(re)configure and rebuild

2009-01-07 Thread schoappied
Hi, What is a proper way to (re)configure a build live-cd? I have for example build a live-cd but want to change something e.g. the source.list or add a package or something. Thanks in advance, \d -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-live-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscr

Re: editing conf files

2009-01-07 Thread schoappied
Padma wrote: schoappied wrote: Padma wrote: Thanks. And if I want to mix debian lenny with unstable (e.g. install some audio packages from unstable), how can I do it (e.g. specify which packages should be installed from unstable)? Download that unstable package (.deb/lib files) put that p

Re: USB stick boot error

2009-01-07 Thread Juergen Fiedler
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Chris Lale wrote: > Thanks, Yohann. > > Yohann Lepage wrote: > [...] >> >> But i use an other way to install debian live on usb stick (because i >> use 2 partitions) >> -create binary.iso >> -copy the content of iso in the usb stick >> -install boot manager on usb s

patch for /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/live-helpers

2009-01-07 Thread Ronny Standtke
Hi all I put Debian Live on a USB flash drive. Whenever I boot this system on a machine with a CD/DVD drive without a medium, my console gets flooded at boot time with the following error message: /init: line 1: cannot open /dev/hda: No medium found I was searching for the cause of this error mes

Re: editing conf files

2009-01-07 Thread schoappied
schoappied wrote: Padma wrote: schoappied wrote: Padma wrote: Thanks. And if I want to mix debian lenny with unstable (e.g. install some audio packages from unstable), how can I do it (e.g. specify which packages should be installed from unstable)? Download that unstable package (.deb/li

Re: checking for supported hardware

2009-01-07 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 01:10:36PM +, Chris Lamb wrote: > Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > > > So how do I check that the hardware is supported? And do I spend the > > minimal time testing that? > [..] > > No time to post more right now, but do check out the thread: > > "Re: Hardware compatibility te

Re: USB stick boot error

2009-01-07 Thread Chris Lale
Thanks, Yohann. Yohann Lepage wrote: [...] > > But i use an other way to install debian live on usb stick (because i > use 2 partitions) > -create binary.iso > -copy the content of iso in the usb stick > -install boot manager on usb stick > You can view an example here : > http://github.com/2xyo/

Re: editing conf files

2009-01-07 Thread schoappied
Padma wrote: schoappied wrote: Padma wrote: Thanks. And if I want to mix debian lenny with unstable (e.g. install some audio packages from unstable), how can I do it (e.g. specify which packages should be installed from unstable)? Download that unstable package (.deb/lib files) put that p

Re: editing conf files

2009-01-07 Thread schoappied
Padma wrote: Hi schoappied wrote: I want to make a custom Debian live cd with a installer, You can use live-helper for making Debian Live CD and in that for enabling installer with live CD you just have to set LH_DEBIAN_INSTALLER="live" and LH_DEBIAN_INSTALLER_DISTRIBUTION="daily" but how can

Re: editing conf files

2009-01-07 Thread schoappied
Padma wrote: Hi schoappied wrote: I want to make a custom Debian live cd with a installer, You can use live-helper for making Debian Live CD and in that for enabling installer with live CD you just have to set LH_DEBIAN_INSTALLER="live" and LH_DEBIAN_INSTALLER_DISTRIBUTION="daily" but how can

Re: checking for supported hardware

2009-01-07 Thread Chris Lamb
Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > So how do I check that the hardware is supported? And do I spend the > minimal time testing that? [..] No time to post more right now, but do check out the thread: "Re: Hardware compatibility test: draft proposal" .. which was on debian-devel in August of this year. Re

checking for supported hardware

2009-01-07 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
Suppose I'm at a computer shop trying to decide what computer to buy. Naturally I'd want one with supported hardware. One known method is to get a live CD and check the hardware. So how do I check that the hardware is supported? And do I spend the minimal time testing that? I suppose I use a XFCE

Re: editing conf files

2009-01-07 Thread Padma
schoappied wrote: Padma wrote: Thanks. And if I want to mix debian lenny with unstable (e.g. install some audio packages from unstable), how can I do it (e.g. specify which packages should be installed from unstable)? Download that unstable package (.deb/lib files) put that package file in

Re: USB stick boot error

2009-01-07 Thread Yohann Lepage
2009/1/7 Pierre Meurisse : > Hi ! > On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 10:24:44AM +, Chris Lale wrote: >> >> Has anyone been successful in getting a stock image to boot after >> transferring >> it to a USB stick using "dd if=binary.img of=/dev/sda" ? >> >> Does dd need an offset? >> > I made this many ti

Re: USB stick boot error

2009-01-07 Thread Pierre Meurisse
Hi ! On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 10:24:44AM +, Chris Lale wrote: > > Has anyone been successful in getting a stock image to boot after transferring > it to a USB stick using "dd if=binary.img of=/dev/sda" ? > > Does dd need an offset? > I made this many times, with no offset. No problem. -- Pi

Re: USB stick boot error

2009-01-07 Thread Chris Lale
Thanks, Vincent. Vincent wrote: > Chris Lale wrote: >> I have not changed the mbr at any stage. Am I creating a corrupt image? Any >> suggestions would be welcome. > > Hi, > > You may try the images on the website and redo the dd/boot steps to be sure: > > http://live.debian.net/cdimage/daily-b