Re: [gentoo-releng] Catalyst Woes

[derek tracy <tracyde@gmail.com>]

After I followed your instructions / advice I was able to get my cd to
boot up and auto-configure X.org  I was able to start openbox, but
still needed to emerge a bunch of programs and configure things like
the openbox menu and xinitrd.  Long story short I emerged around 15
programs wrote a bash script to "inject" the configuration files that
I created for openbox, torsmo, pypanel, and the xinitrc.  (menu.xml,
rc.xml, pypanelrc).  Created the cd and now when I boot I can't do
anything because it does not automatically log root in.  So I just sit
there at the log on prompt because it also auto-scrambles the root
passwd.

My question is this are there any packages that you have found not to
work with catalyst live-cd's because they change certain configuration
files.  And are there any files that I could edit to make root
automatically log in?  Last one for now, does the livecd run off of an
edited /etc/init.d/local.start the reason I ask this is because that
is the last init that it goes through.

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:28:51 -0400, Chris Gianelloni
<wolf31o2@gentoo.org> wrote:
> 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
> > <wolf31o2@gentoo.org> 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
> > > > <wolf31o2@gentoo.org> 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
> > > > > > <wolf31o2@gentoo.org> 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
> > > > > > > > <wolf31o2@gentoo.org> 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
> > > > > > > > > > <wolf31o2@gentoo.org> 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?
> > > > > > > > > > >
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