https://mail.knoppix.net/wiki3/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Chris-uk 2026-09-19T09:19:00Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.23.3 https://mail.knoppix.net/wiki/Talk:Debootstrap_to_LiveCD 2006-11-18T13:26:34Z

<p>Chris-uk: Modified kernels and initrd ?</p> <hr /> <div>20060710 - This model is very nice! It allows you to start with the basics then taylor for your needs. Keep up the great work!<br /> ----<br /> 20060718 - Also take a look at http://live.debian.net/ . It is very nice as well.<br /> <br /> == Modified kernels and initrd ? ==<br /> <br /> Yes, this worked fine to set up a knoppix from scratch. I had to run it on a debian system first; then I got something that I could 'chroot' into under RedHat.<br /> <br /> A few extra items I would like help with ...<br /> * If I want to plug in a modified kernel (built for '686 and maybe with the 'no timer tick' patch), what do I have to do ? Presumably I need to build the kernel, make an 'initrd', and rebuild the boot directory; can you do me a 'howto' ?<br /> <br /> * I would like to make a modified 'linuxrc' and plug a statically-linked 'busybox' into the initrd (so I can poke around before the 'KNOPPIX' file is loaded). Again, can you do me a 'howto' ?<br /> <br /> * During the setup, I got some dialog boxes popping up. Is it possible to turn them off (so that I could run a setup unattended, or as a batch job) ?<br /> <br /> * Can I take an existing Knoppix remaster (I am thinking of the ones from http://www.ofset.org/ ), unpack it, bring it up to date with 'apt-get', re-pack it, and expect it to have a reasonable chance of working ? If not, what kinds of things am I likely to need to attend to ?<br /> <br /> Thanks very much for the cookbook.</div>

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