Author: alexander
Date: 2007-08-28 10:06:21 -0600 (Tue, 28 Aug 2007)
New Revision: 2039
Modified:
trunk/doc/lfscd-remastering-howto.txt
Log:
Updated the remastering howto
Modified: trunk/doc/lfscd-remastering-howto.txt
===================================================================
--- trunk/doc/lfscd-remastering-howto.txt 2007-08-28 15:47:04 UTC (rev
2038)
+++ trunk/doc/lfscd-remastering-howto.txt 2007-08-28 16:06:21 UTC (rev
2039)
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-
AUTHOR: Alexander E. Patrakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sylvie
Migneault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
-DATE: 2006-08-06
+DATE: 2007-08-28
LICENSE: GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.2
-SYNOPSIS: lfscd-remastering-HOWTO, for LFS LiveCD version 6.2-x
+SYNOPSIS: lfscd-remastering-HOWTO, for LFS LiveCD version 6.3
-DESCRIPTION: This is a guide that will show you how to remaster LFS
liveCD-x86-6.2-x
+DESCRIPTION: This is a guide that shows you how to remaster LFS LiveCD 6.3
-PREREQUISITES: LFS LiveCD 6.2-x.
+PREREQUISITES: LFS LiveCD 6.3
For LFS LiveCD 6.1-x, see the old "lfscd-remastering-howto-6.1.txt" hint by
Sylvie Migneault. For LFS LiveCD 6.1.1-x, the old hint should work if one
-globally replaces LFS_CD with lfslivecd-VERSION, e.g. lfslivecd-x86-6.1.1-3
+globally replaces LFS_CD with lfslivecd-VERSION, e.g. lfslivecd-x86-6.1.1-3.
+For LFS LiveCD 6.2-x, see the old "lfscd-remastering-howto-6.2.txt" hint.
+
HINT:
You will need:
@@ -86,22 +87,31 @@
$WORK/root/dev. This is because all the necessary devices are already created
as static nodes.
+Copy the DNS configuration into the chroot:
+ cp /etc/resolv.conf $WORK/root/etc/resolv.conf
+
Chroot to the filesystem:
chroot $WORK/root
In the chroot, change the current directory to /build, and install any
additional packages you want. Modify other files as necessary.
-Get the initramfs files as a zip archive from
- http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/livecd/browser/trunk/packages/initramfs
+Check out the initramfs files:
+ svn co svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/livecd/trunk/packages/initramfs
-Unzip the archive. Remove the "include $(ROOT)/scripts/functions" line from the
-Makefile. Generate the initramfs image for your CD:
- make compile-stage2 VERSION="x86-6.3-custom"
+Remove the "include $(ROOT)/scripts/functions" and
+"cp initramfs_data.cpio.gz /boot/isolinux/initramfs_data.cpio.gz" lines
+from the Makefile. Generate the initramfs image for your CD:
-(you can replace the "x86-6.3-custom" with your own string). This produces the
-initramfs_data.cpio.gz file in the current directory. If this directory is not
-"/build", copy it to /build:
+For x86:
+ make compile-stage2 VERSION="x86-6.3-custom" LINKER=ld-linux.so.2
+
+For x86_64:
+ make compile-stage2 VERSION="x86_64-6.3-custom" \
+ LINKER=ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 64bit=true
+
+(you can replace the "6.3-custom" with your own string). This produces the
+initramfs_data.cpio.gz file in the current directory. Copy it to /build:
cp initramfs_data.cpio.gz /build
Exit from the chroot and clean up the mounts:
@@ -113,8 +123,9 @@
umount $WORK/root/build
rmdir $WORK/root/build
-Clean up bash history:
+Clean up bash history and DNS configuration:
rm $WORK/root/root/.bash_history
+ rm $WORK/root/etc/resolv.conf
You may also want to remove other history files.
@@ -147,7 +158,8 @@
Recompress the root.ext2 file:
mkzftree -F $WORK/root.ext2 $WORK/iso/root.ext2
-Recreate the CD image:
+Recreate the CD image (the string avter "lfslivecd-" must be the same as you
+used when creating the initramfs):
cd $WORK/iso ; mkisofs -z -R -l --allow-leading-dots -D -o \
../lfslivecd-x86-6.3-custom.iso -b boot/isolinux/isolinux.bin \
-c boot/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table \
@@ -164,10 +176,13 @@
CHANGELOG:
[2005-11-07]
- * Initial hint by Sylvie Migneault.
+ * Initial hint by Sylvie Migneault
[2006-08-06]
* Updated to LFS LiveCD based on device mapper (6.2-pre4 and later)
[2007-06-11]
* Updated for 6.3-pre2
+
+ [2007-08-28]
+ * Updated for the final 6.3 version
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