March 2009 - livecd - Fedora mailing-lists

F7 general question about livecd-creator and timezones
by Skunk Worx 01 May '09

01 May '09

My ks scripts have the timezone set to PDT (America/Los_Angeles). Installation to a hard drive works as expected. PDT in startup and in shells, etc. Creating a livecd-creator iso with the same tz setting, then booting, shows A/L_A in the /etc/sysconfig/clock file, as expected. However the date is always EDT in the boot messages, shells, etc. During startup I see : (lvm) Press I to enter interactive startup Setting clock (utc) Mon Jun 4 00:12:59 EDT 2007 (udev) I'm not clear on what is happening between lvm and udev in the Linux startup sequence. If someone could give me a hint about what to look for and where to look for it I would appreciate the help. --- John

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Cannot create livecd from local repo
by Joshua C. 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

I cannot create a livecd image from a local repo. I have livecd-creator and all the ks files. I've downloaded all necessary files to a local dir (just copied them from previous downloaded cache) and then run createrepo on it. Then I edited the ks file with "repo --name=jdfhjdsfh --baseurl=file:///mnt/path to repodata". When starting livecd-creator it says "retrieving file=///mnt/dsfgsdhfshf ...OK", then it retrieves the repofiles for the other repos and starts downloading all the files again regardless of the fact that I've already downloaded them. How to make livecd-creator see the already downloaded files instead of downloading them twice?

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2 commits - imgcreate/kickstart.py tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh
by Jeremy Katz 31 Mar '09

31 Mar '09

imgcreate/kickstart.py | 18 +++++++++++------- tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh | 21 +++++++++++++++++---- 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) New commits: commit d9880bf3823b21421f4916d64648a990a7392ecb Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Tue Mar 31 14:12:00 2009 -0400 Support the rest of the firewall args for kickstart configs Support trusteddevs, services and ports in the firewall line diff --git a/imgcreate/kickstart.py b/imgcreate/kickstart.py index 253d349..5afe8f9 100644 --- a/imgcreate/kickstart.py +++ b/imgcreate/kickstart.py @@ -172,18 +172,22 @@ class AuthConfig(KickstartConfig): class FirewallConfig(KickstartConfig): """A class to apply a kickstart firewall configuration to a system.""" def apply(self, ksfirewall): - # - # FIXME: should handle the rest of the options - # if not os.path.exists(self.path("/usr/sbin/lokkit")): return + args = ["/usr/sbin/lokkit", "-f", "--quiet", "--nostart"] if ksfirewall.enabled: - status = "--enabled" + args.append("--enabled") + + for port in ksfirewall.ports: + args.append("--port=%s" %(port,)) + for svc in ksfirewall.services: + args.append("--service=%s" %(svc,)) + for dev in ksfirewall.trusts: + args.append("--trust=%s" %(dev,)) else: - status = "--disabled" + args.append("--disabled") - self.call(["/usr/sbin/lokkit", - "-f", "--quiet", "--nostart", status]) + self.call(args) class RootPasswordConfig(KickstartConfig): """A class to apply a kickstart root password configuration to a system.""" commit b9e8cc6bf67ed6e4202453ffb6ae6a7149a100ab Author: Alexander Boström <abo(a)stacken.kth.se> Date: Fri Mar 27 22:00:20 2009 +0100 Handle the case when the kernel can't mount squashfs.img (probably a mksquashfs/running kernel mismatch). diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index 96869c7..daadc3d 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -191,6 +191,11 @@ checkGPT() { partinfo=$(/sbin/parted --script -m $device "print" |grep ^$partnum:) volname=$(echo $partinfo |cut -d : -f 6) flags=$(echo $partinfo |cut -d : -f 7) + if [ "$volname" != "EFI System Partition" ]; then + echo "Partition name must be 'EFI System Partition'" + echo "This can be set in parted or you can run with --reset-mbr" + exitclean + fi if [ "$(echo $flags |grep -c boot)" = "0" ]; then echo "Partition isn't marked bootable!" echo "You can mark the partition as bootable with " @@ -457,9 +462,17 @@ else fi livesize=$(du -s -B 1M $check | awk {'print $1;'}) if [ -n "$skipcompress" ]; then - mount -o loop $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img $CDMNT - livesize=$(du -s -B 1M $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img | awk {'print $1;'}) - umount $CDMNT + if [ -e $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img ]; then + if mount -o loop $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img $CDMNT; then + livesize=$(du -s -B 1M $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img | awk {'print $1;'}) + umount $CDMNT + else + echo "WARNING: --skipcompress or --xo was specified but the currently" + echo "running kernel can not mount the squashfs from the ISO file to extract" + echo "it. The compressed squashfs will be copied to the USB stick." + skipcompress="" + fi + fi fi free=$(df -B1M $USBDEV |tail -n 1 |awk {'print $4;'}) @@ -500,7 +513,7 @@ if [ -z "$skipcopy" ];then [ ! -d $USBMNT/$LIVEOS ] && mkdir $USBMNT/$LIVEOS [ -n "$keephome" -a -f "$USBMNT/$HOMEFILE" ] && mv $USBMNT/$HOMEFILE $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE if [ -n "$skipcompress" -a -f $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img ]; then - mount -o loop $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img $CDMNT + mount -o loop $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img $CDMNT || exitclean cp $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/ext3fs.img || (umount $CDMNT ; exitclean) umount $CDMNT elif [ -f $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img ]; then

