Thank you Andras. I am spinning up a new build host and this is very helpful.
-- Michael J. Clarkson, Jr. - RHCE, RHCI, RHCX, RHCVA, CCAH GPG: C64364C9 GPG Fingerprint: B216 7173 6CC0 0FF3 0548 B215 3AAD 7CC6 C643 64C9 On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 7:09 AM, Andras Horvath <[email protected]> wrote: > SL 6 (tested on 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4). > > > On Mon, 13 May 2013 06:17:15 -0600 > Michael Clarkson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thank you Andras. What distro is your build system? SL, Fedora, or > > some other? > > On May 13, 2013 12:18 AM, "Andras Horvath" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > 1) install live cd tools > > > su -c "yum install livecd-tools spin-kickstarts createrepo" > > > > > > 2) create 2 files: sl_live_config.ks, sl_live_create.sh > > > > > > 3) make the contents of these file be: > > > > > > sl_live_config.ks: > > > > > > lang en_US.UTF-8 > > > keyboard us > > > repo --name=epel > > > --mirrorlist= > > > https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-6&arch=$basearch > > > repo --name=local --baseurl=file:///home/user/configs/myrepo > > > > > > %include sl6rolling-livecd64-gnome.ks > > > > > > %packages > > > > > > @office > > > @Development Tools > > > @yourgroup-3 > > > @yourgroup-4 > > > ... > > > @yourgroup-n > > > > > > bind-utils > > > dstat > > > ... > > > ... > > > yourpackage-3 > > > yourpackage-4 > > > ... > > > yourpackage-n > > > > > > %end > > > > > > sl_live_create.sh: > > > > > > #!/bin/sh > > > # create a SL live CD > > > > > > DIR="livecd-config" > > > > > > # create local repository with custom packages > > > MYREPO="/home/user/configs/myrepo" > > > mkdir -p "$MYREPO" > > > # these are the usb_modeswitch packages for 3G mobile modems > > > cp -f my_custom_packages*.rpm "$MYREPO" > > > createrepo "$MYREPO" > > > > > > > > > mkdir "$DIR" > > > svn co https://svn.iac.ethz.ch/pub/livecd/trunk/SL6/"$DIR"; > > > cp -f sl_live_config.ks "$DIR" > > > cd "$DIR" > > > > > > # to make x64 version on x64 host > > > # su -c "LANG=C setarch i386 livecd-creator > > > --config=sl_live_config.ks --fslabel=sl_live" > > > > > > su -c "LANG=C livecd-creator --config=sl_live_config.ks > > > --fslabel=sl_live" > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > You can as well leave out the myrepo part if you don't want to copy > > > extra rpms on the live media that can't be found in the main repos. > > > Then remove this line from the .ks file too: > > > > > > repo --name=local --baseurl=file:///home/user/configs/myrepo > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 12 May 2013 21:10:13 -0600 > > > Michael Clarkson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I've been trying recently to build my own SL 6.4 livecd isos, > > > > following the various howtos found all over scientificlinux.org. I > > > > use Fedora 18 as my primary OS but I also have SL64 and in neither > > > > case have I had any luck making SL isos. I know there is some > > > > magic I am missing so I have decided to poll the list looking for > > > > the livecd builders. > > > > > > > > What is your favorite recipe for building consistent, stable, SL 6 > > > > live media? What is your favorite build host, favorite livecd > > > > creation tools, favorite kickstart, and most reliable way of > > > > creating a build area (chroot or not)? If the team that builds > > > > the standard isos is here, may I ask your build method? > > > > > > > > I would like full methods, not just the, "download this, tweak the > > > > kickstart, run livecd-creator." I can find those anywhere and they > > > > lack the magic I seek. I have taken a clean SL 6.4 base with > > > > almost nothing on it, installed only the barebones necessary > > > > according to the howtos, ran livecd-creator, and had it die > > > > multiple ways. Usually it is some form of Dracut nonsense or > > > > error with a package if I am building from another distro. > > > > > > > > On the flip side I can crank out F18 spins all day using the > > > > documented methods with little trouble at all. The problem is, I > > > > prefer using an Enterprise grade build to teach Linux and SL is by > > > > far my favorite. > > > > > > > > Thank you in advance. > > > >
