Build an ISO DVD from -current?

kikinovak · 11-20-2015, 08:26 AM

Hi,

Is there an easy way to build a bootable Slackware installation DVD from -current, via the network, using the latest state of things? Normally I don't bother doing this, since there's the unofficial mirror at http://www.slackware.no, but they build their stuff once a week every tuesday, and I'd like to get some work done over the weekend.

Cheers,

Niki (whose -current buildserver didn't survive today's move to eudev

)

saulgoode · 11-20-2015, 08:34 AM

http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tool...are-current.sh

?

ponce · 11-20-2015, 08:35 AM

http://taper.alienbase.nl/mirrors/sl...e-current-iso/
http://taper.alienbase.nl/mirrors/sl...4-current-iso/

locally I use Eric's mirror-slackware-current.sh script to build mini isos and then I install from the network (I have also local mirrors on nfs and http). (EDIT: saulgoode has been faster!)

Didier Spaier · 11-20-2015, 08:55 AM

Or if you rsync[1] a local mirror, say in /archives/versions/:

Code:

( cd /archives/versions/slackware-current
mkisofs -o /archives/images_iso/slackware-current.iso \
-rational-rock -J -A 'Slackware current' \
-hide-rr-moved \
-v -d -N \
-no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table \
-b isolinux/isolinux.bin \
-c isolinux/isolinux.boot \
-V 'Slackware current DVD IDO' . \
  2>/tmp/log_current.txt
)

For the 64-bit version:

Code:

( cd /archives/versions/slackware64-current
mkisofs -o /archives/images_iso/slackware64-current.iso \
-rational-rock -J -A 'Slackware hybrid ISO new' \
-hide-rr-moved \
-v -d -N \
-no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table \
-b isolinux/isolinux.bin \
-c isolinux/isolinux.boot \
-eltorito-alt-boot -no-emul-boot -eltorito-platform 0xEF \
-eltorito-boot isolinux/efiboot.img \
-V 'Slackware installation media new' . \
  2>/tmp/log64_current.txt
)

I don't post process these images with isohybrid, as I use them as-is in VMs. Of course you can exclude any directory that you do not want.

[1]

Code:

#!/bin/bash
MIRROR=slackware.mirrors.tds.net
#MIRROR=ftp.slackware.com
SOURCES=${MIRROR}
TARGET=/archives/versions
for VERSION in 13.37 14.0 14.1 current;do
        SOURCES="${SOURCES}::slackware/slackware-${VERSION} "
        SOURCES="${SOURCES}::slackware/slackware64-${VERSION} "
done
echo $SOURCES
rsync -rlpt --delete -P -H ${SOURCES} ${TARGET}

Of course you do not have to rsync all these versions.

kikinovak · 11-20-2015, 08:59 AM

Thanks saulgoode and ponce. Created a local mirror on my server, downloaded and edited the script, and now it's busy syncing.

Cheers,

Niki

ponce · 11-20-2015, 09:23 AM

for the most common uses you don't need to edit the script: a file mirror-slackware-current.conf in the same directory as the script itself should suffice.
here I leave the script with the defaults, so I can substitute easily it in case Eric releases a new version, then I use it for syncing with one mirror-slackware-current.conf like this

Code:

BUILDER="my_name <my_email@address>"
SLACKROOTDIR="/path/to/slackware"
RSYNCURLROOT="slackware.osuosl.org::slackware/"
ISO="NONE"
FORCE="yes"
VERBOSE="-v"
EXCLUDEFILE="none"

I invoke it to sync the two current versions with these two commands

Code:

mirror-slackware-current.sh -a x86_64
mirror-slackware-current.sh

and to create the mini isos with this command line

Code:

mirror-slackware-current.sh -f -o MINI
mirror-slackware-current.sh -f -a x86_64 -o MINI

ruario · 11-20-2015, 09:46 AM

Also worth noting that you can usually get away with using the install DVD from the previous release, doing a network install and setting the path to current.

kikinovak · 11-20-2015, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ponce

for the most common uses you don't need to edit the script: a file mirror-slackware-current.conf in the same directory as the script itself should suffice.
here I leave the script with the defaults, so I can substitute easily it in case Eric releases a new version, then I use it for syncing with one mirror-slackware-current.conf like this

Code:

BUILDER="my_name <my_email@address>"
SLACKROOTDIR="/path/to/slackware"
RSYNCURLROOT="slackware.osuosl.org::slackware/"
ISO="NONE"
FORCE="yes"
VERBOSE="-v"
EXCLUDEFILE="none"

I invoke it to sync the two current versions with these two commands

Code:

mirror-slackware-current.sh -a x86_64
mirror-slackware-current.sh

and to create the mini isos with this command line

Code:

mirror-slackware-current.sh -f -o MINI
mirror-slackware-current.sh -f -a x86_64 -o MINI

I followed your advice and fiddled a bit with a similar setup. Works perfectly. I'm now running a -current mirror on my LAN server, which can generate various ISOs on the fly. A huge step for me, a small step for humanity.

ponce · 11-20-2015, 11:50 AM

well, you really should thank Eric (as usual)