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tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh
by Jeremy Katz 30 Mar '09

30 Mar '09

tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) New commits: commit 80dddee3c642848e36a4ae19a27f0e1734e16489 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Mon Mar 30 11:44:12 2009 -0400 Fix unterminated sed command (#492376) diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index 8702936..96869c7 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ if [ -n "$xo" ]; then args="$args persistenthome=mtd0" fi args="$args reset_overlay" - xosyspath=$(echo $SYSLINUXPATH | sed -e 's;/;\;') + xosyspath=$(echo $SYSLINUXPATH | sed -e 's;/;\\;') if [ ! -d $USBMNT/boot ]; then mkdir -p $USBMNT/boot ; fi cat > $USBMNT/boot/olpc.fth <<EOF \ Boot script for USB boot

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[PATCH] Handle the case when the kernel can't mount squashfs.img (probably a mksquashfs/running kernel mismatch).
by Alexander Boström 30 Mar '09

30 Mar '09

Hi, The loop mount of the squashfs from rawhide images fails for me on F10, which makes livecd-iso-to-disk exit without cleaning up (unmounting etc.). This make iso-to-disk handle the error and also makes it do almost what the user asked by copying the squashfs as-is. Maybe it should clean up and exit instead, telling the user to remove --skipcompress or add --compress after --xo or something like that... /abo --- tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh | 16 ++++++++++++---- 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index f0c7331..4621d45 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -462,9 +462,17 @@ else fi livesize=$(du -s -B 1M $check | awk {'print $1;'}) if [ -n "$skipcompress" ]; then - mount -o loop $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img $CDMNT - livesize=$(du -s -B 1M $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img | awk {'print $1;'}) - umount $CDMNT + if [ -e $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img ]; then + if mount -o loop $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img $CDMNT; then + livesize=$(du -s -B 1M $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img | awk {'print $1;'}) + umount $CDMNT + else + echo "WARNING: --skipcompress or --xo was specified but the currently" + echo "running kernel can not mount the squashfs from the ISO file to extract" + echo "it. The compressed squashfs will be copied to the USB stick." + skipcompress="" + fi + fi fi free=$(df -B1M $USBDEV |tail -n 1 |awk {'print $4;'}) @@ -505,7 +513,7 @@ if [ -z "$skipcopy" ];then [ ! -d $USBMNT/$LIVEOS ] && mkdir $USBMNT/$LIVEOS [ -n "$keephome" -a -f "$USBMNT/$HOMEFILE" ] && mv $USBMNT/$HOMEFILE $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE if [ -n "$skipcompress" -a -f $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img ]; then - mount -o loop $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img $CDMNT + mount -o loop $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img $CDMNT || exitclean cp $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/ext3fs.img || (umount $CDMNT ; exitclean) umount $CDMNT elif [ -f $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img ]; then

