(_DEPRECATED_)CONRAD Install LiveCD 0.2.2

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cheater1034 · Post by **cheater1034** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:26 pm

Hello everyone, after a lot of work, The NEW Conrad Install LiveCD is finally here... It includes many important fixes and updates, here are a few.
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Upgraded to 0.2.2
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* Nitro-Sources 2.6.14-nitro2
* Reiser4progs 1.0.5
* Isolinux (boots on more systems)
* Ndiswrapper/better wireless support
* Telnet/a bonus
* More boot options
* FBSplash/nofb options (vesafb) not vesafb-tng
* Completely built with GCC 4.0.2
* Includes DistCC
* COMPLETELY New Kernel Configuration - Supports a lot more,better.
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DEVELOPMENT ON 0.2.5 HAS STARTED - 2.6.15_rc5, new config (more compatible), a lot more goodies too

TO-DO List for 0.2.5
* Update World
* Vesafb-TNG, not vesafb (it is faster and more compatible now)
* Speed up the framebuffer slowness bug with vesafb-tng and double max ramdisk
* 16386 Maximum ramdisk size (double what it was before)
* Gentoo LiveCD 2005.1 Splash (More compatible than the beautiful conrad one

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* MPlayer/Alsa/Alsa-Driver (For playing music while bored)
* Add a conrad-motd, with instructions for mplayer, reiser4, etc.
* Add text files to /root, explaining how to use lucky and conrad.
* AMD64 Ver: To come shortly after 0.2.5 release.
* Include the parameter "ide=nodma" in a new boot option
* "Pork" Program
* New kernel config (Gentoo LiveCD/Genkernel based)
----The above list should cover/fix all the errors/problems reported of current livecd 0.2----
If there is anything more you'd like to see, just tell me, I will try to get it in

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Goes great with the Conrad Install Method
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Mirror #1 - bfgraphics.net:
http://bfgraphics.net/conrad/releases/c ... -0.2.2.iso
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Mirror #2 - Thanks to sobers_2002!
http://home.iitb.ac.in/~sobers_2002/con ... -0.2.2.iso
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Mirror #3 - Thanks to mudrii!
ftp://mudrii.ath.cx/Conrad/
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MD5 Sum:

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0d734ed0c222c36d8b22538ce8b5113f  conrad-install-livecd-x86-0.2.2.iso

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Mirror Shortage:
If you could provide a mirror with atleast 150 MB for this CD it would be great and strongly appreciated, we are limited to one mirror, that can be slow, unfortunately.

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\-Conrad Development Team-/
/-Cheater1034, Brainiac_Ghost, Mdshort-\

pwe · Post by **pwe** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:54 am

hello

what is this http://bfgraphics.net/conrad/releases/c ... -0.2.1.iso ???

cheater1034 · Post by **cheater1034** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:45 am

pwe wrote:hello

what is this http://bfgraphics.net/conrad/releases/c ... -0.2.1.iso ???

The one with distcc

I uploaded it and am about to change the thread
*EDIT* Updated to 0.2.1

cheater1034 · Post by **cheater1034** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 3:54 pm

Updated to 0.2.2 - Ran emerge -auD world as well as fixed the mounting root filesystem bug.

enderandrew · Post by **enderandrew** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 6:29 pm

It won't boot on my Pentium 3 craptop, even with the noacpi option. It gets to loading kernel and just sits there.

cheater1034 · Post by **cheater1034** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:09 pm

enderandrew,
Hmm, That's odd, I know it boots on a pentium3 desktop - Can you post some more in depth hardware specs of it?

enderandrew · Post by **enderandrew** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:24 pm

It is a Sony Vaio PCG-FX120

It has a Pentium III (Coppermine) 700 mhz, 320 megs of PC100, an Intel 815 chipset, a DVD-ROM, and that is about it.

It did boot your last LiveCD, but only with the ramdisk option, and acpi turned off.

It does boot the RR4 LiveCD with acpi turned off, but I don't have to turn on the ramdisk option.

cheater1034 · Post by **cheater1034** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:29 pm

Ok, I will look at the kernel, possibly change the max ramdisk size (to what rr4 uses) Conrad uses 8192 max ramdisk size, lxnay's dvds use double that - I will try changing that (I backed up the build environment for the livecd, I will work on it soon)

and I will make sure the noacpi option is setup correctly.

heijs · Post by **heijs** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 12:14 pm

I am still a bit confused

Can I install a system with reiser4 partitions with this CD or do I need another kernel for this?

enderandrew · Post by **enderandrew** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 12:19 pm

This CD has the nitro-sources kernel on it, so it should support Reiser4 out of the box. In fact, the Conrad install guide goes over installing a Reiser4/GCC 4 system with this LiveCD.

