---+!! Knoppix to NevadiX OK.. these are some of my notes on transfering Knoppix into NevadiX. I'm sorry for it being so chaotic, but thats how my mind works. If anyone wants to reorganize my notes, thats fine with me :D.
Update:__ It has been a while since I've updated this page. I'm in the process of adding more information as I make NevadiX 0.7.4. %TOC% ---+ Links http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13867 - Graphical based Knoppix remastering.
---+ Prepairing to modify knoppix. I am using the examples from KN:RemasterFromHDInstallHowTo.
---+ Boot Splash In order to use a boot splash, the kernel has to be recompiled with the bootsplash patchs. It took me forever to find a working site, but here is a _current_ archive of bootsplash patches http://www.bootsplash.de/.
---++ Recompiling the Kernel Get a clean 2.6.7 kernel from www.kernel.org. Extract that in /usr/src. Apply the knoppix26 patch included in the /usr/src directory.
Download the appropriate bootsplash patch from the site above. Apply that. Run =make menuconfig= and make sure the following options are/arn't set (from www.bootsplash.de): <pre> Processor type and features --->
- [ ] Use register arguments (EXPERIMENTAL)
Device Drivers --->
Graphics support --->
- [*] Support for frame buffer devices [*] VESA VGA graphics support
Console display driver support --->
- [*] Video mode selection support
<*> Framebuffer Console support
Logo configuration --->
- [ ] Bootup logo
Bootsplash configuration --->
- [*] Bootup splash screen
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When it is ready to compile, run: <pre> # make-kpkg buildpackage -rev Custom.1 kernel_image </pre>
---+ Other notes
- knoppix startup files are in =/etc/rcS.d/= and =/etc/init.d/=.
- autoconfigure (first startup script) is =/etc/init.d/knoppix-autoconfig=
---+ Future ideas
- use =umsdos= to allow a linux file structure on a vfat partition. this would allow direct access to the linux files and windows files on the same partition. this would get rid of the need for a knoppix.img file.
- perhaps have a =home= directory on the flashdrive. this is automatically mounted under =/home/user= and have the flashdrive itself mounted under =/home/user/data= etc
-- Main.SteveTindle - 25 Sep 2004