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Hi Mark,
We use lorax (in SL) to create the install trees and pungi to create the
media (was in EPEL).
You can host an SL context on the DVD following:
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7/contexts/#_context_directory_structure
You can also use the attached script to build a DVD.
Pat
On 04/21/2016 01:28 PM, Mark Stodola wrote:
> I'm working on making the jump from SL5 to 7 (skipped over 6). For
> SL5 I have a nice shell script that unpacks the official DVD iso,
> adds/removes a few packages, rebuilds the repo data, tosses in a
> custom syslinux config and kickstart files, and finally builds a
> resultant bootable respun iso image.
>
> From a quick search, I found instructions on using revisor for SL6. I
> don't see revisor in any of the SL7 repos and don't see updated
> information on the website.
>
> I see this "Context" idea, but it seems overkill and (possibly)
> network dependent. I want everything to end up right on the install
> DVD for easy off-line installation. My existing setup has some
> workarounds and kludges to make it work, and would prefer to attempt
> to use the modern, accepted method for doing this. Especially for the
> EFI booting.
>
> Any help or directional pointing is much appreciated. Pat, is the
> toolset used to build the official images available somewhere for
> consumption?
>
> -Mark
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