Remastersys questions.

[bonedriven]

Hi. I am using Remastersys but after I read all its descriptions still don't quite understand the 4 kinds of backup.

1. Backup whole system
I used this once, but after that I don't know what to do? And where is the file it backed up?

2. Distcdfs, Dist, Disto. What are the differences? I don't know what is a filesystem.

Thanks.

[wolfen69]

This may help.

[bonedriven]

This may help.

Thanks. But I think that link is outdated and contains misinformation too?

"Dist: allows you to create a backup, sans your personal data, allowing you to share the "remastered" copy with other people."?

[Bodsda]

Hi. I am using Remastersys but after I read all its descriptions still don't quite understand the 4 kinds of backup.

1. Backup whole system
I used this once, but after that I don't know what to do? And where is the file it backed up?

2. Distcdfs, Dist, Disto. What are the differences? I don't know what is a filesystem.

Thanks.

Dist

Makes a usable Ubuntu environment that you can give to people, based on your installed software and configs etc, but excluding all personal info.

cdfs

Can't see any mention of it, but it will be the same as dist except a live cd version.

Disto

No idea where you saw that

If you can provide the link where you got this info, I might be able to help more.

Bodsda

[bonedriven]

In this link:

4) to make a distributable livecd/dvd of your system

sudo remastersys dist

5) to make a distributable livecd/dvd filesystem only

sudo remastersys dist cdfs

6) to make a distributable iso named custom.iso but only if the cdfs is already present

sudo remastersys dist iso custom.iso

cdfs and iso options should only be used if you wish to modify something on the cd before the iso is created. An example of this would be to modify the isolinux portion of the livecd/dvd

I have read your post and the explanation above. But I still don't understand the difference between them.

Anyway, what I want is to build my os in my vmware machine on my own laptop. Then I use remastersys to make it a custom live usb bootable os which I can use in my workplace. And it would the best if it can be a persistent live usb os too.

[Brizvegan]

Backup whole system
I used this once, but after that I don't know what to do? And where is the file it backed up?

The custom-backup.iso file (in my case) was located in /home/remastersys/remastersys. (Click on Filesystem in Places first, then /home/remastersys/remastersys ... ). Don't know why there are 2 remastersys folders in my case

If you want to make a live dvd, open a burning program eg. Brasero and choose "Burn image" - "burn an existing CD/DVD image to disc".
Choose a low burning speed.

If you wanted to make a live usb, maybe use the .iso file with Unetbootin, or even Startup Disk Creator - I don't know for sure if these work, I've only ever burned live dvds.

If you want to share your remastered distro - use "dist" option.
The "backup" option contains your own user files, so if you have personal files in /home they will be included in your new distro.

Someone here has made a live usb stick with a remastersys .iso:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/cont...-usb-stick.htm

[Brizvegan]

Just did an experiment ...

I took a recent remastersys custom-backup.iso file, opened Startup Disk Creator on Linux Mint 9 and created a live bootable usb stick with 2gb of persistence (on a 4gb SanDisk Cruzer).

It's working fine - am posting from it now.

When I booted up with it, at the remastersys bootsplash, I pressed Tab, and typed at the end of the line:

live acpi=off

I should mention that I used "backup" mode, and that I have no data in my /home - I have a separate data partition symlinked to /home. So the .iso was well under the 4gb file size limit.

Also, in my source system (gnome) I have installed "ubiquity-frontend-gtk" from Synaptic Package Manager. You need this in the system you're backing up if you want to install your live usb to a hard drive.
Without it, there is no install option on your live usb/dvd at boot.

[bonedriven]

Thank you, Brizvegan!

Luckily, I don't need to install it to a hard drive (against the rules of our univerisity?).

I just built a live cd iso with Remastersys dist mode in my vmware machine, and used LiLi to create a persistent live usb. But don't know why when I boot it up, it showed "Invalid or corrupted kernel image".

And now I seem to understand what is backup mode and dist mode of Remaster. But what about the other two, "Distcdfs" and "Distiso"? In what circumstances should I use those?

[Brizvegan]

when I boot it up, it showed "Invalid or corrupted kernel image".

Can you boot your live usb? Does it boot up to the desktop? Is it usable?

But what about the other two, "Distcdfs" and "Distiso"? In what circumstances should I use those?

I don't know, to be honest

I just know that the "simple" modes of "backup" and "dist" have worked ok for me.

This website may shed a little more light on "Distcdfs" and "Distiso":
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/creating-c...mastersys.html

cdfs and iso options should only be used if you wish to modify something on the cd before the iso is created. An example of this would be to modify the isolinux portion of the livecd/dvd

You could try the Remastersys forum as well:
http://www.remastersys.com/forums/in...lj5&board=38.0

[bonedriven]

Can you boot your live usb? Does it boot up to the desktop? Is it usable?

I am not sure what you mean. I created an iso file with remaster in my vmware machine (Dist mode). I copied the custom.iso to my host machine. Then I used LiLi(usb bootable system creater) to create the persistent live usb on my 8G pendrive with it. Then I tried to boot it up and failed.

I had the options to choose during boot though:"1. persistent mode; 2. Live cd mode...etc." But all of them lead me to the same error message "Invalid or corrupted kernel image".