On Wed, 2004-08-25 at 11:25, derek tracy wrote: > I have seen the links to download the beta GameCD but could not find > the spec files linked anywhere, you don't suppose you could attach > those do you. Attached, but whatever you do, do *not* post bugs for problems you find with most of the GameCD stuff to bugzilla unless you assign it directly to me. I'm working on most of the GameCD stuff and don't want to bog zhen down with it until I have it in a semi-working state. > I am running gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.3-r1, and do beleive that I am > running SquashFS-tools for 2 so that would create all of those issues. Yeah... You'll need at *least* gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.7-r11 in your snapshot and gentoo-sources-2.4.26-r6 to be marked stable to use squashfs-tools-2.0 or above. > Catalyst is a wonderful tool and I would love to help in any way shape > or form. I am currently writing an ebuild for chntpw it is a utility > to change the admin password on a Windows box. I am not sure if the > 2005.0 project is in need of more developers but I would like to > extend a helping hand. Well, 2005.0 is simply going to be another release for Gentoo. We aren't making it a separate project. Most of the experimental stuff I am coordinating myself, and will be starting to produce some alpha-quality stuff in the near future. If you check #gentoo-releng often, I'll be posting a link in the topic. The thing we need more than anything is testers for *all* our LiveCD media, as that is the hardest thing for us to do ourselves. > Again I want to thank you for your help. No problem... Also, if you would be so kind as to simply reply to the list... I don't need 2 copies... *wink* > On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 10:03:58 -0400, Chris Gianelloni > wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 22:41, derek tracy wrote: > > > Thanks for your tips. I unmasked mkxf86config *-r3 and livecd-tools > > > and am compiling the cd as I type this. My first undertaking was to > > > actually create a business card cd but I am going to hold that off for > > > future releases. I am actually going to make this a project. The > > > final goal is going to be a cd with X.org / Openbox that is made for > > > pen-testing networks. I have created a project site > > > > Interesting. In case you're wondering, there is a beta GameCD out which > > uses fluxbox and xorg-x11 that I created, which is why I am probably the > > best resource on doing this with catalyst on x86. I will ask that you > > keep any questions to the list, though, so others can benefit from the > > answers, too. > > > > > http://infoportal.dyndns.info > > > Eventually I want to write a couple of howtos for the community, so > > > others can do as I am. After reading through all of the forums I know > > > that there is a demand for more Catalyst documentation. > > > > I agree that it needs more documentation. Part of the problem is that > > we're changing it so much and so frequently that the documentation gets > > fairly outdated quite quickly. I do have to give zhen a hand, as he is > > currently doing all of the catalyst development and is doing an > > excellent job. > > > > > One last thing how did you guys get SquashFS to work on 2004.2, I can > > > get the cd to make the ISO and start to boot but it crashes when it > > > tries to mount filesystem, any ideas or maybe a link to the kernel > > > config and the exact kernel that 2004.2 uses. > > > > We are using squashfs 2.0 for 2004.2, which means you *must* run > > gentoo-sources or gentoo-dev-sources as your kernel. Squashfs 1.x and > > 2.x are not compatable, so if you have squashfs-tools-2.0 installed and > > are using a kernel with squashfs 1.3, it will fail. You can get the > > kernel config files I used for 2004.2 from > > http://dev.gentoo.org/~wolf31o2/catalyst and work from there. > > > > > Just in case you are wondering the livecd project that I am working on > > > is named D.A.R.T (Diagnostic Assault and Recovery Terminal) > > > Thanks Again. > > > > Interesting. You might be interested in a project that we are > > undertaking for 2005.0, which is a complete live environment, including > > X and many recovery and security tools. > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:25:36 -0400, Chris Gianelloni > > > wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 14:20, derek tracy wrote: > > > > > Here is my spec file you requested (livecd-stage2) > > > > > > > > I also forgot one other thing... livecd/xinitrc... this allows you to > > > > give catalyst a default xinitrc for your LiveCD, which is essential for > > > > getting it to start the applications you want, unless you're doing all > > > > the work on your fsscript.sh file. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------Begin----------------- > > > > > > > > > > subarch: x86 > > > > > version_stamp: 0.2 > > > > > target: livecd-stage2 > > > > > rel_type: default > > > > > profile: default-x86-2004.2 > > > > > snapshot: 20040819 > > > > > source_subpath: default/livecd-stage1-x86-0.1 > > > > > > > > > > livecd/cdfstype: zisofs > > > > > livecd/archscript: /usr/lib/catalyst/livecd/runscript/x86-archscript.sh > > > > > livecd/runscript: /usr/lib/catalyst/livecd/runscript/default-runscript.sh > > > > > livecd/cdtar: /usr/lib/catalyst/livecd/cdtar/isolinux-2.08-memtest86+-cdtar.tar.bz2 > > > > > livecd/iso: /root/catalyst/LiveCD/LiveCD.iso > > > > > # livecd/bootsplash: /usr/share/bootsplash/initrd-livecd-2004.1-1024x768 > > > > > livecd/fsscript: /root/catalyst/LiveCD/fsscript.sh > > > > > > > > > > boot/kernel: gentoo > > > > > #boot/kernel/gentoo/extraversion: foo > > > > > boot/kernel/gentoo/sources: =sys-kernel/gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.3-r1 > > > > > boot/kernel/gentoo/packages: pcmcia-cs nforce-net linux-wlan-ng slmodem > > > > > boot/kernel/gentoo/config: > > > > > /usr/lib/catalyst/livecd/kconfig/config-2004.1-gentoo-dev-sources-2.6..3-r1 > > > > > > > > > > livecd/unmerge: > > > > > autoconf > > > > > automake > > > > > # gcc > > > > > bin86 > > > > > binutils > > > > > libtool > > > > > m4 > > > > > bison > > > > > ld.so > > > > > make > > > > > perl > > > > > patch > > > > > linux-headers > > > > > man-pages > > > > > sash > > > > > bison > > > > > flex > > > > > # gettext > > > > > texinfo > > > > > ccache > > > > > addpatches > > > > > man > > > > > groff > > > > > lib-compat > > > > > miscfiles > > > > > # python > > > > > > > > > > livecd/empty: > > > > > /var/tmp > > > > > /var/cache > > > > > /var/db > > > > > /var/empty > > > > > /var/cache > > > > > /var/lock > > > > > /tmp > > > > > /usr/portage > > > > > /usr/share/man > > > > > /usr/share/info > > > > > /usr/share/unimaps > > > > > /usr/include > > > > > /usr/share/zoneinfo > > > > > /usr/share/dict > > > > > /usr/share/doc > > > > > /usr/share/ss > > > > > /usr/share/state > > > > > /usr/share/texinfo > > > > > # /usr/lib/python2.2 > > > > > /usr/lib/portage > > > > > # /usr/share/gettext > > > > > /usr/share/i18n > > > > > /usr/share/rfc > > > > > # /usr/X11R6/man > > > > > # /usr/X11R6/include > > > > > # /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/config > > > > > # /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/etc > > > > > # /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc > > > > > /usr/src > > > > > /usr/share/doc > > > > > /usr/share/man > > > > > /root/.ccache > > > > > > > > > > livecd/rm: > > > > > /lib/*.a > > > > > /usr/lib/*.a > > > > > /usr/lib/gcc-lib/*/*/libgcj* > > > > > # /usr/X11R6/lib/*.a > > > > > /var/log/emerge.log > > > > > /var/log/genkernel.log > > > > > > > > > > -----------------End----------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 13:34:56 -0400, Chris Gianelloni > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 13:06, derek tracy wrote: > > > > > > > The spec file that I posted earlier was my livecd-stage2 spec file. I > > > > > > > > > > > > There was no spec file anywhere in the thread. > > > > > > > > > > > > > have got almost everything working I just have to find a way to shrink > > > > > > > down the final iso and configure x.org automatically. If someone > > > > > > > > > > > > Try adding mkxf86config into your livecd-stage1 spec file. You will > > > > > > then want to add a livecd/rcadd: mkxf86config line to your > > > > > > livecd-stage2. You will want to unmask the -r3 version in your snapshot > > > > > > for it to work properly with xorg-x11. If you want accelerated 3D, you > > > > > > might want to unmask livecd-tools-1.0.5 from package.mask and also make > > > > > > sure to add nvidia-kernel, nvidia-glx, and ati-drivers to your > > > > > > boot/kernel/$kernel_name/packages lines in your livecd-stage2. > > > > > > > > > > > > > could give me a hand I would really appreciate it. Also when you are > > > > > > > emptying directories in livecd-stage2 how do you know exactly what > > > > > > > directories are not needed or exactly what files the programs rely on.. > > > > > > > > > > > > The only way to know is to experiment. There is no hard and fast rules > > > > > > for this, unfortunately. It's pretty simple to guess that examples and > > > > > > documentation can go. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I really need some insight on this. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:27:25 -0400, Chris Gianelloni > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Attach your livecd-stage2 spec file, please. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 22:57, derek tracy wrote: > > > > > > > > > livecd-stage2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 16:19:43 -0400, Chris Gianelloni > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 15:36, derek tracy wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone had any experience with Catalyst. I am having a few > > > > > > > > > > > issues. The biggest one is this. I am trying to create a bootable > > > > > > > > > > > LiveCD with X and Openbox on it. I have everything set up correctly > > > > > > > > > > > and working great until I do the Stage2 run. That is when it strips > > > > > > > > > > > out X and everything else. Has anyone had this problem before, or > > > > > > > > > > > have any ideas on fixing it? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > stage2 or livecd-stage2? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > Chris Gianelloni > > > > > > > > > > Release Engineering - Operations/QA Manager > > > > > > > > > > Games - Developer > > > > > > > > > > Gentoo Linux > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is your power animal a penguin? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > gentoo-releng@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Chris Gianelloni > > > > > > > > Release Engineering - Operations/QA Manager > > > > > > > > Games - Developer > > > > > > > > Gentoo Linux > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is your power animal a penguin? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > gentoo-releng@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Chris Gianelloni > > > > > > Release Engineering - Operations/QA Manager > > > > > > Games - Developer > > > > > > Gentoo Linux > > > > > > > > > > > > Is your power animal a penguin? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > gentoo-releng@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > -- > > > > Chris Gianelloni > > > > Release Engineering - Operations/QA Manager > > > > Games - Developer > > > > Gentoo Linux > > > > > > > > Is your power animal a penguin? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Chris Gianelloni > > Release Engineering - Operations/QA Manager > > Games - Developer > > Gentoo Linux > > > > Is your power animal a penguin? > > > > > > > > -- > gentoo-releng@gentoo.org mailing list -- Chris Gianelloni Release Engineering - Operations/QA Manager Games - Developer Gentoo Linux Is your power animal a penguin?