The Debian-Live Daedalus Starter Kit

[dancytron]

Attached below is the next generation of the stretch-live-frugal-install tool. The original instructions here still apply (Post #938).

This version has tools for installing the GRUB2 bootloader. Read here for details.

Extract the file as usual. It is NOT a fake .gz package.

Update: This new version changes the purpose of the ISO section. It now builds a GRUB2 menu entry that boots a Debian Live directly from its ISO file without doing an install. The menu entry is saved in your home directory as grub2.txt.

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Is the idea to boot from the ISO file and then do a regular frugal install or is there a way to do the normal "save on exit" persistence?

[rcrsn51]

Have you tried it yet?

The GRUB2 entry has no "changes=" argument. If you wanted to include persistence, you could manually edit it to include "changes=" with a suitable target location.

[dancytron]

No, I haven't tried it.

I'd have to change the bootloader on a machine I use to test it, which is kind of a big deal just for experimentation.

[rcrsn51]

I'd have to change the bootloader on a machine I use to test it, which is kind of a big deal just for experimentation.

The switch to GRUB2 has been discussed extensively in this thread and is now a routine procedure.

[rcrsn51]

For people who still mess with DVD discs, here is an authoring tool. It takes a set of .vob video files generated by av-converter and combines them into a burnable DVD .iso file. Click the Help button for details.

Hint: If the source video files have significantly different characteristics, you may get better results by first converting them to MTS format, then to VOB.

[Update] Removed due to lack of testing. If anyone still wants this, post a request

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[rcrsn51]

AV Converter v2.0 is posted on the previous page.

[rcrsn51]

For users who want to run Bullseye but have legacy hardware that requires an older kernel, I have packaged the k4.9.0-7-amd64 kernel components from Stretch and uploaded it here. It is also mirrored here.

This setup is overlay-compatible, replacing aufs.

Download the package, extract it and copy the four files to your Bullseye "live" folder, replacing the original versions.

This requires some testing and feedback.

[fredx181]

For users who want to run Bullseye but have legacy hardware that requires an older kernel, I have packaged the k4.9.0-7-amd64 kernel components from Stretch and uploaded it here.

Download the package, extract it and copy the four files to your "live" folder, replacing the original versions.

This requires some testing and feedback.

Hi Bill, I had a look at this (btw, downloading from Mediafire was very slow again for me, around 90KB/s) and noticed that it's based on using aufs as it was before for Stretch.
Wouldn't it be better to have it 'overlay' supported (in initrd1.xz) ?
Then it would be compatible with Bullseye e.g. with the porteusbootscripts package, sfsload and more (which are based on using overlay rather than aufs).

Fred

[rcrsn51]

Wouldn't it be better to have it 'overlay' supported (in initrd1.xz) ?

Is that something I can do myself?

[fredx181]

Wouldn't it be better to have it 'overlay' supported (in initrd1.xz) ?

Is that something I can do myself?

Yes, from Bullseye (with latest package "upgrade-kernel" installed), before booting add the k-4.9.0-7-amd64.squashfs to "live", so that it's loaded.
Then run /usr/local/cr-initrd/mkinitrd , choose 4.9.0-7-amd64 and initrd1.xz for that kernel (w overlay support) will be generated in /tmp .

[rcrsn51]

Hi Fred: I did all that and it appears to be working. When I activate a squashfs module on-the-fly, I can see /live/cow/upperdir in action.

But I noticed that the kernel module aufs is still being loaded. Is that a problem?

I will upload the new version shortly. Too bad about your connection to Mediafire. The Starter Kit ISO gets downloaded regularly but no one has reported a problem with the speed.

[fredx181]

But I noticed that the kernel module aufs is still being loaded. Is that a problem?

No problem, because overlay is used by the init script, not aufs.

[rcrsn51]

Hi Fred: I did all that and it appears to be working. When I activate a squashfs module on-the-fly, I can see /live/cow/upperdir in action.

That doesn't make any sense! On-the-fly is being handled with symlinking.

I must have misinterpreted what I saw.

[fredx181]

The /live/cow/ dir is for the changes (symlink to /mnt/live/memory/changes/)

[rcrsn51]

I will upload the new version shortly.

Done.

Just for fun, I did the same thing with the most recent Stretch kernel 4.9.0-15-amd64 and built a squashfs module for the matching kernel headers.

This is so much simpler when you don't have to deal with aufs.

[fredx181]

I will upload the new version shortly.

Done.

Mirrored here: https://github.com/DebianDog/MakeLive/r ... d64.tar.xz

@dancytron This Stretch kernel "package" is more suitable for what you asked earlier here; viewtopic.php?p=23358#p23358
(compatible with Bullseye overlay system).

Just for fun, I did the same thing with the most recent Stretch kernel 4.9.0-15-amd64 and built a squashfs module for the matching kernel headers.

This is so much simpler when you don't have to deal with aufs.

Yes, and aufs is really not supported anymore by Debian, even the package aufs-dkms is not available in Bullseye.
(it is still for Sid, but that one is old and doesn't work with the 5.10 kernel).
https://packages.debian.org/sid/aufs-dkms

[wiak]

This is a single BASH script. Extract the attachment below and copy it to /usr/local/bin.

