Help related to creating new distro

[Luis Mondesi]

Perhaps you can find these answers yourself on google as this might be a bit off topic for this list. However, here are some hints to get started...

El Dec 28, 2012, a las 3:01, Saqlain Abbas <saqlain.abbas.7 at gmail.com> escribió:

> Hi,
> 
> I have created a small distro (it got minimal packages and i followed LFS approach), it is terminal based i.e. no desktop environment like gnome or kde etc. 
> 
> I want to distribute it as an ISO image I need some help on how to create this tiny distro ISO image? I got couple of questions kindly guide
> 
> 1) Is there some command line tool which i can use to create ISO image. I would have to install that software in my tiny distro?

Look online for "creating bootable ISO on Linux". Essentially you need syslinux, mkisofs and "el torito" in the information you will find.

> 2) How to create partition layout for user, before even starting the kernel, do i need to write script? How can i invoke that from ISO image? etc I want minimal user interaction at this step. I would have to install boot loader also, at this stage?

On a Debian/Ubuntu system unpack a initrd image file and look at its contents. Essentially, you might need to do a basic init script to help the kernel get started inside your initramfs initrd image file. Your initrd can also be in other formats like cpio, compressed with gzip, etc... Nothing you won't be able to find information about by doing some quick search online. 
> 
> Might be basic question, but i am new to this, so kindly guide. 
> 
> -- 
> Kind Regards,
> Saqlain Abbas.

Regards and lots of patience.