DSL Ideas and Suggestions :: multiple cloop images on the CD

Hi. I`m not sure if this is posible but maybe there is another way.

I've seen the small size of dsl files and that brings to me 2 ideas. But first a question żare this made with cloop, or just compressed? i cannot find the howto to make dsl files.

1) Make a system to load all dsl files from an specific directory of the cd automatically, and other directory to have dsl files that are not default loadable.

when dsl is booting
scan <CDROOT>/dsl/default
 load all them

optionally at boot prompt an extra parameter to include or exclude some dsl file
(include from <CDROOT>/dsl/extra)
(exclude from <CDROOT>/dsl/default)

maybe something like this

dsl select=XFree86,iptables,!tetris

the simbol "!" can be used to negate the module.

DSL must const of nothing more than just most basic programs to load this dsl files.
Each dsl file content a part of the system like the X used by dsl by default and XFree86 as an extra.
A priority order will be needed so all dsl files must be placed in the extra directory and with symlinks to the default dir called with names like in the init.d
0000hardwaredetection
0001XFree86
or something like this
and with rules like the "if the file already exist do not replace"
each module decompress or mounted in his own directory in a special dir like /dsl/usr/<MODULENAME>/<directory structure>
an symlinked to each particular position on the tree.


So no one will need "remaster" dsl, just "remodule" dsl changing the dsl files, adding more, deleting other one, or making his own with something like personal configuration (as a module), and then make the iso and burn to the CD.



2) Related with the other idea, will be great an script to make a dsl module from an existing linux installation. Example:

# dsl-hard2live  
=> "what is the linux device?"
<= /dev/hda7    
// here find automatically fstab and mount all in some dir
=> "where is the swap space? (needed XXXX Gb)"
<= /dev/hda7
<= /opt/tempandbiggerdir
// then copy all files of the system excluded dont needed files like debs, temps, logs, config files that are autodetected, etc.
// make the dsl module with this content
// delete the unneeded copied

with this the user put the dsl module in the dsl-cd and got the harddrive installation system on a live cd.

may work with almost any distro with a not so big installation.
Of course that there is a limit but the script dont need to check the size and dont need to make the iso.





A distro like this are on my more sweet dreams and dsl is the most close to this than i ever seen.

I suggest the name "linux factory" to this distro but dsl is pretty cool.


i'm sure that i can be more detailed. Just tell me if you got the idea.



bye, and sorry for my english.