Debootstrap to x86-64 LiveCD

preamble

• In Development by SNIa 19:30, 5 Jul 2006 (GMT)
• Using the Debian Net-inst CD as a base

Variables

#!/bin/bash

SOURCEDIR=/mnt/hda1/source/KNOPPIX64
MASTERDIR=/mnt/hda1/master/KNOPPIX64
ARCH=amd64
DEBIAN_RELEASE=sarge
DEBIAN_MIRROR=http://amd64.debian.net/debian-amd64

Set Up the Environment

mkdir -p ${SOURCEDIR}
mkdir -p ${MASTERDIR}

DeBootstrap

debootstrap --arch ${ARCH} ${DEBIAN_RELEASE} ${SOURCEDIR} ${DEBIAN_MIRROR}
cp /etc/resolv.conf ${SOURCEDIR}/etc/.

Now Chroot and set up environment

chroot ${SOURCEDIR} \
   /usr/bin/env \
  -i HOME=/root \
  TERM=$TERM PS1='\u:\w\$ ' \
  PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin \
  /bin/bash --login
mount proc -t proc proc
cd /dev && ./MAKEDEV generic
echo "deb http://amd64.debian.net/debian-amd64 sarge  main contrib non-free" > /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get install perl udev gawk locales

Development (still within chroot)

1. ( I am in the process of finding out whats needed )

apt-get install \
  bootcd \
  bootcd-i386 \ 
  bootcd-mkinitrd  \
  busybox  \
  cramfsprogs  \
  dash  \
  discover  \
  discover-data  \
  dosfstools  \
  file  \
  initrd-tools  \
  libdiscover2  \
  libexpat1  \
  libmagic1  \
  mkisofs  \
  realpath  \
  syslinux  \
  kernel-headers-2.6-amd64-generic  \
  kernel-headers-2.6.8-11  \
  kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-generic  \
  kernel-image-2.6-amd64-generic  \
  kernel-image-2.6.8-11-amd64-generic  \
  kernel-kbuild-2.6-3  \
  module-init-tools

notes

• See sister project for comparison Debootstrap to LiveCD