Burning a new DSL CDForum: Other Help Topics Topic: Burning a new DSL CD started by: gui Posted by gui on Aug. 03 2004,16:47
I've just made my first .dsl application (gnomeicu.dsl) and I want to make a CD with this application so...how can I make a new DSL CD with the gnomeicu.dsl (and future applications I can make) ? Tks Posted by ke4nt1 on Aug. 03 2004,17:26
There are many ways to remaster DSL.Search the forums for the words remaster, iso, extensions The easiest way to get a .dsl file on your cdrom is rebuilding the .iso file itself win-iso and Ultraiso are tools used in the Windows OS that make this easy You can make a directory called "optional" , drag it into the existing iso, and put as many extensions in it as you want. save as your "new.iso" and burn to cdr When you boot into DSL, all your .dsl files will be available in your menu If you would like to contribute your extension to the DSL repository, please send it, along with a md5sum, and a description file to extensions@damnsmalllinux.org See the repository for examples of a .info, or description file 73 ke4nt Posted by gui on Aug. 03 2004,20:02
I'll tray what you said Thanks! Now tell me before I send you my .dsl: Others .dsl when 'installed' put an icon on the desktop How can I do that whit my application? How can I add/remove icons assigns icons to applications, erase un-wanted icons etc I've installed whiteBox But I do not see how to do it.. My .dsl seems to work well I've tried in a empty boot with cd and 'dsl base' as cheatcode so I think it can works fine. When I can assign it an icon will be yours! Tks! Posted by ke4nt1 on Aug. 03 2004,21:13
Look in your "/home/dsl/.xtdesktop" folder...All your icons are there, as well as the links... Just follow the examples... When you build your .dsl , just add the 2 files... Menu options are placed into a dir called /tmp/mydsl.menu... See other .dsl files for examples, or search the forums for tmp... 73 ke4nt Posted by edward on Aug. 07 2004,05:23
I have downloaded the dsl-0.7.3.iso and want to burn a cd that will boot with the same characteristics that the DSL cd that I purchased has. What is the procedure to do that? And what is the correct 'cdrecord' syntax? joe@actionline.com Posted by thesumis41666 on Aug. 07 2004,23:43
if you have a windows machine, put all the files ito whatever place you want em, and use nero's "burn image" option'
Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 08 2004,00:27
< http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialCDBurn.html > < http://node1.yo-linux.com/cgi-bin/man2html?cgi_command=cdrecord > Posted by edward on Aug. 08 2004,02:31
Thanks to both friends who responded for your suggestions. I'm afraid, however, that neither response answered my original question. After much searching, I was able to determine that the answer to my question was the following very simple command line syntax which worked perfectly: cdrecord -v speed=2 dev=0,0 dsl-0.7.3.iso One of the frustrations I (and many people) have with Linux is that one is often forced to plow through reams and volumes of material to figure out a solution that usually turns out to be an extremely simple and concise answer, such as the one above. For some reason, man pages usually list many dozens of possible options (very few of which are needed or useful), but they rarely provide any actual syntax examples. Tutorials typically ramble on and on with volumes of words over many, many pages explaining in laborious detail every facet of how something works instead of just stating, step-by-step in the fewest possible words, the sequence of clicks and/or keystrokes to enter to get a simple job done. Posted by ke4nt1 on Aug. 08 2004,03:59
Well, I'm thoroughly confused now...
Your first post requests information on making a "CD with this application" (gnomeicu.dsl) The syntax "cdrecord -v speed=2 dev=0,0 dsl-0.7.3.iso" isn't going to be much help to you . If all you wanted was to make a cd from the 0.7.3.iso image, no problem. That syntax, when corrected, works fine... You'll need more than that one line of syntax, if you want your gnomeicu.dsl application included on the CD as well. Perhaps this thread will help you in your quest... < http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....1;t=159 > 73 ke4nt Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 08 2004,04:29
You could look at it as being unnecessary information, but in the long run it's very useful. The key is in understanding the syntax which is used in man pages. generally the page begins with something likecommand [option] [option] filename In the above, the options are optional (in brackets), but it requires a filename in order to complete its task. If it said something like command [option] [filename] the filename is also optional, and can be run with just the command on its own. Following this is usually a general desription of the command, followed by a list of the available options and what they do. The purpose of a man page is to tell you what you can do with it...the more information the better, IMO. BTW, your solution could be found at those links, with slight changes...the first link gives a suggested use, and the man page explains all options. The writers of the documentation couldn't possibly know what you want to do with their program, so all they can do is list your options and hope you're smart enough to figure out which ones will work for you. Posted by edward on Aug. 08 2004,14:07
To ke4nt1: Sorry I caused some confusion. I probably should have created a new topic rather than adding my question in this existing topic which was titled: "Burning a new DSL CD" But that topic title was the same as what I wanted to do. However, I only wanted to burn a new DSL CD from a downloaded DSL iso, not create a new, modified iso. To: milkshaw: Thanks for your additional explanation. You're right, there is a lot of good additional info in that tutorial link that you provided. Perhaps I was just being lazy, but I just like to get the shortest possible answer to questions like this and have all the "surplus" explanations and details as an option, not as a prerequisite to getting the answers I need. |