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Linux Boot Media How to Create Bootable Media These are just some preliminary notes - still. See also - about creating bootable media. Bootable Linux CD's Bootable CD's on Linux can be either Linux Operating systems installed on a CD (a so-called 'Live CD'), quite similar to running an operating system (Linux, MS-DOS) of a floppie disk, and installation CD's. Easoinstaller.exe Fifa 07. Although it is possible to use floppy disk emulation or hard disk emulation to achieve this, most Linux CD's use or to accomplish this. Syslinux/isolinux is a special, small linux system that can boot of just about any media. This is used as a 'boot loader' to boot a normal Linux system (Live CD), or to boot a special 'installer kernel' to run an operating system setup procedure.
A syslinux system consists of a kernel (isolinux.bin) and a configuration file (isolinux.cfg) where you manage boot options. Besides that, you need a minimal system that consists of the linux kernel you want to boot, an initrd (contains files that are required by the system before it has access to the actual filesystem), and a root filesystem (additional system files + the 'payload' of your system, e.g. A software repository in case of an installation disk. To create your own bootable Linux media, you can build something from scratch around isolinux, or start from an existing CD and modify it.
How to make a GRUB Rescue Disc? (the one that you download in order to install Ubuntu). Create a customized Live CD/DVD (a remaster) of Debian and its. Debian is an operating system and a distribution of Free Software. It is maintained and updated through the work of many users who volunteer their time and effort.
The latter is often easier, if you can start of an existing boot CD that is quite close to what you want to achieve. To illustrate this, we will take a, and customize it so that it installs a minimal system with a lightweight window manager and a package manager. The idea is that we setup a GUI system with nothing but a package manager, allowing the user to install additional software afterwards. Popcap Games Full Version Of Plants Vs Zombies.
We'll also try to do the same with an Ubuntu installer disk. Contents of a Debian Etch netinst.iso isolinux the isolinux system: files required to make the cd bootable + boot options install.386 linux kernel (debian installer kernel) and other files needed to run the installer after booting the CD.: • vmlinuz • initrd.gz • gtk(gtk only required for a gui boot).disk config files for installer? -- 'payload' -- debian symlink to.
(cd root), part of the repository url (a la deb /debian/. ) pool partial debian mirror / software repository. Contains software that you can install during setup dists system files for debian mirror ---- tools misk tools, probably to create boot floppies on Windows. Not necessary install tools to create 'smart boot manager' floppies, a workaround for systems that can't boot from CD directly pics logo and graphic elements - not required Getting started You can not modify files on a CD or iso-image directly, so you'll need to copy them to your hard disk, modify them, and create a new iso image or CD afterwards. Here are the first steps: • download a suitable iso (eg Debian Etch netinst.iso) • mount the iso image mount -o loop -t iso9660./debian-40r0-i386-netinst.iso /mnt/iso • copy the files and make them writable. You can copy the entire CD, or just the parts you need: cd ~/bootdisktest/; mkdir newiso; cd newiso cp -pr /mnt/iso/install.386 install.386 cp -pr /mnt/iso/isolinux isolinux ## payload cp -pr /mnt/iso/.disk.disk cp -pr /mnt/iso/pool pool cp -pr /mnt/iso/dists dists ln -s.
Debian # make files writable (files from an iso are read-only) chmod -R o+w ~/bootdisktest/newiso You now have a working directory with the contents of the original iso, and we can start to work on them Creating a customized unattended installation You can use preseeding and boot options to create a. What we want is a basic system (command line only), then add a window system and some selected software, to achieve a system that offers a gui and a package manager to let the end user set up a desktop system according to his/her needs. We will put a preseed file on the CD, and use isolinux.cfg to pass boot options (a.o. The location of the preseed file) to the linux kernel. Because we're aiming for a gui system, we'll modify isolinux.cfg to make the default boot a gui install. Create the preseed.file create preseed.cfg text file in ~/bootdisktest/newiso/options.