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Build Live CD/DVD for Scientific Linux 4/5
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The build script can be found at
ftp://ftp.psi.ch/psi/livecd/build
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                      !!!!!!  WARNING !!!!!! 
              Do not run the build script on your PC ! 
Only run it on a special build system or in the chroot environment ! 
             The build scripts will change the system 
              and will/can make your system unusable.
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More documentation about building the LiveCD can be found at
http://linux.web.psi.ch/livecd/build.html
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Please run ./build-livecd.sh to build the LiveCD ISO images
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Scripts:
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- build-livecd.sh:          Main build script run it on the SL4/SL5 system
- customize-livecd.sh:      Prepares the system for a LiveCD
- linux-live.sl/runme.sh:   Based on build scripts 
                            of http://www.linux-live.org
- restore-system.sh:        Restores the system to a bootable installation
- mini-livecd.sh:           Prepares the system to create Mini Livecd
                            (save diskspace, etc.)
                            Will use icewm as Windows manager

Config:
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- livecd.conf:              Configuration file for the build scripts


Examples:
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to build SL LiveCD
# ./build-livecd.sh -sl
to build SL Mini LiveCD 
# ./build-livecd.sh -mini -sl


Requirements:
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- SL4/SL5 installation on build system or in chroot environment

- unionfs and squashfs kernel modules
  SRPMS and RPMS can be found here:
  ftp://ftp.psi.ch/psi/livecd/SRPMS
  ftp://ftp.psi.ch/psi/livecd/RPMS

- static linked unionctl
  SRPMS and RPMS can be found here:
  ftp://ftp.psi.ch/psi/livecd/SRPMS
  ftp://ftp.psi.ch/psi/livecd/RPMS


Links:
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- ftp://ftp.psi.ch/psi/livecd
- http://linux.web.psi.ch/livecd
- http://linux.web.psi.ch/livecd/build.html


Changelog:
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- 2.5.x: first release which should also work on SL5
- 2.0.x: no special livecd kernel is need any more, 
         just unionfs and squashfs kernel modules are needed
         update to squashfs 3.1-r2
         SMP kernel will also be included, if found
- 1.3.x: update to SL44 and kernel 42.0.3.EL
- 1.2.x: switch to unionfs version 1.1.5 
         (patched for RHEL4 kernel >= 2.6.9-42.EL)
- 1.1.x: kernel updated to 2.6.9-42.0.2.EL
- 1.0.x: add config file "livecd.conf"
- 0.9.x: kernel updated to 2.6.9-34.EL
- 0.8.x: improved diskless client
- 0.7.x: update to SL42
- 0.6.x: kernel updated to 2.6.9-22.0.1.EL
- 0.5.x: use a patched version of unionfs 1.0.14
- 0.4.x: nvidia driver
- 0.3.x: add x86_64 support

see also 
http://linux.web.psi.ch/livecd/changelog.html

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 Urs Beyerle, PSI