Build your own ISO-install-CD?

Kevin Kinsey kdk at daleco.biz
Thu Mar 15 18:18:50 UTC 2007


Ewald Jenisch wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 10:27:02AM +0100, cpghost wrote:
>> He meant the command to create the iso image. Something like
>> 'make release' or so...
>>
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Yes you're right - the question is about how to create a *custom*
> ISO-image. I've already tried the following:
> 
> cd /usr/src
> # make release -DMAKE_ISOS
> `release' is up to date.
> #

I believe you're in the wrong WD.  Check release(7).

> yet, no .iso-files to find :-(
> 
> I also came across /usr/src/release/i386/mkisoimages.sh
> It needs the following params: 
> "mkisoimages.sh [-b] image-label image-name base-bits-dir [extra-bits-dir]"
> 
> Where is "base-bits-dir" supposed to be?

I dunno, 'cause in using 'make release' that script is used by make 
instead of us humans ... ;-)

KDK
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