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FC9 - Livecd problem
by poorani mani 26 Mar '09

26 Mar '09

hi, I have mount and edit the Livecd(FC9) using following steps. ***************************************************************************** mkdir /home/images/squashfs_image/ modprobe squashfs mount -o loop -t squashfs /home/images/isoimage/LiveOS/squashfs.img /mnt/squashfs cp -dpR /mnt/squashfs/* /home/images/squashfs_image/ umount /mnt/squashfs mount -o loop /home/images/squashfs_image/LiveOS/ext3fs.img /mnt/ext3fs dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/images/ext3fs.img bs=1MB count=4096 mkfs.ext3 /home/images/ext3fs.img mount -o loop /home/images/ext3fs.img /mnt/next3fs cp -dpR /mnt/ext3fs/* /mnt/next3fs/ Now to use the squashfs file system. First we most umount the ext3 file system. So type in: umount /mnt/next3fs umount /mnt/ext3fs Next replace the new image in squashfs_image/LiveOS cp -f /home/images/ext3fs.img /home/images/squashfs_image/LiveOS/ Then to compress type in (If you replaced the original command, then just remove the .lzma): mksquashfs.lzma squashfs_image/ /home/images/isoimage/LiveOS/squashfs.img Okay once that is done the final step is create an iso image with the following command: mkisofs -J -r -hide-rr-moved -hide-joliet-trans-tbl -V Fedora-9-Live-i686 -o ur_distro.iso -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-info-table -boot-load-size 4 isoimage ***************************************************************************** The ISO created successfully,but the original iso size is 700mb after modified it was 1.6GB it doesn't booted.the following error occured ******************************************************************************** "WARNING: Cannot find root file system! Create symlink /dev/root and then exit this shell to continue the boot sequence." ******************************************************************************** what is wrong with my steps.help me please. Thanks poorani

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Re: [PATCH] Only the UUID of the EFI System Partition is important, not its name
by Jeremy Katz 26 Mar '09

26 Mar '09

On Thursday, March 26 2009, Jim Radford said: > EFI systems should boot fine regardless of the name of the "EFI System > Partition" as it's defined by its UUID, not its label, which the boot > flag check already takes care of. > > I verfied this on a MacBook. Thanks, applied Jeremy

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tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh
by Jeremy Katz 26 Mar '09

26 Mar '09

tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh | 5 ----- 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-) New commits: commit 3c14c6c41b8f541bbfa3095d6b23e39ed7f91a4f Author: Jim Radford <radford(a)blackbean.org> Date: Thu Mar 26 09:51:00 2009 -0700 Only the UUID of the EFI System Partition is important, not its name EFI systems should boot fine regardless of the name of the "EFI System Partition" as it's defined by its UUID, not its label, which the boot flag check already takes care of. I verfied this on a MacBook. The check for the boot flag should probably check for :boot; to not just boot to keep from accidentally picking up the label. -Jim diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index 05fe080..8702936 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -191,11 +191,6 @@ checkGPT() { partinfo=$(/sbin/parted --script -m $device "print" |grep ^$partnum:) volname=$(echo $partinfo |cut -d : -f 6) flags=$(echo $partinfo |cut -d : -f 7) - if [ "$volname" != "EFI System Partition" ]; then - echo "Partition name must be 'EFI System Partition'" - echo "This can be set in parted or you can run with --reset-mbr" - exitclean - fi if [ "$(echo $flags |grep -c boot)" = "0" ]; then echo "Partition isn't marked bootable!" echo "You can mark the partition as bootable with "

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[PATCH] The variable xosyspath escaped into olpc.fth. Expand it to the proper path instead.
by Alexander Boström 25 Mar '09

25 Mar '09

--- tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh | 4 ++-- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index f0c7331..05fe080 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -635,8 +635,8 @@ hex rom-pa fffc7 + 4 \$number drop h# 2e19 < [if] set-bootpath-dev " $args" to boot-file -" \${BOOTPATHDEV}\$xosyspath\initrd0.img" expand$ to ramdisk -" \${BOOTPATHDEV}\$xosyspath\vmlinuz0" expand$ to boot-device +" \${BOOTPATHDEV}$xosyspath\initrd0.img" expand$ to ramdisk +" \${BOOTPATHDEV}$xosyspath\vmlinuz0" expand$ to boot-device unfreeze boot EOF

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tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh
by Jeremy Katz 25 Mar '09

25 Mar '09

tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) New commits: commit a54b23dd751bd4b52154a3df011f4aa1f75a4c09 Author: Alexander Boström <abo(a)stacken.kth.se> Date: Tue Mar 24 23:50:36 2009 +0100 The variable xosyspath escaped into olpc.fth. Expand it to the proper path instead. diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index f0c7331..05fe080 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -635,8 +635,8 @@ hex rom-pa fffc7 + 4 \$number drop h# 2e19 < [if] set-bootpath-dev " $args" to boot-file -" \${BOOTPATHDEV}\$xosyspath\initrd0.img" expand$ to ramdisk -" \${BOOTPATHDEV}\$xosyspath\vmlinuz0" expand$ to boot-device +" \${BOOTPATHDEV}$xosyspath\initrd0.img" expand$ to ramdisk +" \${BOOTPATHDEV}$xosyspath\vmlinuz0" expand$ to boot-device unfreeze boot EOF

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IBM POWER (PPC) - Error creating Live CD : Unable to find boot file
by Nivåsen, Christopher 24 Mar '09

24 Mar '09

Hi! I wonder if someone have tried to create a live-cd with the Fedora (10) PPC release? I always get the same error when all the rpm´s are installed; Error creating Live CD : Unable to find boot file /var/tmp/imgcreate-ot1R9X/iso-gTa9Hv/ppc I have tried a lot of different options (config files, repos etc.), but it´s always the same error. The i386 release works fine. Any ideas? Thanks a lot. //Christopher

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Request for OS CD
by supreeth H.R 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

Hi....... Im supreeth im from Master in Computer Application background....... its my humble request please send me the fedora operating system installation cd.... which helps me in my studies........ My Address is....... Supreeth.H.R 1st year 'B' Sec, PGDMS&RC, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, B H Road, Tumkur-572 103 Karnataka, INDIA. Thanking you...... im looking forward for your replay...... Regards, Supreeth.H.R

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Livecd Gnome starting problem
by poorani mani 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

Hi all, I have create the ISO using kickstart file.i have got the following error in every login.Please give me solution to that error. There was an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon. Some things, such as themes, sounds, or background settings may not work correctly. The last error message was: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken. GNOME will still try to restart the Settings Daemon next time you log in. Thanks poorani

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Change login manager & desktop wallpaper
by poorani mani 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

hi all, I need to change desktop wallpaper in Livecd.How can i do that in .ks file. then i dont need the login screen.when booting livecd it will automatically login without asking password how i do this in .ks file thanks poorani

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by Willian Aquino 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

