changes (mind you it's all worked for me in the past).MeanDean wrote:If anyone is having problems with any of this then feel free to post....
This works for me on a few different setups but I am more than willing to work out another method to try if it isn't working for someone.
I am going to try and split up the customize step...
OH, an as for the Xnest option, I do like it. Not for the install, but for the tweaking of some of the custom desktop stuff. Sure beats the 45 minute turn round, just to see if you got the thing-a-ma-bob in the right place next to the whach-a-ma-call-it, of making the squashfs, makiso write iso & then blank the cd-rw.
Cheers
- roadnottaken
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I just took a look at xnest's package description, and discovered that the package maintainer strongly recommends the use of the xephyr xserver (xserver-xephyr) instead. I guess Dean will just have to edit the HowTo again. [evil laugh] ... ... ... ... [/evil laugh]
BOFH excuse #191:
Just type 'mv * /dev/null'.
Just type 'mv * /dev/null'.