checking out tinycore now....looks very promising, thanks. On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 8:51 PM, Smartboy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Eric Miller <[email protected]> > wrote: > > im not familiar with busybox...it doesn't look like a stand alone distro, > > but rather a rollup of basic linux essentials in one package. > > > > so, you guys are suggesting that i put busybox on a stripped down LFS > system > > and rock out with that? > > > > yes the .dd images (there are two of them to choose from) will be on the > > live CD as well. > > > > I still am unclear on how to determine smartly what I can strip..... > > > > I'm building another LFS now to use as a base.... > > > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Mike McCarty < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Eric Miller wrote: > >> > hey all...haven't been here since 2002 lolz. > >> > > >> > I'm hoping to build a stripped down LFS to use on a livecd that will > do > >> > one > >> > thing only: present the user with a simple scripted text menu, and > then > >> > (based on the menu input) .dd an image to a usb thumb drive. > >> > >> You might consider using busybox. > >> You could "unmaster" the LiveCD, and then strip the image down to > >> just what you need, install busybox, then remaster it. > >> > >> Mike > >> -- > >> p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} > >> Oppose globalization and One World Governments like the UN. > >> This message made from 100% recycled bits. > >> You have found the bank of Larn. > >> I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that! > >> -- > >> http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support > >> FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html > >> Unsubscribe: See the above information page > > > > > > -- > > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support > > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html > > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > > > > > > I would actually suggest looking at the tinycore linux project to see > if you can find a list of packages it includes. They managed to create > a minimal CLI system which only takes up 10MBs of space. In fact, this > might be a faster approach since they have good docs on how to modify > it to do what you want. :) > > Smartboy > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page >
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