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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of each "test" topic is separate each test to its core function to help with trouble-shooting. Some may also understand smaller threads than one large one?

PURPOSE OF TEST ONE
To test we can build an iso to use grub2 instead of isolinux. No attempt to keep the installer functions of the original live cd or remaster the squash file.

Original live cd is about 280 Megs. In case original cd is no longer available see post 2

HOWTO


tmp/iso/live is the folder that contains the kernel, initrd and the squashfile we need.

Rather than a command, I used mc
file manager to copy off certain files so that I ended up with the following structure and created a new grub.cfg with the following output

I already had grub2 installed on my host machine and no grub2 was installed in the debian live cd that I chose to download. So it makes to sense to say you need grub2 installed or unpacked to be able to complete the below steps.



Contents of folder grub not shown to save page space

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The grub folder is from my hard drive and you would swap in the new grub.cfg

If you wonder why I have a kernel and initrd with names ending in 2,
its because the live cd had TWO kernels and initrds on them in the live folder and I wanted the ones to boot a 686 system and not a 386 system.

2) Now the isobuild command needs some files and then the command



Change "a" to any filename you like.

You must be at the top level and not drilled down into burn folder.
a.iso will appear at your home folder level or /tmp level.

3) Tested in virtualbox.....iso boots
size of new distro became 222 Megs

End of test one.

NOTES
1) No need to have a
insmod iso9660 in the grub.cfg
2) No need to have a
root=(string) in grub.cfg
3) This may not be the same for a different squashfile but is true for debian-live and grml. YMMV
4) No need to set the grub root with
set root=(hdX) in grub.cfg
5) the keyword ....config is mentioned in the debian live script init inside its initrd.

< Edited by aus9 :: Apr 30, 12, 4:12 >
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alternative download site for live cd ....the original is

sourceforge.net/projects/remasterdeb/files/Sources/
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Changelog(ish)
Rebuilding using updated live cd 6.0.4

-- as I also want to change the way I was using apt sources, I now need to use Apt-pinning if I attempt to upgrade elite.iso
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