Re: [debian-knoppix] cloop from srcatch using debootstrap & knoppix debs

[Fabian Franz <FabianFranz@gmx.de>]

Am Sonntag, 25. Juli 2004 18:02 schrieb mammique:
> Hi,
>
> is there a way to create a minimal knoppix system (to compress into a
> cloop) using debootstrap & knoppix debs :

Yes,

since yesterday ;-) there is:

It is still experimental and won't install X:

Second: I won't take any warranty for any damage caused by this scripts. Use 
them with caution on your own risk.

- Download all files in http://debian.tu-bs.de/knoppix/debian/knoppify/
- Extract the templates in the same dir
- Make a new partition say /dev/hda8 (at least 6 GB should do), mount it to 
say mount /dev/hda8 /mnt/hda8 and debootstrap a basic debian to it 
(debootstrap sarge /mnt/hda8), run base-config

- Change templates/ files to suit your needs (resolv.conf, fstab, 
sources.list)
- Run ./knoppify.sh /mnt/hda8

- Download master.iso from 
http://debian.tu-bs.de/knoppix/debian/sarge-live-base/master.iso

- mount -o loop master.iso /mnt
- mkdir /mnt/hda8/KNOPPIX.build/master
- cp -a /mnt/* /mnt/hda8/KNOPPIX.build/master/
- umount /mnt

Now chroot into /mnt/hda8
Do:

/KNOPPIX.build/Knoppix-3.4.mkcompressed /KNOPPIX.build/master

(this are in fact Klaus' scripts)

The command will create /mnt/hda8/KNOPPIX.build/master.iso.

To install X do:

apt-get install x-window-system-core xsession-initscript-knoppix 
xsession-knoppix rxvt-beta locales twm

useradd knoppix

(remove passwords from /etc/shadow again, or leave it: your decision)

Change /etc/X11/Xsession.d/45xsession to include:

set -x
set +e

(You could also install the knoppix specific profile files)

as first commands to turn off "quit on error" and turn on debugging which you 
can see in /home/knoppix/.xsession-errors.

I did this sucessfully this night. ;-)

We (me and Danix.cz developers) hope that we can create modules and scripts 
for X as well to make setup of your own basic live CD even easier.

Also of course there are still scripts missing to create the miniroot.

cu

Fabian

PS: To unknoppify the system for an installation or similar, just do:

cp -af /etc/inittab.debian /etc/inittab

done.