ktaka-ccmp/usb_buster64

Script for creating USB Debian Buster

usb_debian64

This repository is for preparing a usb stick to boot diskless Debian Linux system. The root directory will be mounted on tmpfs.

Prepare content for USB sticks

The Makefile provided will prepare the followings.

• Linux kernel
• rootfs.tgz
• initrd

Just make all to prepare everything and keep the fingers crossed.

# make 
Usage: make target 
 Available Targets 
	 all		: Make all files
	 
	 kernel		: Compile kernel
	 initrd		: Create initrd image
	 rootfs		: Create rootfs archive
	 copyfiles		: sync files/image to Build/image
	 
 Other Targets 
	 update:
	 update-dryrun:
		 		Sync ./image to ./mnt
	 			(This assumes usb partition is labeled with "usbdebian".)

If the user wants to modify the content on the default rootfs, changes should be made under the directory, files/image/.custom/default/. If the user wants to add deb packages to the diskless Linux, changes should be made to the argument of cdebootstrap in the Makefile like the following:

 .PHONY: ${SRC_DIR}/rootfs_${DEBIAN}
 ${SRC_DIR}/rootfs_${DEBIAN}:
        mkdir -p $@
        cdebootstrap --include=openssh-server,openssh-client,rsync,pciutils,\
        tcpdump,strace,ca-certificates,telnet,curl,ncurses-term,\
        tree,psmisc,\
        sudo,aptitude,ca-certificates,apt-transport-https,\
        less,screen,ethtool,sysstat,tzdata,libpam0g,\
        sysvinit-core,sysvinit-utils,\
+       efibootmgr,sbsigntool,\
+       shim-signed,shim-unsigned,shim-helpers-amd64-signed,\
+       grub-efi-amd64-bin,grub-efi-amd64-signed,\
        sudo \
        ${DEBIAN} $@/ http://deb.debian.org/debian
        chroot $@/ bash -c 'echo "root:usb" | chpasswd'

Format a USB stick and copy content

If the target USB is recognized as /dev/sda, type the following to make the bootable USB.

./install.sh sda

Caution

Pay special attention so as not to wipe the content of wrong target USB or SSD!!

Boot the system

Insert the newly created USB to an arbitarary x64 PC or servers and boot the system from the USB device.

Root Password

Please look for it in the Makefile.

The usbimage utility

To be filled later.