PureDyne on a USB stick and a note about SC) Reply-To: In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
:gusano said : > what about the "make-live-device.sh" script mentioned here: > http://puredyne.goto10.org/download.html ? > are there any infos about where to find this script and how to use it ? Yeah, sorry guys, did not have much time to document it, but it's working perfectly in our tests (minus a few details that we need to take care of.. you can check on bouilloncube's bug tracker) Running it from a terminal in Puredyne should be self-explanatory though, for example: (~) % sudo make-live-device.sh [sudo] password for aym3ric: [!] make-live-device.sh allows you to turn any device into [!] a Puredyne live medium, such as a liveUSB or liveHD. [!] Examples: [!] To create a liveUSB from an ISO [!] Usage: /sbin/make-live-device.sh path/to/.iso /dev/yourdevice [!] To create a liveHD from a running liveCD [!] Usage: /sbin/make-live-device.sh live /dev/yourdevice The cool stuff about this script is that you can run it from a live medium (CD/DVD/USB/HD) to create another writable live medium (USB/HD) either using an existing Puredyne ISO, or if you don't have it, using the current live system you are using. The script will also make sure to create the needed persistence partitions and use the right fs for you etc. Can't be easier really. You can also download the script from the broth launchpad project page and use from, in theory, any other distros as long as you have the right dependencies (needs documentation...). It was tested on Debian and Ubuntu, using a standard "non-Puredyne" install and just an ISO, and I can't see any reasons why it would not work on, say slackware, arch, fedora, etc... Future version should be include the possibility to take into account (or not) any persistent modifications, and be able to create an ISO (remix method). We are also still struggling with USB boot on mactels, check bug report for discussion on that matter: https://bugs.launchpad.net/puredyne-live/+bug/508802 As always, patches, bug reports, flowers, beers are welcome :) a. PS: If you are the happy owner of a miso or leek and potato USB key that you got from us, then you can update really quickly: - get the DVD ISO - burn and boot in the DVD - plug the Puredyne key - check with dmesg which /dev is your key (/dev/sdb ? /dev/sdc ? /dev/whatever ? be 100% sure!!!) - then type: sudo /sbin/make-live-device.sh live /dev/yourdevice --- [email protected] http://identi.ca/group/puredyne irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne
