######################################################################## # 2020/04/26 - PsychOS486 0.0.5:7 - Tweaking respin.deb scripts failed # ######################################################################## [0.0.5] Yesterday's add everything from the system's "/boot" to the ISO did not work and resulted in a blank screen with a blinking cursor. I'm currently retrying respin, a program (or collection of scripts) technically made for Debian-based systems but edited the "/usr/bin/respin" script to not have anything regarding 'apt' to avoid an error and I also tweaked the lines around 450 involving the kernel to make sure it cp's (copies) the correct 'vmlinux' file. I also copied and pasted the 'initrd.img' file from Slackware 14.1 LiveCD to the system's "/boot" because 'respin' seems to need it. I am, however, ignoring the part of 'respin' script regarding 'initramfs' and see what happens. If the boot fails, I will probably have to run 'linux-live-1.8' again so it makes the 'initramfs' and then use that created file with the 'respin' script. Unfortunately, Slackware doesn't seem to have any 'initramfs' tools (such as 'live-boot-initramfs-tools') to make this easy. I did take a look at the Slackware 14.1 LiveCD itself and it may be possible to do some customization that way but wouldn't allow for the finer tuning I need to make the distro mine. [0.0.6] The respin sort of worked, but I'm going to have to use 'linux-live-1.8' to generate certain files, otherwise choosing "Live" from respin's menu boots up Slackware 14.1's console installer dialog, which my bad on that because for some reason I thought I was using a LiveCD and I wasn't. [0.0.7] Adding 'initrfs.img' from a previously made ISO and then editing 'live.cfg' to use it, as in "initrd=initrfs.img... ", didn't work. I guess I'm going to have to look at Slackware 14.2's scripts and hope they work or can be tweaked for 14.1. Otherwise, I have no idea what to do at this point.