remaster of current install - fedora 8 or any linux

[fedorat01]

Hi all,
(if this is the wrong forum section, please tell me where to move it. )

I have managed to get going with Kickstart and livecd-tools (livecd-creator) and tried a number of minor tweaks. The two work really well.
%post --nochroot is where things are not behaving properly.

But I'd like to make a full remaster of an installed system with the data and settings for various places of the filesystem like /var, /etc, /usr etc. into a single bootable iso that can be used as a live cd.

I've tried using kickstart and gotten there 75% of the way some time back. But if there is a way to rmaster my current installed version - or from a tree that would be great.

I've tried mkisofs too but getting stuck at the chrooting to make it "live booting" with no-emul-boot option etc.

Any help is greatly appreciated,
TIA

[Dies]

Originally Posted by fedorat01

%post --nochroot is where things are not behaving properly.

I assume there's nothing top secret about it? If you could post or attach that section ( depending on length ) here we may be able to help.

Also if you are trying to include a lot of customizations, your best bet is to do it by using rpm. This has a lot of advantages, it's also very easy to do, just a little time consuming. BUT you can always just do it the dirty way by listing the files you want included in a spec and building the rpm without regard to any packaging specs.

After that it's just a matter of creating a local repo and adding the repo and packages to your kickstart.

[Dies]

Originally Posted by quavadbi

I think this is enough .....
I do agree with you. Those are the most effective way

Wow, thanks for

a.) Making complete sense

b.) Making me respond to a dead thread...

Thanks.

[fedorat01]

Originally Posted by Dies

I assume there's nothing top secret about it?

How could that be? The source code is out there too

If you could post or attach that section ( depending on length ) here we may be able to help.

Many thanks for the generous offer. I think I will eventually need to use that option.

Also if you are trying to include a lot of customizations, your best bet is to do it by using rpm. This has a lot of advantages, it's also very easy to do, just a little time consuming. BUT you can always just do it the dirty way by listing the files you want included in a spec and building the rpm without regard to any packaging specs.

IMhO, more challenging than

%post --nochroot

.

I'll post back if there is any problem.
Thanks again.