I have been reading the Wiki link you sent Geert and I am wondering if I need to do a build from something like Virtual Box mounted on my vintage Mac or could I do the build on my Debian box or "idk"? Thank you kindly.
Gregory On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 03:57 Geert Stappers <stapp...@stappers.nl> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 02:59:28AM -0500, Gregory A. Lewis wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 08:36 g4jht <g4...@eircom.net> wrote: > > > > > Hi, I am sending this to you guys in a sort of last resort desperation. > > > As it only relates to Debian as that is my current build environment. > > > > > > Help Please. > > > > > > My problem how to build a bootable iso image file (not of Debian) > > > > > > I have an iso file [for an early version of UNIX (x86_32 code)]. I > have > > > stripped the files into a directory, then copied them (via tar) into > my > > > iso build directory, made my modifications I am OK up to that point. > > > > > > My Question is: > > > How do I create a new bootable iso image file from my build directory > > > ready for burning onto a DVD. > > > I tried just burning the build directory tree but did not boot (I > > > suspected as much but did it anyway). > > > I am obviously missing as step maybe tools. target is a 486 bare > machine > > > and a P6 machine in both cases without an O/S, what on the DVD will > > > eventually end up on the HD, once the DVD "works". > > > Any help appreciated, and I know this sort of an oddball question. > > > > > > [please CC me directly with your solution, thank you. > > > > > > regards, Dave :-) (Ps not a newbie). > > > > > > > Hello g4jht, have you gotten any response on this topic ? I am quite > > interested. My question is Debian related in that I am trying to build a > > bootable memory stick to drop a Debian system onto an old Macintosh > > laptop. I do not know what the command or command sequence is to > transfer > > the system into a(ny arbitrary) memory device and make it a bootable > > system. An answer to you is an answer for me too. Thank you. > > > > Greg > > > Hello Mailing list, > > At https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller#Development > is a link to "How to checkout the source". Just do it. > > Then trigger a build. In case it failed, check why. > > Upon succesfull build make your first modification. > Keep it simple, example given a changed text string. > > Trigger another build. > Verify the effect of your first modification. > > Now feel realy challenged and dive deeper. > > > Yes, there will be hurdles to take to reach the desired > destination. A known good strategy how to get help is documented > in http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > The shortcut[1] version is > * select where to ask what > * explain what you want to achieve > * explain what you did to get there > * explain where you are stuck > * formulate your question > > > > Groeten > Geert Stappers > > Footnote > [1] in learning there are no shortcuts > -- > Leven en laten leven > >
