[Klug-general] Making live cds with mklivecd script

Kevin Groves kgroves at ksoft-creative-projects.co.uk
Sat Aug 20 18:10:20 BST 2005


George Prowse wrote:

> frank attwood wrote:
>
>> After a lot of searching around on the web I finally found the answer 
>> to my problem in the form of PclinuxOS.
>>
>> This distro is a live cd which includes an install script and also 
>> comes bundled with the mklivecd scripts. So i was able to install it 
>> as a virtual machine, strip out all crap (taking snapshots as i went 
>> for when i broke it) and then modify and rebundle it as a live cd.
>>
>> I managed to lose almost 200 megs of the live cd but it's still 
>> pretty hefty at 500 megs. But small size wasn't really a priority.
>> All i need to do now is write the tons of documentation to go on it 
>> and record the training videos.
>>
>> Dan
>>
> Gentoo offer a way to make your own custom gentoo install disks with 
> catalyst. There is a how-to at 
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_build_a_LiveCD
>
Time is running out so I've ordered some custom embedded distro 
generator for cross platform dev from somewhere in the US. Should arrive 
this week.

Kev,

> George
>
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