Hi there,
I retool the Live-CD all the time for different reasons... i.e.
add source (kernel, vcron, sysklogd, portage tree) so that you don't need
an internet connection etc. Here is how I go about doing it, bear in mind
I've never tried to add a new kernel, but the principle is still the same.
1) Mount the live cd
2) make a new directory and copy everything from /mnt/cdrom to the dir
3) The live cd uses isolinux so you have to look in new_dir/isolinux
#cat isolinux.cfg
default gentoo
append initrd=initrd root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc
timeout 300
prompt 1
display boot.msg
F1 boot.msg
F2 help.msg
label livecd
kernel gentoo
append initrd=initrd root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc
5) So replace this kernel which is called gentoo with your custom kernel
(i.e. overwrite it -> cp bzImage isodir/isolinux/gentoo)
6) Customize anything else you might like to.
6) Now all you have to do is rebundle up the iso:
mkisofs -o myLiveCD.iso -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat
-no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4
-boot-info-table /path/to/the/top/of/iso/dir/you/made
*all on one line of course*
6) Burn the CD to disk and you are good to go.
Hope this is what you are looking for.
Cheers,
Jason
On Sat, 29 Mar 2003, Mitchell Smith wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I have some fairly specific kernel requirements during installation.
>
> Does anyone know how I can use a custom kernel to install the Gentoo system?
>
> Any advise on this subject would greatly be appreciated.
>
> Mitchell Smith
>
>
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