[opensuse-factory] alternative to kiwi
Hello, KIWI is not (yet) ported to PPC. Is there any other tool I could use to create an alternative install CD? Or just an alternative repository? Instead of the DVD, just a one CD, like for KDE or Gnome on x86. Of course, I would rather see KIWI ported to PPC for openSUSE 11.0, but for now I'm interested in any working solutions :) Bye, CzP --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Peter Czanik wrote:-
Hello, KIWI is not (yet) ported to PPC. Is there any other tool I could use to create an alternative install CD?
There's makeSUSEdvd which now creates bootable PPC disc images.
Or just an alternative repository?
I use create_package_descr to build my local repository. It's also used by makeSUSEdvd to update the contents just in case new packages are added to the new CD/DVD, or packages are deleted from it.
Instead of the DVD, just a one CD, like for KDE or Gnome on x86.
That's something I've been thinking about. Should be possible to strip the package list from the x86 version, replace them with the equivalent PPC packages and then create a bootable CD.
Of course, I would rather see KIWI ported to PPC for openSUSE 11.0, but for now I'm interested in any working solutions :)
I've just uploaded the latest makeSUSEdvd to sourceforge.net, and I didn't even need wait until I got a round tuit[0]. [0] Okay, I already have one[1]. I just have to print one out. [1] URL:http://www.davjam.org/~davjam/images/a_round_tuit.png Regards, David Bolt -- Team Acorn: http://www.distributed.net/ OGR-P2 @ 100Mnodes RC5-72 @ 15Mkeys SUSE 10.0 32bit | SUSE 10.1 32bit | openSUSE 10.2 32bit | openSUSE 10.3 32bit SUSE 10.0 64bit | SUSE 10.1 64bit | openSUSE 10.2 64bit | RISC OS 3.11 | RISC OS 3.6 | TOS 4.02 | openSUSE 10.3 PPC --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On po 15. října 2007, Peter Czanik wrote:
Hello, KIWI is not (yet) ported to PPC. Is there any other tool I could use to create an alternative install CD? Or just an alternative repository? Instead of the DVD, just a one CD, like for KDE or Gnome on x86. Of course, I would rather see KIWI ported to PPC for openSUSE 11.0, but for now I'm interested in any working solutions :) Bye, CzP
If you want to create customized installation medias, try yast2-cd-creator (= yast2-product-creator since openSUSE10.3) module. It should be functional also for PPC. In YaST menu, see Misc -> Product Creator. Select the sources of your packages (your installation DVD, update source, whatever), than select the set of required packages/patterns. After your configuration is ready, use "Create Image" from the summary dialog. Jiri -- Jiri Suchomel SUSE LINUX, s.r.o. e-mail: jsuchome@suse.cz Lihovarská 1060/12 tel: +420 284 028 960 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic http://www.suse.cz --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Hello, Jiří Suchomel wrote:
If you want to create customized installation medias, try yast2-cd-creator (= yast2-product-creator since openSUSE10.3) module. It should be functional also for PPC.
In YaST menu, see Misc -> Product Creator. Select the sources of your packages (your installation DVD, update source, whatever), than select the set of required packages/patterns. After your configuration is ready, use "Create Image" from the summary dialog.
Well, lets say, that it has some rough edges :-) I'm writing from memory (my PPC machine does something else at the moment): - no warning, that the project name should not contain a space: if it contains, then no ISO image is created... - the first page is boot config with 'isolinux.cfg' written on top. There is no isolinux on PPC - /boot/i386 and /boot/x86_64 has no use on PPC and occupy a lot of space - /inst32/ is necessary to boot PPC, but the content is missing from the created ISO file. - no language packages are selected automagically - when installing from the resulting ISO file, the installer offers all packages, not just those available on the CD Bye, CzP --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Hello, Peter Czanik wrote:
- /inst32/ is necessary to boot PPC, but the content is missing from the Of course /inst32/ wanted to be /suseboot/ , as inst32 is one of the files in the directory :)
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On st 17. října 2007, Peter Czanik wrote:
Hello,
Jiří Suchomel wrote:
If you want to create customized installation medias, try yast2-cd-creator (= yast2-product-creator since openSUSE10.3) module. It should be functional also for PPC.
In YaST menu, see Misc -> Product Creator. Select the sources of your packages (your installation DVD, update source, whatever), than select the set of required packages/patterns. After your configuration is ready, use "Create Image" from the summary dialog.
Well, lets say, that it has some rough edges :-)
That's possible. I was not even sure if the PPC support is done. Could you please open a bugreport(s) for the issue(s)? Thanks, Jiri
I'm writing from memory (my PPC machine does something else at the moment):
- no warning, that the project name should not contain a space: if it contains, then no ISO image is created... - the first page is boot config with 'isolinux.cfg' written on top. There is no isolinux on PPC - /boot/i386 and /boot/x86_64 has no use on PPC and occupy a lot of space - /inst32/ is necessary to boot PPC, but the content is missing from the created ISO file. - no language packages are selected automagically - when installing from the resulting ISO file, the installer offers all packages, not just those available on the CD
Bye, CzP
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Hello, Jiří Suchomel wrote:
Well, lets say, that it has some rough edges :-)
That's possible. I was not even sure if the PPC support is done. Could you please open a bugreport(s) for the issue(s)?
OK. What do you prefer? One bug report with all of the problem copied from this e-mail, or 6 separate one liners? Bye, CzP --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Peter Czanik napsal(a):
Hello,
Jiří Suchomel wrote:
Well, lets say, that it has some rough edges :-)
That's possible. I was not even sure if the PPC support is done. Could you please open a bugreport(s) for the issue(s)?
OK. What do you prefer? One bug report with all of the problem copied from this e-mail, or 6 separate one liners?
Well, separate reports are usually better to track, in the worst case I'll close them (except one) as duplicates. Which sources did you use for creating the ISO? Did you run the module on a PPC machine? (I suppose yes.) You can answer in the bug reports instead to the list... Thank you Ladislav -- Best Regards Ladislav Slezák Yast Developer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUSE LINUX, s.r.o. e-mail: lslezak@suse.cz Lihovarská 1060/12 tel: +420 284 028 960 190 00 Prague 9 fax: +420 284 028 951 Czech Republic http://www.suse.cz/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
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