Updates

diff --git a/rescue/linux/usb/README.usb b/rescue/linux/usb/README.usb
index 71d16f54024a05b19c5e399604588f3507d932f1..f2f914c31e261fa266d010c22573c93add5b22e1 100644 (file)
--- a/rescue/linux/usb/README.usb
+++ b/rescue/linux/usb/README.usb
@@ -2,6 +2,40 @@
 This directory is used to build a USB key containing a Kubuntu 8.04 LiveCD
 with persistent OS files and persistent /home files.
 
+
+Start by editing the "config" file. Be sure to get your USB_DEV
+definition correct.  The scripts you need to partition the key and 
+to write the boot image to it are all in this (usb) directory. 
+
+After editing the config file, run:
+
+  ./partition_usb_key
+
+Note, this script 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.
+
+This 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
+
+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.  
+
+
+
+====
+
+The directory "remaster" contains the scripts that allow picking
+apart a Kubuntu Hardy ISO and then updating and recombining the
+parts into a USB boot image.  The information below is somewhat
+low level and should not be needed unless you want to do your
+own remastering either starting from the Kubuntu release or from
+the Bacula remastered release.
+
 Note, the sqfs.tar.gz is the whole squashfs unsquashed.  
 
 The kernel image (vmlinuz) is a copy of the most recent kernel i.e.
@@ -39,7 +73,6 @@ Kubuntu boot tricks:
    casper-rw is used to store changed OS files, and home-rw is the
    home directory.
 
-
 Bugs with Kubuntu boot process:
 1. The initrd.gz image must be opened, fixed and the repacked.
 2. The fix involves removing the ,mode=755 from the mount line for

diff --git a/rescue/linux/usb/remaster/pack_disk_image b/rescue/linux/usb/remaster/pack_disk_image
index f7767b01eb93149f38bd0ce3866d6115fcf3125b..56c010cfadc5c186a9c62deb14c3a2388ed2b629 100755 (executable)
--- a/rescue/linux/usb/remaster/pack_disk_image
+++ b/rescue/linux/usb/remaster/pack_disk_image
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # tar the disk image
 #
-. ./config
+. ../config
 
 rm -f kubuntu8.tar.gz
 cd $DISK_IMAGE

diff --git a/rescue/linux/usb/write_usb_boot_partition b/rescue/linux/usb/write_usb_boot_partition
index fe871b1f05850f8b6fe77552dddb6102e1c61ea4..518a5cb1ef31873614c975b74b4837fc8da33c0c 100755 (executable)
--- a/rescue/linux/usb/write_usb_boot_partition
+++ b/rescue/linux/usb/write_usb_boot_partition
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@ if [ ! `whoami` = "root" ] ; then
   echo ""
   exit 1
 fi
+if [ ! -f ${BOOT_IMAGE} ] ; then
+  echo "Could not find boot image: ${BOOT_IMAGE}"
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 umount ${USB_DEV}1 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null
+
 echo "Reformat USB boot partition"
 mkfs.vfat -F 16 -n kubuntu8 ${USB_DEV}1
 mount ${USB_DEV}1 ${MOUNT_POINT}/kubuntu8
@@ -24,10 +29,12 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
   echo "Could not cd to USB boot partition"
   exit 1
 fi
+
 echo "Detaring boot image ..."
 tar xfz ${BOOT_IMAGE}
 cd ${CWD}
 ls -l ${MOUNT_POINT}/kubuntu8
+
 echo "syncing ..."
 sync
 umount ${MOUNT_POINT}/kubuntu8