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Somehow things have changed from boot.img to balder.img and isolinux. I am no expert, so correct my where I'm wrong. My impression is that in order to remaster with a new kernel one has to copy the kernel to boot/isolinux/linux instead of implementing it in the boot.img. Also what used to be miniroot.gz is now called minirt.gz.
 
Somehow things have changed from boot.img to balder.img and isolinux. I am no expert, so correct my where I'm wrong. My impression is that in order to remaster with a new kernel one has to copy the kernel to boot/isolinux/linux instead of implementing it in the boot.img. Also what used to be miniroot.gz is now called minirt.gz.
 
== Internet ==
 
 
Internet in normal Knoppix environment (ok I should mention I use VirtualBox - I have good enough computer for this - quadcore and 4gb Ram) works out of the box, but not in chroot.
 
 
I tried pon dsl-provider, pppoeconf, dhcp without success, although netcardconfig returns:
 
 
Sending DHCP broadcast from device eth0failed to connect to localhost:bootpc: No                                                              such file or directory
 
Failed.
 
Hit return to exit.
 
 
How can I connect to the Internet? Thanks
 

Revision as of 18:19, 5 January 2009

Tips around apt-get to install/update/remove applications:

  • Get apt-spy and use it to modify the sources.list file with the best mirrors for your particular region. This will speed up the downloading. Backup the original sources.list just in case.
  • Use apt-get update to get the lists with the latest releases and patches. Do not update a package if you don't need to, it may lead to the use of additional disk space (precious commodity when you want to keep everything below 700MB) and you may brake something else without knowing. Abuse the -s option to simulate the installation.
  • Before doing the update, I modified my default releases to testing, that means that the software I'll be using will have a good balance of stability and features. Knoppix uses unstable by default, which is too risky for my personal taste.
  • Get [apt-get install] locale and configure it with the locales you are going to use. It will save lots of space when downloading applications with plenty of locale modules.
  • I use aptitude to get/remove applications, it is character based so it works character mode. As you mark packages for install/update/removal, it will tell you how much disk space you will save/use, try to solve depencies problems and give you plenty control to fix them manually when possible.
  • When installing applications it is likely that your /etc/rc?.d directories will have new entries, many of them unwanted or unplanned. Make sure you check them and remove the new entries based on your preferences. I usually leave /etc/rc2.d and /etc/rc5.d as close as the originals and modify /etc/rc3.d and /etc/rc4.d to test new stuff.

Example: You may want to have ntfs installed, but not necessarily running unless you need. Same with apache, mysql and many others.

  • When removing/purging applications, they may leave behind non-empty directories. Usually this is announced by aptitude, apt-get or any other package you are using. Make sure to check the messages.

  • I'm having trouble remastering the 5.1.1 CD. I've done it twice. The first time it has trouble loading the isolinux information, and the second time isolinux has an error about the checksum... (Slythfox)
  • Has anyone remastered the 5.01 DVD? I'm having trouble following the remaster guidelines. What boot loader is it using? How do I switch bootloaders or add an additional kernel?
  • I'm having some problems with remastering 5.01, too.... For me, the compressed image created via "create_compressed_fs" is not found during bootup. Any ideas why this could be? (MadusI)
  • The howto needs to be edited in a few places where scripts on one line go past the printable area. No problem if you cut/past script from here, but it is if you print for reading offline. (step 13 under Setting Up for Remastering, the long dpkg-query under the APT section, the sample Grub entry in the section on Test Remastered Version). I have a couple of other lines that split when printing under Windows (printing at work). Maybe there could be a link to a printable version like many of the news sites use. (ripcrd)

I do not know whether it is really necessary, but in order to edit the 5.3.1 DVD, I mounted KNOPPIX and KNOPPIX2 into an UnionFS and then - after umounting that FS - created two separate compressed FS using the third of the commands on the main page, once with KNOPPIX and once with KNOPPIX2.

why -r and -a?

What's the advantage of using both -r (or -R) and -a in cp command? AFAIK, -r/-R means recursively copying, while -a means archively copying. I'm using Debian lenny, I don't know if Knoppix use another version of cp (coreutils).

according to "man cp" -a equals -dpR (in Knoppix 5.1.1).

Remastering the LiveCD ISO

Somehow things have changed from boot.img to balder.img and isolinux. I am no expert, so correct my where I'm wrong. My impression is that in order to remaster with a new kernel one has to copy the kernel to boot/isolinux/linux instead of implementing it in the boot.img. Also what used to be miniroot.gz is now called minirt.gz.