Now we should set up OpenVZ environment in obtained tree: kernel, vzctl, vzquota, template. For vzctl and vzquota we can use precompiled packages from http://debian.systs.org. But at the moment we have to create kernel Debian package by self, because we need additional patches in order all to work smoothly (but it will be unnecessary soon, when patches will be included in main OpenVZ patch). This is important to use KNOPPIX default kernel config! The creators of LiveCD take a lot of care about customizing config file in such manner, that CD will suite as many users as possible. We shouldn't throw away such great job. We do `make oldconfig` and press enter all the time. Additionally some config options should be turn off at the moment. (http://bugzilla.openvz.org/show_bug.cgi?id=433): CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION, CONFIG_SJCD, CONFIG_OPTCD, CONFIG_AZTCD, CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD, CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS, CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT.I created a Debian VE on my machine and install there kernel-package package, that allows to create Debian kernel packages easily. After that the creation of package is something like that:

cp kernellinux-2.6.19 linux-2.6.18-i686/.config.ovz cd linux-2.6.18/-8.el5-028test027make oldconfig # pressing enter herevim .config # switching off some config options

let's compress it in the new image using create_compressed_fs tooland copy to the right place:

Now you have an aufs.ko file in current directory. Next we need to add these modules to the disc:<pre>cp aufs.ko cloop.ko cd-contents/KNOPPIX/modules/</pre>  When booting KNOOPIX uses initrd image,where it stores some kernel modules required to get access to the CD-drive.We need to remove old modules and add new one to initrd image. Extracting andmounting initrd:<pre>mkdir initrdcd initrdcp cd-contents/boot/isolinux/minirt.gz ./gunzip minirt.gzmkdir mntmount -o loop minirt mnt</pre> The modules directory on initrd contents kernel modules. Now we should replace these modules byequivalents from OpenVZ kernel. Note, that some modules can missing, because we use other kernel.Just remove modules, that are missing. After this operation is done copy new minirt.gz to the appropriate place:<pre>umount mntgzip minirtcp minirt.gz ../cd-contents/boot/isolinux/cd ..</pre> The last major step is to copy vmlinuz to isolinux directory:<pre>cp vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.el5-028stab027 cd-contents/boot/isolinux/linux</pre> Actually, now we're ready to create iso image with KNOPPIX OpenVZ LiveCD.But I describe a bit cosmetic changes now. First, we want to add OpenVZ logo and sloganto the startup screen of KNOPPIX. This picture is stored in boot/isolinux/logo.16 file in lss16 format.To convert this image to gif format we should install syslinux and netpbm-progs packages.After that the following actions should be done:<pre>mkdir boot-picturecp cd-contents/boot/isolinux/logo.16 boot-picture/cd boot-picturelss16toppm < logo.16 > logo.ppmppmtogif < logo.ppm > logo.gif</pre>