Creating my own DSL CD?

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: Creating my own DSL CD?
started by: BombtracK

Posted by BombtracK on June 21 2005,00:03

Ok, well I want to create my own custom DSL CD that will have any custom extensions i download already on it and be able to install to the HDD with all these extra extensions as well.

I've found a tutorial of how to do this in linux, but have not yet found one on how to do it from windows. Is it possible?

I'm only doing this because for some reason DSL likes to crap itself after installing a heap of extensions. For example some of dekstop icons will dissapear, MyDSL will stop working (it will load up a window with nothing in it) and it only seems to happen after installign some extensions and I seriously am a complete newb to linux and its probably something I'm doing.

But anyway, a way to make a custom DSL CD in windows?

Posted by Guest on June 24 2005,15:16

You mentioned that "DSL likes to crap itself after installing a heap of extensions". Most probably you were trying to install multiple "red" dsl extensions that can overwrite each other.

As for doing the custom DSL CD on Windows, you will need an ISO CD image editor to move your extension files inside the base DSL ISO file. Then burn the image into the CD. That's it.

Posted by ke4nt1 on June 24 2005,15:57

Also, be sure you are using the latest versions of extensions,
that are downloaded from a very current mirror..

Earlier versions of extensions may not have the owners/perms
correct, as there have been many changes to them since
the beginning releases of 1.0 +

73
ke4nt

Posted by mangatono on July 10 2005,20:26

I have tried my extensiond move into Iso file. and after burn with on CD-RW was the cd not he same boot cd .

I can´t boot from this cd.

How did you make this "operation"

I burn with nero and iso creator is WINISO

Posted by ke4nt1 on July 10 2005,21:52

This pdf file explains how-to easily make your own custom DSL CD,
using the built-in application ' mkMyDSL '
No need for Windows, WinIso, Nero, or any number of other programs.

< http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub....wto.pdf >

Using DSL is quick, accurate, and native to what you are trying to make.

Note:
Many CDROM drives won't boot from a CDRW..
Most all will boot from a CDR..
Test first by booting from the same drive that made the CDRW.

73
ke4nt

Posted by mangatono on July 11 2005,10:16

sorry , I am too dummy.

It works , only a litle help

boot options , are they all writed somewhere ?

by loading linux , by enterung F2 or F3 , but all.... in howto is used DMA, Alsa.......

Posted by damianiw on July 11 2005,12:01

Hi I'm on 1.2.1

I've tried a few times but the ISO boots but then says it cannot find knoppix - dropping to a limited shell !

What am I doing wrong ?

I've not got tons of ram so trying to use a USB key as the remaster and iso directories, I did get a few unable to set permission errors, not sure why though (Formatted as FAT32 as I have to use it in windows as well)

Posted by mangatono on July 29 2005,16:46

hi all, I have a problem by remaster my live cd.

" cp: failed to preserve owership for operation permitted "

what is that

? how can I fix it ? for 121 and 131 dsl.