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2 commits - tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh tools/livecd-iso-to-pxeboot.sh
by Jeremy Katz 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh | 2 ++ tools/livecd-iso-to-pxeboot.sh | 8 +++++--- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) New commits: commit b6c69841c1e372173b8633cbd9ede0baa7847aba Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Fri Mar 20 10:46:49 2009 -0400 Handle changed syslinux paths for livecd-iso-to-pxeboot as well diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-pxeboot.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-pxeboot.sh index 280d354..22810d9 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-pxeboot.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-pxeboot.sh @@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ if [ $(id -u) != 0 ]; then fi # Check pxelinux.0 exists. -if [ ! -f /usr/lib/syslinux/pxelinux.0 ]; then - echo "Warning: /usr/lib/syslinux/pxelinux.0 not found." +if [ ! -f /usr/share/syslinux/pxelinux.0 -a ! -f /usr/lib/syslinux/pxelinux.0 ]; then + echo "Warning: pxelinux.0 not found." echo "Make sure syslinux or pxelinux is installed on this system." fi @@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ ISODIRNAME=`dirname "$ISO"` cp $CDMNT/isolinux/vmlinuz0 tftpboot/vmlinuz0 # pxelinux bootloader. -if [ -f /usr/lib/syslinux/pxelinux.0 ]; then +if [ -f /usr/share/syslinux/pxelinux.0 ]; then + cp /usr/share/syslinux/pxelinux.0 tftpboot +elif [ -f /usr/lib/syslinux/pxelinux.0 ]; then cp /usr/lib/syslinux/pxelinux.0 tftpboot else echo "Warning: You need to add pxelinux.0 to tftpboot/ subdirectory" commit d2c2a0c911090cb55e56e207fba0fa472913e5dd Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Fri Mar 20 10:44:09 2009 -0400 Don't prompt about overwriting files from mtools (#491234) New syslinux uses mtools for the installer and then mmove prompts about overwriting the existing ldlinux.sys. So let's just remove it as there's not a good way to force mmove to not ask diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index f840c6e..f0c7331 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -654,6 +654,8 @@ if [ -z "$multi" ]; then # syslinux expects the config to be named syslinux.cfg # and has to run with the file system unmounted mv $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/syslinux.cfg + # deal with mtools complaining about ldlinux.sys + if [ -f $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/ldlinux.sys ] ; then rm -f $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/ldlinux.sys ; fi cleanup if [ -n "$SYSLINUXPATH" ]; then syslinux -d $SYSLINUXPATH $USBDEV

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Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] LiveUSB overlay size is smaller than expected
by S'orlok Reaves 20 Mar '09

20 Mar '09

Just confirming that the kickstart change worked. I used something like: part / --size 1600 Now everything's up and running (except X, but I'll figure that out on my own.) Thanks again, Jeremy. -->Seth --- On Tue, 3/17/09, S'orlok Reaves <sorlok_reaves(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > From: S'orlok Reaves <sorlok_reaves(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] LiveUSB overlay size is smaller than expected > To: fedora-livecd-list(a)redhat.com > Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 11:29 AM > > > > Ah, that makes sense! Thanks for the tip; it would have > taken me ages to figure that one out on my own. > > I'm on my laptop now; I'll re-build the image tomorrow and > let you know if it worked. Thanks again! > > -->Seth > > > > --- On Tue, 3/17/09, Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> > wrote: > > > From: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> > > Subject: Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] LiveUSB overlay size > is smaller than expected > > To: sorlok_reaves(a)yahoo.com, > fedora-livecd-list(a)redhat.com > > Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 10:42 AM > > On Tuesday, March 17 2009, S'orlok Reaves said: > > > I'm using the LiveUSB feature of the > LiveCDs, > > with the overlay feature to persist data. I have to > say, > > I'm really enjoying the portability. However, I'm > > unable to install all the packages I would like to, > due to a > > mysterious fact: the overlay file is way smaller than > I > > created it to be. > > [snip] > > > Running "df -h" on a clean boot of the usb > > shows me: > > > /dev/mapper/live-rw 741M (size) > 715M(used) > > 20M(avail) (mounted as /) > > > ....and several tmpfs's I'm using for /var/run > > and yum's cache > > > > While the overlay is larger than this, the filesystem > size > > may be > > smaller. If you look at the kickstart config you > used to > > create your > > image, you probably have a rootfs size specified to be > on > > the smaller > > size > > > > Jeremy > > > > > -- > Fedora-livecd-list mailing list > Fedora-livecd-list(a)redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-livecd-list >

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Using livecd-tools for recovery disc
by Rhonda Kern 19 Mar '09

