Request help respinning 14.10 w/Black Lab Image Creator

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On 11/13/2014 06:55 PM, Eric Bradshaw wrote:
> On 11/13/2014 05:07 PM, John Hupp wrote:
>> On 11/13/2014 4:53 PM, Eric Bradshaw wrote:
>>> To whomever may be able to provide some insight;
>>>
>>> Black Lab Image Creator (BLIC) 1.5 has NOT been tested with Lubuntu
>>> 14.10, but I'd like to continue using it to make  Lubuntu respins if
>>> I can. Starting with BLIC's predesessor Remastersys; I have
>>> successfully made the C4C Lubuntu ReSpins based on 12.10, 13.04,
>>> 13.10, and 14.04. But, while trying to use Black Lab Image Creator
>>> 1.5 with Lubuntu 14.10 I get the following error early in the
>>> distribution build process:
>>>
>>> cp: missing destination file operand after
>>> ‘/home/blacklabimage/remasteredsys/ISOTMP/isolinux/’
>>> Try 'cp --help' for more information
>>>
>>> The distribution build process continues and the iso seems to be
>>> produced as normal. However, after burning the iso to DVD and
>>> attempting to start another (32-bit) machine from it, I never even
>>> get to my custom splash screen. I get the error;
>>>
>>> failed to load ldlinux.c32
>>>
>>> I believe the ldlinux.c32 file is created from contents I've always
>>> edited; isolinux.cfg is where I change the text of the splash screen
>>> (splash.png) to our own and remove options to start the install in
>>> low graphics mode or live. It seems that the error I get while first
>>> starting to boot a 32-bit machine from CD (DVD in this case) means a
>>> file called vesamenu.c32 failed to be created in
>>> /home/blacklabimage/remasteredsys/ISOTMP/isolinux/ and therefore
>>> failed to make it onto the iso.
>>>
>>> I went back and used Black Lab Image Creator 1.1 to respin Lubuntu
>>> 14.04.
>>> The vesamenu.c32 file is created and contains exactly one line:
>>> žþLÍ!üè
>>>
>>> There are other options for a non-programmer like me to respin
>>> Lubuntu. However, I have grown quite fond of this particular method.
>>> If anyone can help me figure out what changed/why this no longer
>>> works I'd be very grateful.
>>>
>>> Eric Bradshaw
>>>
>>> -- 
>>>
>>> Thank You,
>>> God Bless,
>>> Computers4Christians
>>> http://www.Computers4Christians.org/ <http://computers4christians.org/>
>>>
>>
>> I haven't got the first thing to offer by way of a solution or
>> insight, but this is a topic I have been interested in.  So maybe you
>> can help ME instead!
>>
>> When you say, "There are other options for a non-programmer like me
>> to respin Lubuntu," what options were you thinking about?
>>
>> I have seen references to Distroshare Ubuntu Imager
>> (https://github.com/Distroshare/distroshare-ubuntu-imager) and
>> Systemback (http://sourceforge.net/projects/systemback/) as
>> Remastersys alternatives, but I have not tested either of them.  I'd
>> be interested in anyone else's experience with them or other
>> alternatives.
>>
> By George, I think I've got it! The new isolinux has a couple of extra
> directories now, so isolinux.bin, linux.c32, vesainfo.c32 and the file
> I think the one Black Dog Image Creator is looking for; vesamenu.c32
> is now buried two more directories deep than it used to be;
> /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/efi32 - So I changed the path in
> blacklabimager in line 399 from
>         VESAMENU=`find /usr -print0 | grep -FzZ "syslinux/vesamenu.c32"`
> to
>         VESAMENU=`find /usr -print0 | grep -FzZ
> "syslinux/modules/efi32/vesamenu.c32"`
> and I'm not getting that error!
>
> And yes, there are those alternatives you mentioned, as well as just
> plain command-line instructions
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MakeALiveCD/DVD/BootableFlashFromHarddiskInstall
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomizationFromScratch
> but I've used this Remastersys fork for so long now because it uses my
> modified Ubiquity installer, my splash screen(s), allows me to delete
> options I don't want for the end-user like running in low graphics
> mode and running Live and I guess I just got used to the way it works.
> Even though it's now $50 - it's worth it it (if I can get it to work
> for 14.10 and beyond). Distroshare Ubuntu Imager says it's based on
> Remastersys and it looks like it took a bit from Black Lab Image
> Creator too, so that's definately my next script to try if the above
> doesn't work like I think.
>
>
> Eric Bradshaw
> -- 
> Thank You,
> God Bless,
> Computers4Christians
> http://www.Computers4Christians.org/ <http://computers4christians.org/>
>
>
Hi,
There are a multitude of ways to do this.
The way I do it is with a homemade script.
This way I can control every single aspect of what is installed and how
things are configured.  This is extremely useful for OBI (one button
installer) instead of Ubiquity as the installer.  I am also optimizing
things for the lowest-end hardware.... i.e. installing on a machine with
128MB ram rather than 384+

If you are interested in it, I'd be glad to share!  I based it off of:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomizationFromScratch
the main change I made was making the chroot part into a separate script.
I copy that into the chroot, and then run
sudo chroot "$CHROOTDIR" ./mychrootscript.sh

where "$CHROOTDIR" is the path to my chroot
and ./mychrootscript.sh is the name of the script to do all the chroot
stuff, like install packages, and configure things.
I am currently trying to build for PPC also using qemu... but I am still
in the very early stages.


Jörn also has a script to custom make ISOs which use the Ubiquity
installer.  So his work might be more beneficial... it came from
Ubuntu-GNOME (if I remember right).

There is no graphic interface to making a script, but with a little
optimization (caching the deboostrap into a tar file, and copying the
debian archives outside the chroot) you can build it multiple times and
test it without having to re-download tons of things.

And there is the debian scripts that you can install...  live-build
http://live.debian.net/manual/current/html/live-manual/installation.en.html
but that has quite the learning curve :)
Though that is probably the most official route to take I suppose.

P.S. I just recently got the other iBook setup to build packages :)  And
tested it out!  Getting closer!!!!

-- 
Regards

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