<Solved>RC1 remaster?

[gezza]

If this is the right place to place this question?
I have a setup giving a 'df -h' size of 10.4GB.
The remaster fails producing 0 zero size iso.
if I 'mv' the contents of 'Downloads' to another drive the iso produced is 3.1GB.
The string I use is:-
mylivecd --xz --workdir=/mnt/data2T/workdir --nodir=^/mnt,^/media /mnt/data2T/working-images/my64-RC1_`date +%H%M%d%b%Y`.iso
Gezza

[johnmart]

Hi Gezza,
I haven't remastered for some time, but in referring to my notes there is no = in the switch --workdir or --nodir
so it should be
--workdir /mnt/data2T/workdir
and:
--nodir ^/mnt,^/media
But, I am not sure if that is the source of your crash.
Also....
When I specified --workdir I also used --tmp
I was following advice from a forum folk, and always used them together (but likely ok separately)
my statements were;
mylivecd --nodir ^/home/john --root / --tmp /home/john/Desktop/temp/ --workdir /home/john/Desktop/workdir/ pclos2010-07.2010.iso   
Also. IIRC you have to clean your /workdir/ files after each run.
hth  

[gezza]

Hi johnmart,
Using your reply, i did not get anything in workdir and I am not sure where the workings went.
I placed the '=' back in their respective positions and all works again.
Many thanks for your reply.
Gezza

[johnmart]

Hi Gezza,

Using your reply, i did not get anything in workdir and I am not sure where the workings went.
I placed the '=' back in their respective positions and all works again.

hmmmm, well glad you got success. Now I will play with it too & upgrade my notes.
Cya

[Just17]

If this is the right place to place this question?
I have a setup giving a 'df -h' size of 10.4GB.
The remaster fails producing 0 zero size iso.
if I 'mv' the contents of 'Downloads' to another drive the iso produced is 3.1GB.
The string I use is:-
mylivecd --xz --workdir=/mnt/data2T/workdir --nodir=^/mnt,^/media /mnt/data2T/working-images/my64-RC1_`date +%H%M%d%b%Y`.iso
Gezza

Not sure what the question is .....  but if the livecd.sqfs file is greater than 4GB then the ISO will not build.
You reduced the size of the livecd.sqfs file by removing the Downloads content, and so the ISO built.
Using --nodir for the Downloads directory should have the same effect ....  and no need to move the content.

The ISO is limited to a max size of 4GB for any one file .....  as part of the ISO spec IIRC.

When the --workdir  option is used, it must be manually deleted afterwards.
This is useful if one wishes to produce a livecd.sqfs file larger than 4GB and maybe use it on a LiveUSB.
The 4GB limit only applies to an ISO, not the livecd.sqfs file itself.
Thus larger files can be used on a LiveUSB because it can be built without an ISO by using the files themselves.