ZorOS CD/USB tools - Version 4.0

ZorOS bootable system is fully reviewed and now it can handle both 32 and 64 bit systems. It still retains its main key features:

small size (~50MB)
"all in RAM" system
localized in 7 languages (en, it, de, fr, es, pt, si)
language choice at boot time
only one ISO image to download
a script inside to install USB stick
scripts inside to rebuild tree

Key features of ZorOS version 4.0:

Linux kernel 2.6.36.2 (32/64 IDE,sata,usb-storage,fs built-in)
busybox-1.6.0, e2fsprogs-1.41.3, ntfsprogs-2.0.0, reiserfsprogs-3.6.20,
parted-1.8.8, fdisk-1.2.1, Partimage 0.6.7-stable, testdisk-6.10,
nmap-4.76, iptables 1.4.2, lynx 2.8.6rel.5, rsync, scripts to install all t*z packages
FTP server, SSH server, FTP, TFTP and Samba clients, Midnight Commander and mtools
ZorOS boot manger to boot up 10 primary partitions per HD

Changelog

full reviewed the devel tree and devel scripts
full.img (initrd) replaced with zramfs.igz (initramfs)
added x64 kernel and kernel modules
new boot parameter CUSTOMZ=... to specify an external custom script
improved USB stick boot (fast boot)

Note: ClamAV support removed; Partimage not updated because new versions seem less stable in this system.

New features

kernel 2.6.36.2 (both 32/64)
IPtables support
SSH server
it can run external scripts

Download

Download ISO image: ZorOS v.4.0.0 beta 20101224

md5sum: f95238ed27cc7778a7bcd82dcb6d8dad - 55.3MB

Sources

ZorOS live tools is released only as ISO image. ISO contains also all sources. To rebuild the devel tree:

mkdir CDROM
mount zoros-4.0-beta.iso CDROM -o loop
cd CDROM/
./rebuild-tree.sh
cd ..
umount CDROM

Install

To make bootable CD you can simply burn a CD with ISO image. Default language (at boot timeout or typing <Enter> key) is 1=English. To change default language the ISO image contains a script that rebuild ISO with another default choice.

Download iso image, open a shell, and do:

mkdir CDROM
mount zoros-4.0-beta.iso CDROM -o loop
cd CDROM/
./rebuild-iso.sh
cd ..
umount CDROM

USB stick installation

Inside ISO image there is a script to install ZorOS to a bootable USB stick (or USB-HD o simply HD) Download iso image, open a shell, and do:

mkdir CDROM
mount zoros-4.0-beta.iso CDROM -o loop
cd CDROM/
./usb-install.sh sdXX #replace with your device
cd ..
umount CDROM

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License

ZorOS live tools is released under GPL

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

See GPL licenses GPL

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