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KriS

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Posted: Aug. 16 2004,13:50

Hi,

for a remaster of DSL I'd like to strip DSL of XVesa and everything that's X-Related. I'd like to make DSL even Smaller and just have a textbased Linux.

Could someone tell me how and what I can remove, to get the best result?

Thx in advance
So long
KriS

YK
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Posted: Sep. 14 2004,20:29

I'm interested in a similar thing. I would like to have DSL boot into text mode automatically, and then optionally start X11 (using startx).

I have tried quite a few things (modifying the isolinux.cfg, xsetup.sh, etc.) with no success.

I also tried searching the forums and the web, but have not found a way of doing it (that is hopefully also easy and elegant).

Regards,
YK

roberts

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Posted: Sep. 14 2004,21:42

For the CLI commandos...

Boot into text mode as user dsl.
Edit .bash_profile and remove the startx
Add home/dsl/.bash_profile to your filetool.lst
Boot with the restore=<your drive info here>

You will have text mode and then can optionally type startx

YK
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Posted: Sep. 14 2004,22:48

roberts,

Thank you for this info. However, it seems to me this will only work for a HD install of DSL. I am remastering the DSL distro and would like the text only mode to occur during initial boot from the CD. It should then be possible to execute startx (if the user so desires).

Is there a way to achieve this result without the use of the "resotore" feature?

Regards,
YK

roberts

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Posted: Sep. 14 2004,23:38

YK, sure, just make a tiny extension.

myconf.tar.gz

which contains

/home/dsl/.bash_profile

then add the myconf.tar.gz to the root directory of the cd.

I use mkmydsl script.

But some use windows, or multi-session or other such means.

My myconf.tar.gz also has my network printer setup. Using this technique you can make a custom cd with many options.

Also, the new mkmydsl script will even prompt for other boot time options too, so no need to edit system files, e.g., toram dma

There is so much flexibility you are limited only by your creativity.

I would start by testing and "debug" by first placing your myconf.tar.gz on a hard drive partition and testing by booting with the mydsl=xxxx

Once you are ready then burn the cd.

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