19 Mar '09

I am using Fedora 9 to create a custom live DVD. This DVD is used for recovery and installation. The DVD boots fine. I have a script on the DVD that runs the liveinst process. The script runs, the install completes as expected. I have 2 issues. #1 - I would like for the install to complete *without* prompting with the reboot message. I do not have a reboot instruction in my kickstart file. Still, it prompts with a reboot message. I press enter and the script continues. But I'd rather it just continue without the prompting. Does anyone know how to make that happen? #2 - I need to be able to remove the live DVD and place another disc in the drive to un-tar some files. If I try to unmount the DVD right after the machine is booted, before the script is run, it works fine. However, if I try to unmount the DVD after the script has run, I get errors like: Ext3-fs error (device dm-0): ext3_journal_start_sb: detected aborted journal Remounting filesystem read-only Also, I am un-able to run any commands. It says it can't find /bin/find, or whatever command I'm trying to run. Does anyone know if it's possible to remove the live disc? If so, how is it done? Or does anyone know if it's possible in F10 or F11? Thanks in advance for your help. Rhonda Kern rhondak(a)hightouchinc.com "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation."

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LiveUSB overlay size is smaller than expected
by S'orlok Reaves 17 Mar '09

17 Mar '09

Hello, I'm using the LiveUSB feature of the LiveCDs, with the overlay feature to persist data. I have to say, I'm really enjoying the portability. However, I'm unable to install all the packages I would like to, due to a mysterious fact: the overlay file is way smaller than I created it to be. The details: -------------- The USB stick: 2.0GB Imation, listed as 1.88GiB in gparted (no bad sectors). Gparted also lists 548MB used, but that's inaccurate since the OS is squished. The ISO: a minimal install, 126 MB, expands to (presumably) ~500 MB at boot The install: I used "livecd-iso-to-disk --overlay-size-mb 1600 F10min.iso /deb/sdb1" I did this from an existing Fedora 10 install, and there were no problems or warnings. I installed from scratch seven times. Running "df -h" on a clean boot of the usb shows me: /dev/mapper/live-rw 741M (size) 715M(used) 20M(avail) (mounted as /) ....and several tmpfs's I'm using for /var/run and yum's cache Running "du -sh --exclude=proc /" shows a total of 698M used. This makes sense, and is close enough to df's proclaimed 715 MB that I accept it. (I know there were reported issues with df's accuracy on overlays). Either way, the overlay is clearly full; trying to install things with yum fails with an "xxx mb needed" message. Basically, it comes down to this: Expected overlay size: 1600 MB Reported overlay size: 741 MB ...and with my image loaded at 500MB, I'm restricted to 140MB of new data. Has anyone experienced something similar? Or, did I do something wrong with the flash to USB? Or, can someone at _least_ tell me how to re-create the overlay at 1600 MB? I'd really appreciate any help, as I quite enjoy carrying Fedora around with me, and abiword won't fit in the remaining 20 MB. Thanks in advance; I've scanned the mailing list archives while trying to debug this problem and this list seemed both helpful and polite. :) All the best, -->Seth

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a boot option to remove the persistent layer and create a new one
by muayyad.alsadi＠ojuba.org 17 Mar '09

17 Mar '09

hi, if one used more than the size of the persistent layer, system becomes corrupted and unusable one then can remove the layer to restore it to "factory defaults" but telling people to create a new layer is a but difficult for end users I suggest adding things to /etc/rc.d/init.d/livesys generated by %post by replacing # if we have a persistent /home, then we want to go ahead and mount it if ! strstr "\`cat /proc/cmdline\`" nopersistenthome && [ -n "\$homedev" ] ; then action "Mounting persistent /home" mountPersistentHome fi with if ! strstr "\`cat /proc/cmdline\`" nopersistenthome && [ -n "\$homedev" ] ; then if ! strstr "\`cat /proc/cmdline\`" resetpersistenthome action "Mounting persistent /home" resetPersistentHome telinit 6 else action "Mounting persistent /home" mountPersistentHome fi fi and we also need a small fix in /usr/libexec/mkliveinitrd just below for o in `cat /proc/cmdline` ; do ... resetPersistentHome and resetOverlay should simply check the size of the img file we want to rest then remove it then create a new one with the same size if we want one more step we may allow user to pass resetoverlay=200 to optionally specify the new size BTW: do we really need to sleep 5 if [ -z "$setup" ]; then if [ -n "$devspec" -a -n "$pathspec" ]; then echo "Unable to find persistent overlay; using temporary" sleep 5 fi

