[brlug-general] custom live cd

[c.a. weisheit]

worked great, thanks for the help!

Shannon Roddy <sroddy at gmail.com> wrote: Try hitting control-alt-{F1, F2, F3} etc when you are at a terminal. 
Or, you can also check into the command "screen".  Screen will let you
create and then switch between multiple sessions.

Shannon

On 2/20/06, c.a. weisheit  wrote:
> for the past few of months i have been giving out live cds to friends to
> introduce them to linux. after enjoying the discs some have asked me to then
> install linux on their system so they could learn more about it. I don't say
> anything bad about windows and i usually set them up as a dual boot system.
> as their questions become more technical i am trying to steer them to the
> club as new members...(time will tell?)
> .
> i am finally experimenting with creating custom remastered cds. i believe
> that a custom cd with info and links to contact brlug or cajun clickers
> would be a great promotional tool.
> .
> the process is not really that difficult and i have had some success.
> so far i was able to make a remastered DSL image on a 166mhz 64mb pent
> laptop.
> i then copied the iso image over my home network to a machine with a cd
> burner and burned the disk.
> i was able to do this on such a small machine by booting up in the command
> line. so far i have been able to add packages and window manager themes to
> customize the disk. but to change other files will require me to open a
> second shell during a pause in the remaster script. i may have to transfer
> the hard drive to another unit with more ram and run the script from a term
> in fluxbox.
> can anyone tell me how to open more than one shell from the command line
> (level 2 boot)?
> also is anyone else interested in a "brlug live cd" that we could give out
> at events etc.
> i would enjoy any ideas or maybe a little healthy competition from other
> members!
>
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