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The Dao of Minimal Linux Live (15-Feb-2015) The Dao of Minimal Linux Live (22-Sep-2016)
Author: Ivan Davidov Author: Ivan Davidov
Website: http://minimal.linux-bg.org Website: http://minimal.idzona.com
http://skamilinux.hu/minimal
http://linux.idzona.com
http://minimal.linux-bg.org
Email: davidov (dot) i {at} gmail [dot] com Email: davidov (dot) i {at} gmail [dot] com
Redistributed by: <put your name and contact details somewhere here> Redistributed by: <put your name and contact details somewhere here>
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7_generate_iso.sh 7_generate_iso.sh
build_minimal_linux_live.sh build_minimal_linux_live.sh
If you have followed the explanation posted on http://minimal.linux-bg.org then you already If you have followed the explanation posted on http://minimal.idzona.com then you already
know that you need to execute the script "build_minimal_linux_live.sh". If you open this know that you need to execute the script "build_minimal_linux_live.sh". If you open this
file with text editor you will find out that all this script does is to execute all other file with text editor you will find out that all this script does is to execute all other
scripts one by one. scripts one by one.
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it uses the initramfs file which we pass to the "make" command as additional parameter. it uses the initramfs file which we pass to the "make" command as additional parameter.
The generated ISO file is then copied to the folder where we are executing our scripts. The generated ISO file is then copied to the folder where we are executing our scripts.
UPDATE (22-Sep-2016): The "make isoimage" command relies on Syslinux older than 5.0.
The issue is that Syslinux versions after 5.0 require ldlinux.c32 which is not handled
correctly by the kernel's Makefile. You need to appply a patch to the Makefile in order
to make it work correctly. I find it easier to edit the Makefile and apply the patch
changes manually:
https://github.com/ivandavidov/minimal/issues/10
http://github.com/mhiramat/boot2minc/blob/master/src/patches/kernel/x86-copy-linux-c32-for-newer.patch
if [ -f /usr/$$i/syslinux/isolinux.bin ] ; then \ # old line
cp /usr/$$i/syslinux/isolinux.bin $(obj)/isoimage ; \ # old line
if [ -f /usr/$$i/syslinux/ldlinux.c32 ] ; then \ # new line (patch)
cp /usr/$$i/syslinux/ldlinux.c32 $(obj)/isoimage ; \ # new line (patch)
fi ; \ # new line (patch)
break ; \ # old line
fi ; \ # old line
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