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 >>>> >>> >