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Resolved - Password for fedora livecd
by prakash srinivasan 16 Mar '09

16 Mar '09

Hello all, I resolved the root password problem & I followed the below steps in my case.. Hope it may useful for someone in future. * Add/remove the packages & created a custom fedora-9 livecd iso image. * Mount the iso, squashfs & ext3fs images. * Edit the file "etc/shadow" * Go to the first line. Remove the "*" in between the first and second colon (or) remove all the words in between the first & second colon. After edited, the first line should be like this, "root::14289:0:99999:7:::". * Save it. * Umount the images and recreate the ext3fs,squashfs & mydistro.iso * After you booted with mydistro.iso, you can now access all the system related tools/applications without asking root password. Regards, Prakash.

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Fedora Livecd-creation
by poorani mani 16 Mar '09

16 Mar '09

hi all, I have created fedora Livecd using .ks file.i need information about persistent in livecd .That is ,if we did some changes in livecd means it will stored in overlay file.The overlay file will be created when using live-cd tool in windows. i need the information about that overlay file.how it is mounted .how the change or modifications are stored in fedora live-cd . For *data persist in livecd* - what are all the things i need to do. Thanks and regards, poorani

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Low overlay/home dir space
by Williamson Grant 16 Mar '09

16 Mar '09

Has anyone found a workaround for low disk space on the livecd. I know you can repair the luks home directory but I want to try and prevent this. Has anyone looked in to gnome-volume-manager or quota(or something else) to prevent the root and/or home dir from becoming full?

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Password for fedora livecd
by prakash srinivasan 15 Mar '09

15 Mar '09

Hello all, I added/removed some packages & created a fedora customized livecd using by the livecd-fedora-9-desktop.ks and livecd-fedora-9-base.ks files. When I am trying to access the system settings or any superuser's applications, its asking root password. I did not set any root password in the .ks file and I tried "root","", "fedora" & "toor" also. But no use. Somebody already posted the same query in this mailing list. But I did not find any proper reply for that query. Help me to disable the root password or how to reset the root password by editing my customized .iso. Regards, Prakash.

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livecd, luks and retry
by Williamson Grant 13 Mar '09

13 Mar '09

Will a livecd use /etc/crypttab if the file exists? Creating a 8gb liveusb with --home-size-mb 2048 --overlay-size-mb 2048, works fine. However I would like to increase the number of passwords attempts allowed. I seem to be having no luck increasing the default password retry from 3 on the encrypted home directory. Formating using -T x or adding retry=x seem to leave the default at 3. Anyone have any ideas.

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Custom default background
by juszak＠yahoo.com 11 Mar '09

11 Mar '09

Does anybody know of an easy way to customize the default background on the livecd? Thank You, -- cj --

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Lots of squashfs errors with .29-0.218.rc7.git2.fc11
by Joshua C. 11 Mar '09

11 Mar '09

With the latest kernel 29-0.218.rc7.git2.fc11 I got lots of squashfs errors. The livecd was made without any errors (just 2 kernel warnings about .conf files). Before this I tried 0.207.rc7 and evreything was fine. I used the same packages (with livecd-tools-022-1.fc11 instead of 021-1) with the newest kernel and couldn't even properly boot. Most of the errors are about squashfs not able to read cache block data. Can someone verify this?

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Liveinst with overlay + home dir
by Williamson Grant 10 Mar '09

10 Mar '09

Perhaps this has been added already upstream. Are there any plans to add support so liveinst will migrate the overlay and/or the home directory if they exist?