-valheru- · Post by **-valheru-** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 12:53 pm

I've got a spare HD. I'll try this puppy. With the vesafb option I should be good to go. The other releases using vesa-tng hung my system. Will advise. Thanks.

mbar · Post by **mbar** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 2:45 pm

Why still no AMD64? I want livecd with reiser4progs 1.0.5

cheater1034 · Post by **cheater1034** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:02 pm

mbar wrote:Why still no AMD64? I want livecd with reiser4progs 1.0.5

Sorry

I am only one guy - Amd64 will come with the 0.2.5 release

0.2.5 will include a bigger max ramdisk size in the kernel, the mis-informative splash removed, a motd, no man-pages, mplayer and alsa-driver/alsa-utils for music

, And updated world

sobers_2002 · Post by **sobers_2002** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:57 pm

hey man

i have mirrored it here

i'll keep it for some time

cheater1034 · Post by **cheater1034** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 11:41 pm

sobers_2002 wrote:hey man

i have mirrored it here

i'll keep it for some time

Excellent thank you so much (I appreciate it A LOT):) I added it to the default post with the other mirror.
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I see you use amd64? maybe you will be more interested in the amd64 version projected to come with 0.2.5

sobers_2002 · Post by **sobers_2002** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 8:23 am

hi

nope mine isn't amd64, its the older athlonxp 32 bit. But maybe i can do some testing on som1 else's comp

also , you could add the cd to the linuxtracker.org . thats a torrent. so people who can use torrent can be using that

RobNyc · Post by **RobNyc** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:07 am

Gotta try on my celeron soon

Riplix · Post by **Riplix** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:56 pm

cheater1034: Could you please patch your LiveCD with this kernel bugfix: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5221 . It's for notebook HP Compaq nx8220. It affects kernels from 2.6.13.1. The latest prepatch for kernel 2.6.15-rc5 has the bug solved. I would really appreciate if you could integrate this bug fix in the next release of your livecd. Thanx.

Have phun, Riplix.

cheater1034 · Post by **cheater1034** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:18 pm

Riplix wrote:cheater1034: Could you please patch your LiveCD with this kernel bugfix: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5221 . It's for notebook HP Compaq nx8220. It affects kernels from 2.6.13.1. The latest prepatch for kernel 2.6.15-rc5 has the bug solved. I would really appreciate if you could integrate this bug fix in the next release of your livecd. Thanx.

Have phun, Riplix.

Will do

Actually I may get away with a 2.6.15 prepatch and add the rest of my patches manually, like gentoo patches, reiser4, ck patches, etc.

Riplix · Post by **Riplix** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:43 pm

Great, hopefully I will be final able to install Gentoo with all bleeding edge functions on this notebook. Do you have any plans about the date of release of the next LiveCD?

cheater1034 · Post by **cheater1034** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:44 pm

*New Mirror*
New mirror added thanks to mudrii!

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Riplix wrote:Great, hopefully I will be final able to install Gentoo with all bleeding edge functions on this notebook. Do you have any plans about the date of release of the next LiveCD?

By next week, probally before even.

I plan on using the genkernel config (gentoo livecd) for a lot more compatibility and vanilla 2.6.14 with .15 prepatch, reiser4 patch, ck patches, gentoo patches...

It has to be delayed however, I planned on working on it as soon as I finished testing the final RC of lucky - well, my hda2/root partition got corrupt and I have to start all over :\ So I'm going to run the final, final test of it in vmware from windows (so I can have a break with music and games and stuff)

I should have it installed with KDE and all the tools I need for it by thursday, I will work on the new LiveCD over the weekend - Expect it probally late this weekend

timdaslayer · Post by **timdaslayer** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:57 am

i have a couple of requests. one i consider very important, the other is just a feature request

the first one is that you add an option for nodma to the kernel. my cd-rom drives aren't dma, so i have to boot the cd from my slower dvd drive. someone without a drive that supports dma wouldn't even be able to boot the cd.

the other request is that you throw in the program pork. it wouldn't take much room and would let AIM addicts like myself pass the time while compiling.

thanks

cheater1034 · Post by **cheater1034** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 3:08 am

timdaslayer wrote:i have a couple of requests. one i consider very important, the other is just a feature request

the first one is that you add an option for nodma to the kernel. my cd-rom drives aren't dma, so i have to boot the cd from my slower dvd drive. someone without a drive that supports dma wouldn't even be able to boot the cd.

the other request is that you throw in the program pork. it wouldn't take much room and would let AIM addicts like myself pass the time while compiling.

thanks

I will look into nodma for 0.2.5

and to kill the time in current releases there is only irssi, the next one will include mplayer (for mp3's) and after your request, I will include "pork"

LiveCD 0.2.5 should be a lot better than the previous releases.

but, do you know if the genkernel config (Gentoo livecd) supports nodma? if so, I was planning on basing the new LiveCD off of the genkernel config, just with added features like my alsa modules for it, and reiser4, etc.

*EDIT*
I will add a 'nodma' option to isolinux, with the ide=nodma param. to make sure that nodma cdroms can boot

timdaslayer · Post by **timdaslayer** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 3:29 am

cheater1034 wrote:
timdaslayer wrote:i have a couple of requests. one i consider very important, the other is just a feature request

the first one is that you add an option for nodma to the kernel. my cd-rom drives aren't dma, so i have to boot the cd from my slower dvd drive. someone without a drive that supports dma wouldn't even be able to boot the cd.

the other request is that you throw in the program pork. it wouldn't take much room and would let AIM addicts like myself pass the time while compiling.

thanks
I will look into nodma for 0.2.5 and to kill the time in current releases there is only irssi, the next one will include mplayer (for mp3's) and after your request, I will include "pork"

LiveCD 0.2.5 should be a lot better than the previous releases.

but, do you know if the genkernel config (Gentoo livecd) supports nodma? if so, I was planning on basing the new LiveCD off of the genkernel config, just with added features like my alsa modules for it, and reiser4, etc.

yes, i can boot the gentoo livecd with the nodma option... thanks for all your work