On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Jasper Hartline <[email protected]>wrote:
> Here is another one I've started work on: > http://autopsy.liveprojects.info/scripts/mkbackup.py > > It's purpose is to create a LiveDVD out of the running system. > This LiveDVD in conjunction with Anaconda's liveinst method of doing a > direct copy > of sr0 to sda or similar lays the basis for using this as a possible > installable, backup solution. > Also has LiveCD/DVD capability, which is ok. > > If you come up with anything we can do on that one too I would be glad to > know. > See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448030 , in particular, the edit-livecd and edit-liveos attachments. This posting has some more background, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/livecd/2010-August/006098.html . It's good to see someone else working on this goal. --Fred > I looked at the patch you sent for mkbiarch.py and the directory part isn't > a good thing, we don't want to make it so non-dynamic. > > If we create /x86 and /x64 we could even create /x86/{kde,gnome} > /x64/{kde,gnome} which would in thoery, be able to create USB disk > image fitting all 4 ISO discs, two for x86 and two for x64. > > Also adding Live.ISO capability, we want to keep extlinux and isolinux > dirs. > mkbiarch.py still needs checkisomd5() though. > > It is apparently only available in Anaconda, but I can't find where. > I am pretty sure it implants a MD5SUM file somewhere hidden on the > ISO,m which can be checked against > the ISO files to make sure they are not corrupt. This was really > something that could be useful.. and thank you for bringing it, up.
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