AUTHOR:		Sylvie Migneault <alisou@alixe.org> <http://alisou.org>

DATE:		2005-11-20

LICENSE:	GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.2

SYNOPSIS:	finnix-remastering-HOWTO

DESCRIPTION:	This is a guide that will show you how to remaster finnix-86.1-pre1.iso
		Note: commands should appear on one line, after the symbol #

PREREQUISITES:	- at least 512 MB of FREE RAM+Swap total (e.g. 128M ram, and 384M swap AVAILABLE) 	
		- 1 GB free on a Linux filesystem formatted disk partition	
		- Host System with SquashFS supported
		- squashfs-tools
		- mkisofs
		- link: http://squashfs.sourceforge.net

HINT:

Contents
--------

    1. Host System Requirements
    2. LiveCD's structure  
    3. My working environment
    4. Mount the work partition, create directories
    5. Uncompress FINNIX file
    6. Copy CD's contents into fxcd
    7. Install mksquashfs
    8. chroot into fxhd
    9. Install any programs (example)
   10. Modify the "finnix-autoconfig" file
   11. Compress FINNIX file
   12. Do md5sum of FINNIX file
   13. Create ISO file
   14. Burn and test


1. Host System Requirements
   ------------------------

	I use finnix-86.1-pre1 because SquashFS is supported by the kernel.
	If you want to use your Linux system, patch your kernel with SquashFS.
	

2. LiveCD's structure
   ------------------
	
	/FINNIX/FINNIX
	/FINNIX/md5sums
	/isolinux/boot.cat
	/isolinux/config-2.6.14-finnix.gz
	/isolinux/f1
	/isolinux/f2
	/isolinux/f3
	/isolinux/isolinux.bin
	/isolinux/isolinux.cfg
	/isolinux/linux
	/isolinux/logo16
	/isolinux/memtest
	/isolinux/minirt
	
	I work with "FINNIX" file


3. My working environment
   ----------------------
	
	/dev/hdd		my CD device
	/dev/hdc		my writer device
	/cdrom			content of finnix-86.1-pre1
	/mnt/hdb5 		my working partition
	/mnt/hdb5/fxcd		content of final CD
	/mnt/hdb5/fxhd		chroot environment
	/mnt/hdb5/fxiso		content of ISO files
	/mnt/hdb5/fxtmp		tempory directory


4. Mount the work partition, create directories
   --------------------------------------------

	Boot from the finnix liveCD
	# mount /dev/hdb5 /mnt/hdb5
	# cd /mnt/hdb5
	# mkdir fxcd fxhd fxiso fxtmp


5. Uncompress FINNIX file
   ----------------------

	# cd /cdrom/FINNIX
	# mount FINNIX /mnt/hdb5/fxtmp -o loop
	# cd /mnt/hdb5/fxtmp
	# cp -Rp * /mnt/hdb5/fxhd
	# cd ..
	# umount fxtmp/
	

6. Copy LiveCD's content into fxcd
   -------------------------------

	# cd /cdrom
	# cp -Rp * /mnt/hdb5/fxcd
	# cd /mnt/hdb5/fxcd/FINNIX
	# rm -fr FINNIX


7. Install mksquashfs
   ------------------

	install mksquashfs into host system
	# dpkg -i squashfs-tools_2.2r2-1_i386.deb
	or 
	configure your internet connection
	# apt-get install squashfs-tools


8. chroot into fxhd
   -----------------

	# chroot /mnt/hdb5/fxhd
	

9. Install any programs (examples)
   -------------------------------

	# dpkg -i foo.deb
	
	or configure your internet connexion
	# apt-get install mc
	# apt-get install squashfs-tools
	# apt-get install locales
	and configure the locales
	...
	# apt-get clean
	
	for exit the chroot environment,
	do exit or CTRL-D
	# exit


10. Modify the "finnix-autoconfig" file
    -----------------------------------

	# cd /mnt/hdb5/fxhd/etc/init.d
	# nano finnix-autoconfig

	This is an example for the French Canadian users:
	
	********Example-Begin**************************************************
	
	modify the section "Nice default US-centric config" by
	# French Canadian users config
	LANGUAGE="fr"
	COUNTRY="ca"
	LANG="fr_FR.ISO-8859-1"
	KEYTABLE="cf"
	CHARSET="iso8859-1"
	CONSOLEFONT="lat1-16"
	TZ="America/Montreal"

	at the section "Default keyboard layout for console and X", add
	echo "CONSOLEFONT=\"$CONSOLEFONT\""   >> /etc/sysconfig/keyboard

	at the section "Write all, including non standard variables, ...", add
	echo "CONSOLEFONT=\"$CONSOLEFONT\""   >> /etc/sysconfig/finnix

	at the section "OpenOffice & others", modify
	echo "LC_ALL=\"$LC_ALL\""   >> /etc/environment
	by
	echo "LC_MESSAGES=\"$LC_MESSAGES\""   >> /etc/environment
	
	***********Example-End**************************************************


11. Compress FINNIX file
    --------------------

	# cd /mnt/hdb5
	# mksquashfs fxhd/ /mnt/hdb5/fxcd/FINNIX/FINNIX


12. Do md5sum of FINNIX file
    -------------------------------
	# cd fxcd/FINNIX
	# md5sum FINNIX
	use nano for editing the /mnt/hdb5/fxcd/FINNIX/md5sums file


13. Create iso file
    ---------------

	Create ISO file with this command:
	
	# cd /
	# mkisofs -pad -l -r -J -v -V "Finnix" -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table \
		-b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -hide-rr-moved \
		-o /mnt/hdb5/fxiso/finnix-remaster.iso /mnt/hdb5/fxcd


14. Burn and test
    -------------
	
	# cd /mnt/hdb5/fxiso
	# cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc speed=52 -dao finnix-qc.iso
	
	«Have a fun!» ;-)


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

	Team of Finnix 
	http://www.finnix.org/
	All users wich contribute at the OpenSource project.	:-)


CHANGELOG:

   [2005-11-20]
    * Initial hint.