Thanks Mark! On 12/28/16 6:14 AM, Mark Stodola wrote: > Attached are my scripts that I've used. They weren't written for > public consumption, so there is no documentation to go along with it. > I think if you stare at it you will understand, otherwise ask... > > The updates/ directory just contains RPMs that are merged in the > existing repo on the DVD. The nec_mangle just replaces files in > isolinux/ to give me the boot options I want to launch the correct > kickstart. The ks/ directory just holds the kickstarts I use. I also > insert a modified comps.xml to get custom package groups. The pkgorder > script included was necessary as the stock one I had with SL5 didn't > behave properly; I don't recall what was wrong. > > -Mark > > > On 12/28/2016 04:29 AM, aleksander.baranowski wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Sorry for such late answer, but I tried to figured it out on my own (I >> hate to admit it but I failed :(.). I prefer revisor/pungi way of making >> iso because, it allow me to make iso from "bare" repo, and it fitted >> perfectly my pipelines. But because time is short and making not working >> isos is time consuming I assumed, that change SL5.11 iso might be better >> way. >> >> After a few tries My iso get SIGSEGV after checking(first test in >> installation process) ISO, or bad context for repodata without >> checking it. >> >> Mark - I would appreciate any help, working script especially :), it >> might save me a few days of searching/reading/scripting. >> >> Oleg - Thanks for your help, I saved our scripts, and in case of further >> failures I will make it your sane way, i.e. making iso from scratch. >> >> All Best, >> Alex >> >> On 12/28/2016 09:08 AM, Oleg Sadov wrote: >>> You may try to look into our Scientific Linux Cyrillic Edition & >>> NauLinux scripts machinery, for ex. in this place: >>> >>> http://downloads.naulinux.ru/pub/SLCE/5.9/i386/build/scripts/ >>> >>> For final building we used 'make' utility. Possible make-goals >>> described in Makefile (but all comments in this file in Russian only). >>> >>> 2016-12-28 7:43 GMT+03:00 Bruce Ferrell <[log in to unmask]>: >>>> Can't speak for anyone else, but I'd love to get it >>>> >>>> >>>> On 12/27/2016 06:05 AM, Mark Stodola wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On 12/27/2016 03:01 AM, aleksander.baranowski wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm looking for procedure of making spin of Scientific Linux 5 >>>>>> (yeah I >>>>>> know that it's quite old). I found that there is such possibility >>>>>> for SL >>>>>> 6 (revisor). Is there any chance of generating custom ISO of SL5 >>>>>> without >>>>>> some complicated/magic scripts (i.e. simple tool)? >>>>>> >>>>>> Bests, >>>>>> Alex >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I use a "magic" bash script for doing this, however it isn't very >>>>> complicated. There are several guides you can still find online >>>>> for doing >>>>> respins before revisor and other tools existed. >>>>> >>>>> Essentially it makes a copy of the original ISO contents, makes >>>>> customizations I need (extra RPMs, kickstart files, modified >>>>> bootloader), >>>>> rebuilds the repository using createrepo and such, then builds the >>>>> new ISO >>>>> and implants the md5. >>>>> >>>>> I can send it if interested. >>>>> >>>>> -Mark >>>>> >>>> >>