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+Copyright (C) Kern E. Sibbald, 2009
+
+This directory is used to build a USB key containing a Kubuntu 8.04 LiveCD
+with persistent OS files and persistent /home files.
+
+You will need to run as root for most things ...
+
+Packages needed:
+apt-get install syslinux mbr
+
+
+1. Start by editing the "config" file. Be sure to get your USB_DEV
+ definition correct. Note: you can see what devices you have
+ connected by running:
+
+ lsscsi
+
+ For example, I get:
+
+ $ lsscsi
+ [1:0:0:0] cd/dvd _NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A 108B /dev/scd0
+ [1:0:1:0] cd/dvd PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8631 9D03 /dev/scd1
+ [9:0:0:0] disk Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 PMAP /dev/sda
+
+ and in my case, the USB device is the Kingston DataTraveler on
+ device /dev/sda.
+
+ Alternatively you can do:
+
+ fdisk -l
+
+2. The scripts you need to partition the key and
+ to write the boot image to it are all in this (usb) directory.
+
+3. If you ever want to put the key back to its prior state, *before*
+ running the partition_usb_key, you might consider doing a:
+
+ sfdisk -d /dev/key-device >save_me
+
+ where key-device is the key device name (e.g. sda). The
+ output file can be fed back into sfdisk to recreate the original
+ with:
+
+ sfdisk /dev/key-device <save_me
+
+4. The next step is to get a copy of kubuntu8.tar.gz, which is the
+ USB boot image. Currently, it can be downloaded from:
+
+ www.bacula.org/downloads/kubuntu8.tar.gz
+
+ or from:
+
+ www.sibbald.com/download/kubuntu8.tar.gz
+
+5. Edit the file "config" and fill in the values that correspond
+ to your setup.
+
+6. After editing the config file, run:
+
+ ./partition_usb_key
+
+ Note, this script will destroy *all* data on the key, and assumes
+ that you have a 3GB or bigger key. It may work for a 2GB key,
+ but you might want to reduce the size of the second partition.
+
+
+ The partition_usb_key script creates three partitions:
+
+ 1. kubuntu8 -- USB boot partition containing the OS
+ 2. casper-rw -- A writable ext3 partition for saving OS changes
+ 3. home-rw -- A writable ext3 partition for saving /home
+
+6. Mount your USB key and detar the kubuntu8.tar.gz image
+ into the first partition. Do this with:
+
+ ./write_usb_boot_partition
+
+ This can take a good amount of time (5 mins) since it must format
+ the new partitions then copy the boot image.
+
+7. You should now have a USB stick that can be booted providing the
+ machine permits booting from the USB port -- this can be adjusted
+ by modifying the BIOS boot sequence. On Dell machines, you can
+ enter the BIOS setup by pressing F2 just after power on.
+
+ Alternatively, most machines let you boot from an alternate device.
+ For example if you press F11 while a Sony Viao is powering up, it
+ will boot from the USB port.
+
+ On Dell machines during power on, if you press F12, you will be
+ able to select any boot device (one time only) other than the one
+ that is the default (normally the CDROM or HDD).
+
+8. When the key is booted, assuming you choose the first option
+ (LiveCD), you will be running as user "ubuntu" the password is
+ "bacula", and you will be in /home/ubuntu.
+
+9. Before booting, you might want to remove the USB key, using the
+ remove safely mode, then plug it back in so that you can access
+ the home-rw partition. Here you can put anything you want from
+ your system. However, you must use care to ensure that the files
+ are written with UID=1000 and GID=1000, which is ubuntu:ubuntu when
+ your boot the USB key.
+
+10. Finally, if you are running with a KDE desktop on Kubuntu 8.04,
+ you can copy it to the key with:
+
+ ./copy_kubuntu_desktop_to_usb
+
+ If you are not using Kubuntu, you can modify the script to
+ adapt it to your situation or simply create a new script.
+
+===
+
+If you want to add additional OS tools to your USB stick, there are two
+ways:
+
+1. Remaster the iso boot image (a bit complicated) see README.technotes
+2. Simply use sudo apt-get install ... when booted into your USB stick.
+ The changes will be written to the casper-rw partition (the
+ read/write OS partition).
+
+If you want to add something to your USB home directory simply mount
+the home-rw partition and write to it in the appropriate place as noted
+in item #9 above.
+
+One slightly annoying thing about the USB key is that the casper-rw and the
+home-rw partitions must be ext3 (with journaling turned on), and journaling
+is not really the best way to run with USB keys that have a finite write
+lifetime. Switching the partitions to ext2 seems to prevent them from being
+written correctly, which means a lot of things such as starting X do not
+work.
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