Cloud is a front-end for rclone and is based on the work by p310don here. It assumes that you have rclone working and have configured your cloud storage locations (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.) in ~/.config/rclone/rclone.conf. Note: each cloud identifier in rclone.conf inside the [] brackets MUST be a single word.

Attachment missing at: viewtopic.php?p=15974#p15974

[rcrsn51]

Here is the newest version of the DVD decryption module.

[dancytron]

I will upload the new version shortly.

Done.

Mirrored here: https://github.com/DebianDog/MakeLive/r ... d64.tar.xz

@dancytron This Stretch kernel "package" is more suitable for what you asked earlier here; viewtopic.php?p=23358#p23358
(compatible with Bullseye overlay system).

Just for fun, I did the same thing with the most recent Stretch kernel 4.9.0-15-amd64 and built a squashfs module for the matching kernel headers.

This is so much simpler when you don't have to deal with aufs.

Yes, and aufs is really not supported anymore by Debian, even the package aufs-dkms is not available in Bullseye.
(it is still for Sid, but that one is old and doesn't work with the 5.10 kernel).
https://packages.debian.org/sid/aufs-dkms

Thanks.

I downloaded it and will try to test it this week.

edit: Works great. Booted right up. Thanks...

[wiak]

I posted it for two weeks and it attracted ZERO interest. So I removed it. That's how a do-ocracy works.

But here it is again.

Thanks, I'm setting up my partners business google drive using rclone at the moment so interested in already tailored solution. I won't actually be using "rclone mount" in practice since I've found that slow for my purposes (maybe a result of my rural broadband being rubbish) but interested no matter what your own arrangement is. I'll basically be using rclone copy [options], avoiding sync option (since I've already deleted things by accident using that) and some parts will employ rclone with crypt.

[rcrsn51]

This is the Canon Pixma SANE scanner driver updated to v1.0.32. It supports a variety of recent models.

For more info about scanning in the Starter Kit, begin at the old forum page here, item #8. Follow the link to here, post #74 and to here, post #297.

See the instructions about installing the package with the debbi script.

[Ramachandra Iyer]

Will it work on new HP Laptop ?. It has NVME SSD. I have tried to install many Puppy variant on SSDs. However, not able to boot. i am looking for any puppy Linux which should work on my new HP Laptop.

[rcrsn51]

It will depend on whether the nvme drive is detected as a bootable device and identified by the GRUB2 bootloader.

You will need the deblive-multi-installer from page 1. It has instructions for installing GRUB2 with an option to leave SecureBoot turned ON.

Please report back.

[backi]

Hi Ramachandra Iyer !
Maybe disable secure Boot in Bios.
Let us have a look into your menu.lst Boot-Setup .Could possibly give some Indication.
(post your menu.lst).

Here is my menu.lst (Grub4Dos) for booting Debian Bullseye from a SSD(2,5 Sata-III-----(no NVME)) plugged into an empty Slot on a Dell Precision.

title DebianDog Bullseye (sda1)
find --set-root /BULLSEYE64/live/vmlinuz1
kernel /BULLSEYE64/live/vmlinuz1 from=/BULLSEYE64 copy2ram noauto intel_pstate=enable changes=EXIT:/BULLSEYE64/live/ ramsize=100%
initrd /BULLSEYE64/live/initrd1.xz

ramsize=100% is optional.

intel_pstate=enable is also optional since it enables my Cpu Governor to work in intel_pstate Mode .

[rcrsn51]

@backi: This new laptop will be UEFI/GRUB2. Switching it to legacy mode so you can run Grub4Dos may prevent detection of the nvme drive.

New hardware should be run in its native mode.

[backi]

@rcrsn51

All right !
Didn`t know....

[rcrsn51]

AV Converter is updated to v2.1 here.

[dcung]

Now I know I can use this spare in Dogs

Keep in mind that hardware drivers like this are kernel-specific. You can ONLY use them in an OS with the exact matching kernel.

I was searching one for older kernel, when I saw this...
viewtopic.php?f=46&t=87&start=60

Do you happen to have one in your collection that would cater for
k-4.9.0-12-amd64 (my current StretchDog)
k-4.19.0-14-amd64 (my current BusterDog)

[spotted]

Can someone tell me the menu.1st cheatcode for from=/
'live' is on sda6 and changes is on sda7
I am having a go at installing Mate desktop using synaptic.
Will installing gdm3 and running 'service gdm3 start' kick in MATE desktop. What 'service xxxx stop' will I need to run firstly. 'nd thanks for not deploying that sudo jerk.

[rcrsn51]

Do you happen to have one in your collection that would cater for
k-4.9.0-12-amd64 (my current StretchDog)
k-4.19.0-14-amd64 (my current BusterDog)

You are looking for the realtek 88x2bu wifi driver for these kernels? Sorry, no.

And building them would probably be impossible. Because those are not the current kernels, the matching header file packages needed for compiling are not available.

One advantage of running full Debian is the ability to keep your kernel updated along with any third-party drivers that must be re-compiled.