Re: [cobalt-users] New images for Qube 3 and Raq 550

[Willem Koster <W.Koster@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tunc Eresen\(?`..,,.->  Cobalt   M447785363481 wrote:

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> http://216.22.108.20/
> 
> All there and please visit web site of these guys who created this superb!
> Images, OCRDS,

alas, the 550-iso is not available.

The other day I tried to make my own custom-OSRCD, but it wouldn't fit on a CD with all patches included... is there a way to make a fuly patched CD ? Can I dump some stuff or maybe compress some large files that are not used or ... ?

Willem.

 
> Tunc 
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> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Nixon
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 10:44 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cobalt-users] New images for Qube 3 and Raq 550
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> Hi Guys
> 
> I have only been dealing with cobalt gear for about a month now so please
> bear with me if this is a stupid question and someone else is already doing
> it..
> 
> I have looked at all the various Cobalt related projects on SF.net as well
> as the numerous different package download sites scattered across the net,
> but it all seeems to be very piecemeal.
> 
> Has anyone actually sat down and created new Cobalt Qube 3/Raq 550 image CDs
> with updated packages and kernels? Obviously this could go as far as taking
> RH9 and the code at http://sourceforge.net/projects/sausalito/ and rolling
> an entirely new OS, but I was (firstly) thinking of something a little
> easier.
> 
> In particular the most annoying thing I find about all these pretty blue
> boxes is that they run the ext2 filesystem which IMO should have been taken
> out to die long ago. Is there any technical reason why ReiserFS couldn't be
> supported on these machines (ext3 could be supported also for those who just
> want to upgrade without the hassle of an export and import)??
> 
> I would also love to have them run postfix and amavis by default which looks
> like it wouldn't take too long to do..
> 
> Is anyone else interested in such a project? I will probably do it myself
> anyway when I get time, but tips/tricks/pointers/you're an idiot peter would
> all be appreciated in advance..
> 
> Also does anyone have the actual build scripts that Sun/Cobalt used to build
> the CD Images?? I know that I can edit the ISO images directly on a loopback
> filesystem, but I am wondering how much stuff Sun has actually released?
> 
> <rant>
> Also, is it just me, or is the rebuild procedure a major pain in the
> proverbial?!!?? I can see no good reason that there is such a limited list
> of network cards supported by default! If knoppix can detect and use my
> sound card and graphics card without any help the Cobalt rebuild CD sure as
> hell should be able to use any network card I might have without having to
> manually modprobe drivers....
> </rant>
> 
> As I have around 20 Qube customers to support until the end of the universe,
> I believe a these few modifications would make my life alot easier.
> 
> Comments? Questions? Flames?
> 
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> Peter Nixon
> http://www.peternixon.net/
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