SL 6 (tested on 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4).


On Mon, 13 May 2013 06:17:15 -0600
Michael Clarkson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thank you Andras. What distro is your build system? SL, Fedora, or
> some other?
> On May 13, 2013 12:18 AM, "Andras Horvath" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> > 1) install live cd tools
> > su -c "yum install livecd-tools spin-kickstarts createrepo"
> >
> > 2) create 2 files: sl_live_config.ks, sl_live_create.sh
> >
> > 3) make the contents of these file be:
> >
> > sl_live_config.ks:
> >
> > lang en_US.UTF-8
> > keyboard us
> > repo --name=epel
> > --mirrorlist=
> > https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-6&arch=$basearch
> > repo --name=local --baseurl=file:///home/user/configs/myrepo
> >
> > %include sl6rolling-livecd64-gnome.ks
> >
> > %packages
> >
> > @office
> > @Development Tools
> > @yourgroup-3
> > @yourgroup-4
> > ...
> > @yourgroup-n
> >
> > bind-utils
> > dstat
> > ...
> > ...
> > yourpackage-3
> > yourpackage-4
> > ...
> > yourpackage-n
> >
> > %end
> >
> > sl_live_create.sh:
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> > # create a SL live CD
> >
> > DIR="livecd-config"
> >
> > # create local repository with custom packages
> > MYREPO="/home/user/configs/myrepo"
> > mkdir -p "$MYREPO"
> > # these are the usb_modeswitch packages for 3G mobile modems
> > cp -f my_custom_packages*.rpm "$MYREPO"
> > createrepo "$MYREPO"
> >
> >
> > mkdir "$DIR"
> > svn co https://svn.iac.ethz.ch/pub/livecd/trunk/SL6/"$DIR"
> > cp -f sl_live_config.ks "$DIR"
> > cd "$DIR"
> >
> > # to make x64 version on x64 host
> > # su -c "LANG=C setarch i386 livecd-creator
> > --config=sl_live_config.ks --fslabel=sl_live"
> >
> > su -c "LANG=C livecd-creator --config=sl_live_config.ks
> > --fslabel=sl_live"
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > You can as well leave out the myrepo part if you don't want to copy
> > extra rpms on the live media that can't be found in the main repos.
> > Then remove this line from the .ks file too:
> >
> > repo --name=local --baseurl=file:///home/user/configs/myrepo
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 12 May 2013 21:10:13 -0600
> > Michael Clarkson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > I've been trying recently to build my own SL 6.4 livecd isos,
> > > following the various howtos found all over scientificlinux.org. I
> > > use Fedora 18 as my primary OS but I also have SL64 and in neither
> > > case have I had any luck making SL isos. I know there is some
> > > magic I am missing so I have decided to poll the list looking for
> > > the livecd builders.
> > >
> > > What is your favorite recipe for building consistent, stable, SL 6
> > > live media? What is your favorite build host, favorite livecd
> > > creation tools, favorite kickstart, and most reliable way of
> > > creating a build area (chroot or not)? If the team that builds
> > > the standard isos is here, may I ask your build method?
> > >
> > > I would like full methods, not just the, "download this, tweak the
> > > kickstart, run livecd-creator." I can find those anywhere and they
> > > lack the magic I seek. I have taken a clean SL 6.4 base with
> > > almost nothing on it, installed only the barebones necessary
> > > according to the howtos, ran livecd-creator, and had it die
> > > multiple ways. Usually it is some form of Dracut nonsense or
> > > error with a package if I am building from another distro.
> > >
> > > On the flip side I can crank out F18 spins all day using the
> > > documented methods with little trouble at all. The problem is, I
> > > prefer using an Enterprise grade build to teach Linux and SL is by
> > > far my favorite.
> > >
> > > Thank you in advance.
> >