Custom spin from current install

KoenHofmeester · #1 7th September 2009, 09:49 AM

Hi All,
I've installed fedora 11 on one machine and I wan't to use this install to make an Iso to install on other workstations. Ive looked at revisor but im not sure if this burns gnome settings and customisations / fstab settings / etc into the iso. The best thing would be if I could make an iso from my current install including all settings. Is there a way to do that? And if so is there a manual / tutorial about how to do something like this? Cause the only thing I found where articles about editing the kickstart file. And I believe a kickstart file only sets the installation settings?

Thanks!

Regards, Koen

***Dangermouse*** · #2 7th September 2009, 10:07 AM

Hi

its possible to make a spin of your current installed system package wise, but as regards settings, yes its possible for alot of things (bookmarks, cand,y startups, etc), but not always so easy, depends on what setings you want, i dont use revisor for it, i found livecdtools the best.

Dave
I will be writing a guide soon.

***bob*** · #3 7th September 2009, 11:14 AM

(moved to Spins & Remixes)

eliashickman · #4 18th October 2009, 01:34 PM

@Dangermouse. Did you ever create that guide? I'd really like to know some things. For instance how to include kmod-nvidia support.

leigh123linux · #5 18th October 2009, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eliashickman

@Dangermouse. Did you ever create that guide? I'd really like to know some things. For instance how to include kmod-nvidia support.

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=232154

fedorat01 · #6 19th October 2009, 09:58 AM

maybe this could be of help:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?p=1278461

eliashickman · #7 19th October 2009, 05:22 PM

Alright. I went ahead and started editing the right file but it's telling me that kmod-nvida, vlc, and the compiz packages aren't in the repo.
Also when I comment them out and try to create the image with just gnome-desktop and a couple other addons it's telling me that 'syslinux' isn't there.
I googled it and it seems as though it may be a yum bug.
Thanks for keeping an eye on me and these two threads.

Oh how should I add the files. Like this

Code:

#kmod-nvidia*
#kmod-nvidia-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11.i686.PAE
#xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-*
#xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-*
#vlc-*
#python-vlc-*
#mozilla-vlc-*
#vlc-core-*
#vlc-devel-*
#compiz-plugins-unsupported-0.8.3-1.fc11.i586
#compiz-0.8.3-3.fc11.i586
#compizconfig-python-0.8.3-1.fc11.i586
#compiz-plugins-main-0.8.3-2.fc11.i586
#compizconfig-backend-gconf-0.8.3-1.fc11.i586
#compiz-fusion-release-1-8.noarch
#compiz-bcop-0.8.3-1.fc11.noarch
#compiz-gnome-0.8.3-3.fc11.i586
#libcompizconfig-0.8.3-1.fc11.i586
#compiz-plugins-extra-0.8.3-1.fc11.i586

Without the comment code of course.
Umm yeah. I'm a little slow today. Just saw your single post with instructions on how to get the kmod-nvidia and vlc to work. Gonna try it now. Thanks again.

I think it's a problem with my mirror. Yum's loading it's fastestmirror plugin but I don't think they have the base packages that I need. I was getting that 'syslinux' error because of @gnome-desktop (or whatever). I'll try some other mirrors somehow. It's like the old RPM days of yore. Haha~~~sigh.

leigh123linux · #8 19th October 2009, 05:48 PM

Did you remember to comment the rawhide repo and uncomment f11 (/usr/share/rpmfusion-nonfree-remix-kickstarts/rpmfusion-nonfree-live-base.ks) ?

i.e

Code:

# To compose against the current release tree, use the following "repo"
#repo --name=rpmfusion-nonfree --mirrorlist=http://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/mirrorlist?repo=nonfree-fedora-11&arch=$basearch --includepkgs=rpmfusion-nonfree-release
# To include updates, use the following "repo"
#repo --name=rpmfusion-nonfree-updates --mirrorlist=http://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/mirrorlist?repo=nonfree-fedora-updates-released-11&arch=$basearch --includepkgs=rpmfusion-nonfree-release

# To compose against rawhide, use the following "repo"
repo --name=rpmfusion-nonfree-rawhide --mirrorlist=http://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/mirrorlist?repo=nonfree-fedora-rawhide&arch=$basearch --includepkgs=rpmfusion-nonfree-release

to

Code:

