Re: want to make a new diskette same as previous except different rc.

Thanks Tom.    Actually, after sending the posting, I discovered that the 
build directory corresponding to that diskette is still intact on my 
workstation (and it wasn't the most recent one either) so I simply re-ran 
install.s from that dir and then edited the rc.custom.gz directly on the new 
diskette.    So here's thanks to your process that creates a new build dir 
for each buildit!

(I knew it was a stupid question ... --   but thanks for the info anyway, 
could prove useful one day).

John
>From: Tom Oehser <[email protected]>
>To: John Lumby <[email protected]>
>CC: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [tomsrtbt] want to make a new diskette same as previous except 
>different rc.custom.gz
>Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 12:18:42 -0400 (EDT)
>
>
>There aren't very many gotchas, you can use dd to clone, to and from an 
>image
>or the actual /dev/fd0u1722 (don't use fd0H1440 or fd0), and you can 
>loop-mount
>it to edit just those files, then umount and dd to a device.  It should all 
>work
>as expected. -Tom
>
>
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>On Tue, 9 Aug 2005, John Lumby wrote:
>
> > Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:47:30 -0400
> > From: John Lumby <[email protected]>
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [tomsrtbt] want to make a new diskette same as previous except
> >     different rc.custom.gz
> >
> > Forgive this stupid question.      I have a tomsrtbt diskette that I 
>have
> > built with various kernel and config changes.     I use this diskette on 
>my
> > laptop.   Now I want to make a new one that is exactly the same EXCEPT 
>for a
> > few changes in rc.custom.       I don't want to update the existing one, 
>I
> > want a new one.      I know I can do the whole buildit process with a 
>new
> > 1/rc.custom.gz, but that will create a whole new install image from 
>what's
> > currently in my unpacked dir, and I am not 100% certain that I haven't
> > changed anything.   (and don't want to change it back if I have).     My
> > question is, is there some way I can clone the new diskette directly 
>from
> > the old one, e.g. dd?   and then update the rc.custom.gz.     If so, 
>would I
> > do it under regular linux or under the existing tomsrtbt?     Are there 
>any
> > gotchas?
> >
> > John
> >
> >