How do I make a custom LiveCD?
How do I make a custom LiveCD?
I have installed Porteus on a USB drive and have customized it there with persistence so I have all my settings the way I want them. How do I now create a Live CD so I have it on a CD and not on a USB?
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Re: How do I make a custom LiveCD?
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Open IsoMaster from Multimedia menu entry. Copy relevant directories and files from usb. Ensure the iso image is bootable, then burn to CD. Off the top of my head, something to get you started with, if no one comes up with something better.
Open IsoMaster from Multimedia menu entry. Copy relevant directories and files from usb. Ensure the iso image is bootable, then burn to CD. Off the top of my head, something to get you started with, if no one comes up with something better.
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Re: How do I make a custom LiveCD?
Look here for more details:
http://www.tuxarena.com/2011/06/iso-mas ... o-creator/
http://www.tuxarena.com/2011/06/iso-mas ... o-creator/
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Re: How do I make a custom LiveCD?
^ Was aware of the above mentioned script. However not having used it, but preferring a GUI in this instance, could not in all fairness put it forward, as being something I knew would work, having used it in just this type of situation.
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Re: How do I make a custom LiveCD?
OK. I'm new to this type of stuff so I'll try and beat my way through it and hopefully figure it out. I appreciate everyone's help!
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Re: How do I make a custom LiveCD?
Frankly, the make_iso.sh seems so simple that you should have a try. Thanks for remembering me. I work on hdd manly and seldom on usb..
What is the intended use. You really work with CDs?
What is the intended use. You really work with CDs?
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Re: How do I make a custom LiveCD?
Yes it can. Make the ISO then burn it to disk. Keep in mind your persistence won't work since you will be booting from non-writable media.Can't that be used for the USB Live version?
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Re: How do I make a custom LiveCD?
@jeff4892
As far as i remember you can still use your customized save.dat on a CD if you add 'changes-ro' cheatcode:
http://www.porteus.org/component/conten ... -them.html
Sample parameters in porteus.cfg:
That should give you your usb session saved on optical media. Of course updates wont be possible.
As far as i remember you can still use your customized save.dat on a CD if you add 'changes-ro' cheatcode:
http://www.porteus.org/component/conten ... -them.html
Sample parameters in porteus.cfg:
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changes=/porteus/save.dat changes-ro
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Re: How do I make a custom LiveCD?
If those changes have been saved either into a save.dat file or put into a module then the changes (already made) will persist but you won't be able to save any other changes onto the disk. I think what you want to do is setup Porteus how you like it and then burn the resulting ISO onto a disk yes?Will it still save any changes to the current desktop session both by the user or any persistence that has currently been loaded for personal settings?
If that's the case then boot into always fresh mode and make all your changes how you like them, then save the session to a module. This can be done either via the GUI (porteus-settings-centre) or from a root console: dir2xzm /mnt/live/memory/changes /path/somewhere/out/of/aufs/mychanges.xzm
The path somewhere out of aufs should be onto a real drive somewhere.
If you then place the created mychanges.xzm into your modules folder, generate your ISO, burn to disk then all subsequent boots will have the changes you made.
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Re: How do I make a custom LiveCD?
Yes, if the module is in the modules folder it will load into RAM. If you are going to use Porteus full time then why not install it on your hard drive?
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