HOWTOs
How to make multiboot CD-ROM easily under Unix/Linux
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2008-05-13 16:54"You'll need mkisofs and cdrecord from cdrtools package, hex editor (I use hexedit from FreeBSD ports collection) and maybe DOS utility makebt. I suggest you'll burn CD-RW disk for first time you make multiboot CD.
I wouldn't describe technical information about bootable ISO structure, I'll just tell you what you should do to make CD multibootable."
Zenwalk 5.0 USB Pendrive Installation
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2008-04-26 01:31"I am just going to walk you through from a blank usb pendrive installation just to help me keep track on this.
Here is what you need:
1. the ability to boot to a livedistro with grub in it, for example puppylinux, ubuntu, etc.
2. a usb pendrive that you want to make bootable
Steps:
1. First, after downloading zenwalk iso [...]"
Mutliple Puppy Distros on 1 cdrom?
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2008-04-21 09:47"The way i would do it is a bit... odd, it's based on what i know." [...]
Several Different Distros in One CD Discussion
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2008-04-21 09:45"It can be done. I use RIP linux as the host system because that has a grub patch which allows one to have a grub menu on the cdrom. To see how the entries in the grub menu should look for each distro, look in the file called isolinux.cfg .
I also have a bunch of extra tools in the images directory. Instead of putting every one of these in the menu, I can just edit the boot entry. It helps if you know how to edit the grub menu at boot up time."
T2 Project and Puppy from Scratch Howto
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2008-04-04 19:12"The T2 project is a set of Bash scripts to compile a complete Linux distro from source packages.
Puppy Linux is the tiniest and cutest and easiest and the best little Linux distro there is.
Put the two together, and we have Puppy From Scratch!
If you want to create your own custom version of Puppy, you can do it in three different ways:
1. Puppy Remaster-CD script
2. Puppy Unleashed
3. Puppy-from-scratch"
Creating OpenVZ LiveCD based on Centos 4.4
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2008-03-12 12:09"This article is a step by step guide explaining how to add OpenVZ functionality to Centos 4.4 LiveCD. As a result, you will have a LiveCD, that can boot in various OpenVZ kernels (rhel4-2.6.9, 2.6.18, rhel5-2.6.18, 2.6.20) and in original CentOS kernel also. After booting from the CD, you will be able to create VEs, start them, enter them - i.e. perform common OpenVZ activity."
Creating OpenVZ LiveCD
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2008-03-12 12:08"The idea of creating OpenVZ LiveCD for a long time was in the air. Such CD would be useful for various demonstrations, test-drives and some other purposes. Additionally we received reports that some problems persist in creating LiveCD based on OpenVZ kernel. In order to eliminate these problems and give users the ability to use OpenVZ technology in LiveCD manner we decided to create it. This article describes how I was doing about it."
Roll Your Own Absolute Slackware Distro
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2008-02-25 10:07"So you want your own [Slackware] distro . . .
Not as difficult as you might think. In fact, if what you are after can be based upon Absolute, making an iso of your very own can be easlily done in a matter of minutes.
We'll begin with a little Quick-Start guide, then get into more personalized convolutions later. [Along with details about what you can safely take out, what packages contain what settings, etc.]"
HOWTO boot LiveCDs from the Internet
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2008-02-25 09:56"With http based filesystem and virtualization, you can boot any livecd image you want strait from the mirror. You don't have to wait for those 700MB (or more in case of a LiveDVD), and you don't have to burn the anything. Simply mount the mirror and launch your favourite vitualization engine!"
Remastering Mepis
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2008-02-14 09:53"These are basic instructions to remaster a Mepis CD with your preferred packages."
