On 11/16/2014 11:10 PM, Eric Bradshaw wrote:
[snip]
>>> added a line to blacklabimager to get all the files from the bios
>>> directory including the boot.cat <http://boot.cat> one I had added
into it;
>>>
>>> cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/* $WORKDIR/ISOTMP/isolinux
>>>
>>> It booted this time! However, I still didn't see my own vesamenu. I
>>> instead was greeted with my splash screen graphic and a "Guest" login
>>> invitation and that led nowhere of course.
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So, after working with Systemback and making distributable isos from
it, I'm pretty sure I can copy the files Systemback puts into the
syslinux folder of a live iso and believe this would work because the
DVDs made from Systemback isos boot without error.
However, the Systemback software has got me rethinking using Black Dog
Image Creator at all. I've still got some "personalizing" to do for
the C4C Lubuntu ReSpin, but here's what I'm liking about Systemback so
far:
1. The creation of a distributable "live" iso with Systemback is
incredibly easy, and they each boot in every 32-bit machine I've tried
them (burned on DVD) in.
2. Systemback has the ability to use Ubiquity, but claims to be able
to work with whatever bootloader I choose (would this then work with
Yaboot for PowerPC I wonder? I've yet to see if Systemback installs on
PPC).
3. The polished GUI of Systemback makes it a real visual treat to work
with (for a non-programmer like me) and because it's a great,
easy-to-use backup system too, I've got no problem including it for
the end-user.
4. They've overcome the 4GB iso limit! I've created several isos
larger than 4GB that are both live and successfully install a working
system too.
Eric Bradshaw
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Thank You,
God Bless,
Computers4Christians
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I'm glad to see you are both pushing ahead with the exploration and
reporting on results. I'm very interested in the topic but have had no
time to invest so far. In fact, I'm farther back in the process, and
don't even know for sure what all the viable candidates are (and does
the list include OBI or gnome-disks aka Disks?)
But I hear you saying that it's looking more and more like Systemback
could be a good replacement for Remastersys and B.D.I.C. You did say
earlier that "Distroshare Ubuntu Imager says it's based on Remastersys
and it looks like it took a bit from Black Lab Image Creator too, so
that's definitely my next script to try if the above doesn't work like I
think." Did you try that but then find Systemback to be superior?
Can you say anything explicit about how Systemback treats user-level or
global settings. For instance, does it strip out all user accounts and
settings? Or certain ones? Or have an option to do so or not? (Or
does the documentation cover this question?)
On a related sort of question, for the more narrow purpose of per-system
full-installation backup, I'm also interested in how Systemback or other
candidates might serve for that.
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