# To compose against the current release tree, use the following "repo"
repo --name=rpmfusion-nonfree --mirrorlist=http://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/mirrorlist?repo=nonfree-fedora-11&arch=$basearch --includepkgs=rpmfusion-nonfree-release
# To include updates, use the following "repo"
repo --name=rpmfusion-nonfree-updates --mirrorlist=http://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/mirrorlist?repo=nonfree-fedora-updates-released-11&arch=$basearch --includepkgs=rpmfusion-nonfree-release

# To compose against rawhide, use the following "repo"
#repo --name=rpmfusion-nonfree-rawhide --mirrorlist=http://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/mirrorlist?repo=nonfree-fedora-rawhide&arch=$basearch --includepkgs=rpmfusion-nonfree-release

as for compiz-0.8.3 it isn't provided by rpmfusion, it's provided by my compiz-fusion repository.

eliashickman · #9 19th October 2009, 11:49 PM

Yeah, I deleted those two lines all together.

Another thing. I think I may have commited a ID10T error. (Not to be confused with the PEBKAC error)

The fedora repos should be included along with the rpmfusion in the .ks file correct?
Because I noticed that it was building fine (withstanding the kmod, blah, blah packages) when I included the Fedora repos. I'll give it another try tonight. About 3:00 your time.

eliashickman · #10 20th October 2009, 03:50 PM

I tried exactly as you said and in http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpo...38&postcount=7
I mean to the letter but I couldn't get it to build. Maybe it only works with the rawhide repo? I'm not entirely sure.
At any rate I'm going to create the image with just the barebones driver in the meanwhile I'm downloading Dangermouse's Greenback custom spin, and I'm gonna try that out.

leigh123linux · #11 20th October 2009, 04:45 PM

Did you edit the repo's in /usr/share/spin-kickstarts/fedora-livecd-desktop.ks as well?

eliashickman · #12 20th October 2009, 11:44 PM

No, I kept that the same. Should I have?

leigh123linux · #13 21st October 2009, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eliashickman

No, I kept that the same. Should I have?

Yes, it,s pointed to the rawhide repo's as default and needs changing for a F11 build.

eliashickman · #14 21st October 2009, 04:01 PM

My /usr/share/spin-kickstarts/fedora-livecd-desktop.ks has this in it and not much else.

Code:

%include fedora-live-base.ks

Okay my /usr/share/spin-kickstarts/fedora-live-base.ks has this in it. I commented the rawhide out, I guess when you pointed out that I should do it, the first time.

Code:

# To compose against the current release tree, use the following "repo" (enabled by default)
repo --name=released --mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=fedora-11&arch=$basearch
# To include updates, use the following "repo" (enabled by default)
repo --name=updates --mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=updates-released-f11&arch=$basearch

# To compose against rawhide, use the following "repo" (disabled by default)
#repo --name=rawhide --mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=rawhide&arch=$basearch

# To compose against local trees, (edit and) use:
#repo --name=f11 --baseurl=http://localrepo/fedora/releases/11/Everything/$basearch/os/
#repo --name=f11-updates --baseurl=http://localrepo/fedora/updates/11/$basearch/

It turned out that it was the repos, as I suspected.
I went back and copied the repos from Dangermouse's Greenback .ks file and was able to create the disk.
Here's what I put in my /usr/share/rpmfusion-nonfree-remix-kickstarts/rpmfusion-nonfree-live-base.ks

Code:

repo --name=rpmfusion-free --baseurl=http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/releases/11/Everything/i386/os
repo --name=rpmfusion-free-updates --baseurl=http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/updates/11/i386
repo --name=rpmfusion-non-free  --baseurl=http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/releases/11/Everything/i386/os
repo --name=rpmfusion-non-free-updates --baseurl=http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/updates/11/i386

On, or two, last questions. How would I include a PAE kernel and your repo? Just:
kernel-PAE

Finally. Thank you so much for being here. Had you just left me hanging. I think I would have given up. This is something I've wanted to do for a while, but I've got a lot on my plate right now -- studying Korean and work. So thanks Leigh and David.

leigh123linux · #15 21st October 2009, 04:22 PM

Have you tried adding this

Code:

repo --name=f11-compiz-fusion --baseurl=http://www.dfm.uninsubria.it/compiz/fusion/11/$basearch/

to /usr/share/spin-kickstarts/fedora-live-base.ks

As for the PAE kernel try

Code:

kernel-PAE