Who Ho Amahi people! I finally got a 32-bit build process to work! After many painful weeks of research, consultations (Fedora Spin Community, Dr. Google ), and much head scratching I managed to mimic the construction of an F18 Install DVD from a local repository!
Key Points:
1. The current Anaconda production Installer has a bug. With some guidance from a spin community I implemented a test version of the Anaconda Installer in to my local repo. When the installer first comes up it behaves a bit quirky but it works (also says it is a test version)!
2. The building of installation discs is
NOT a simple science and is a little more complicated that one realizes. We will have to start off with a base kickstart configuration file that the Fedora project uses for generating their install media for DVD and LiveCDs.
3. F18 comes with a pile of changes to the kickstart command(s) syntax. I still have to work with these in order to determine what we will need for A7. It should not take too long.
4. During some of my prior attempts to build install CDs I noticed the size of the iso files was getting close to 700MB for the minimal build discs. We may have no choice but to release Amahi Express on DVD iso sizes.
5. Of course I will also need to document my results on the wiki. As some of you know I have already begun this documentation.
I tested by resulting installation DVD on a test machine where I was able to install a minimal F18 (no GUI), do updates, create a user account, and install some software. Reboot and all worked as expected.
The nice part of all of this once we get 32 and 64 bit build processes automated we should be able to generate Amahi spins more often.
When I have completed my work on this Amahi project I would like to hand the torch off to others in our community as I already have my hands full with the work I have been doing with ownCloud testing. Actually once I have completed my wiki work on the "build machine" documentation I really would appreciate some help on the actual work of building the next Amahi Express products.