Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) ================================ Build Time ---------- Q: Is live-helper/make-live Debian specific? A: live-helper supports Debian and Ubuntu right now. Adding automatic defaults for other Debian derivatives is easy - let us know about them and we may include it. Q: How can I build images with an unprevileged user account? A: You can use --root-command sudo or set LH_ROOT_COMMAND="sudo" in config/common. *BIG* *FAT* *WARNING*: Building an image as non-root can make your image different compared to a regular Debian system (different owners of files). It is *NOT* recommended to build images as non-root. Do *NOT* use this feature yet. Q: How do I drop in to a shell during make-live chroot process? A: Use "--interactive shell", then exit with 'logout' when you have made the setting changes you want and the build process will continue. Q: Where to set the username or the hostname? A: casper uses default username 'casper' and hostname 'live'. You can specify them by passing 'username=' and 'hostname=' as kernel parameters. live-helper automatically sets the username to 'user' and the hostname to 'debian'. If you want to change this at build time, pass --username and --hostname to make-live, or alter LIVE_USERNAME and LIVE_HOSTNAME in config/image. Q: How can I make my own grub bootsplash? A: To add a grub splash screen, you can use --grub-splash FILE, or copy your custom splash to config/binary_grub/splash.xpm.gz. Documentation about creating a bootsplash for grub can be found at: Q: How can I make my own syslinux bootsplash? A: To add a syslinux splash screen, you can use --syslinux-splash FILE, or copy your custom splash to config/binary_syslinux/splash.rle. Documentation about creating a bootsplash for grub can be found at: contrib/syslinux-splash/COPYING in the live-helper sources. Basically, you need to install netpbm and syslinux, and run this: anytopnm < $your_splash > $your_splash.pnm pnmcolormap 15 < $your_splash.pnm > $your_splash.map pnmremap -map=$your_splash.map $your_splash.pnm | \ ppmtolss16 '#ffffff=7' > splash.rle Run Time -------- Q: What is the root password? A: There is none set. You can switch to root with 'sudo -i' or set a password with 'sudo passwd'. Q: What is the user password? A: The password for the default user is 'live'.