[SOLVED] Building an updated installation medium

[linuxero]

Hi folks;

Is there a guide somewhere to build an installation DVD of Mageia with all the latest updates?

I would appreciate something like using NO UTILITY FROM NO DISTRO. I mean no drakelive or MCN or anything like that..

Just need guide-lines of the steps involved if possible.

Thanks

[doktor5000]

Hi folks;

Is there a guide somewhere to build an installation DVD of Mageia with all the latest updates

If you want an updated installation medium, currently the only tool would by draklive.

The other thing you can do is just download all the updates, stuff them onto some external harddrive
(or if you got a huge usb stick) run genhdlist2 in the directory where the updates are and
during the installation when it asks you to add addtional sources, use that.

[linuxero]

Thank you. Actually the other suggestion;

The other thing you can do is just download all the updates, stuff them onto some external harddrive
(or if you got a huge usb stick) run genhdlist2 in the directory where the updates are and
during the installation when it asks you to add addtional sources, use that.

made it easier for me..from there I'll try to create my updated medium

[doktor5000]

Actually that's an either/or. You can't create an updated bootable installation media from the updates.
For that you need draklive, and for draklive it's useless to download the updates separately, because
they are downloaded automatically when you create media with it.

Another totally different approach could be that: http://www.mandrivauser.de/doku/doku.ph ... madeiso_en

[linuxero]

Thanks again. I've been through the second approach you mentioned, but I want to learn how to so it from scratch.

[doktor5000]

Do you know how draklive works? Either you need a full local mirror which carries all needed packages,
or you use a remote mirror in the process, which may take some time depending how fast your internet connection is.
In any case, justed wanted to point out that if you use draklive, there is no point in seperately downloading the updates only.

[linuxero]

I actually don't know how it works, but I have a an rsync repo of Mandriva on my local machine so I am thinking of having one of Mageia too. I guess I can work it out..I'll give a look at draklive, though.

Thanks again