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Changes to 'refs/tags/livecd-tools-022'
by Jeremy Katz 09 Mar '09

09 Mar '09

Changes since livecd-tools-020-40: --- 0 files changed ---

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Makefile
by Jeremy Katz 09 Mar '09

09 Mar '09

Makefile | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) New commits: commit 372e582a94a797e130f55f877d2d81b250a27be9 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Mon Mar 9 11:00:26 2009 -0400 Bump version diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index f5625a4..360ebe6 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -VERSION = 021 +VERSION = 022 INSTALL = /usr/bin/install -c INSTALL_PROGRAM = ${INSTALL}

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Error creating livecd: Cannot unmount, device is busy
by Joshua C. 09 Mar '09

09 Mar '09

My last 3 attempts to create a livecd from rawhide resulted in errror (see the attached file). There is some problem with the umount that cannot unmount the device. The installation of the packages and relabeling with selinux works fine but then come the errors like umount: /mnt/disk/tmp/imgcreate-WLYOXG/install_root: device is busy. (In some cases useful info about processes that use the device is found by lsof(8) or fuser(1)) Before this everything was fine. The only difference between this live image and the others is that I added the java RE. without the java packages everything is fine.

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tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh
by Jeremy Katz 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) New commits: commit 3ea5e21f5d49ce967d6dc71e1d543e42a0eff606 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Fri Mar 6 17:01:42 2009 -0500 Tweak kernel/initrd paths for the multi-image case When you load the extra syslinux.cfg, we need to be sure we reference the kernel and initrd with full paths so the right ones are loaded. Go ahead and set that up. For those who want to try, add a section like the following to your top-level syslinux/syslinux.cfg label otherimage menu label Other Image kernel vesamenu.c32 APPEND /livedir/syslinux/syslinux.cfg diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index c803bc7..f840c6e 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -668,8 +668,11 @@ if [ -z "$multi" ]; then cleanup fi else + # we need to do some more config file tweaks for multi-image mode + sed -i -e "s;kernel vm;kernel $LIVEOS/syslinux/vm;" $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg + sed -i -e "s;initrd i;initrd $LIVEOS/syslinux/i;" $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg + mv $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/syslinux.cfg cleanup - echo "Multi-image mode selected; not setting up bootloader" fi echo "USB stick set up as live image!"

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4 commits - tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh
by Jeremy Katz 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh | 132 +++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-) New commits: commit 3db0a1cc2cbd218673cb9174e83fcfb059c1a59f Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Fri Mar 6 15:58:27 2009 -0500 Basic support for multi-image mode Multi-image mode doesn't install a boot loader, so you have to set it up by hand for now which is left as an exercise for the reader diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index def083b..c803bc7 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ checkSyslinuxVersion() { fi if ! syslinux 2>&1 | grep -qe -d; then SYSLINUXPATH="" + elif [ -n "$multi" ]; then + SYSLINUXPATH="$LIVEOS/syslinux" else SYSLINUXPATH="syslinux" fi @@ -346,7 +348,11 @@ while [ $# -gt 2 ]; do LIVEOS=$2 shift ;; + --multi) + multi=1 + ;; *) + echo "invalid arg -- $1" usage ;; esac @@ -637,28 +643,33 @@ EOF fi -echo "Installing boot loader" -if [ -n "$efi" ]; then +if [ -z "$multi" ]; then + echo "Installing boot loader" + if [ -n "$efi" ]; then # replace the ia32 hack if [ -f "$USBMNT/EFI/boot/boot.conf" ]; then cp -f $USBMNT/EFI/boot/bootia32.conf $USBMNT/EFI/boot/boot.conf ; fi -fi + fi -if [ "$USBFS" = "vfat" -o "$USBFS" = "msdos" ]; then + if [ "$USBFS" = "vfat" -o "$USBFS" = "msdos" ]; then # syslinux expects the config to be named syslinux.cfg # and has to run with the file system unmounted mv $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/syslinux.cfg cleanup if [ -n "$SYSLINUXPATH" ]; then - syslinux -d $SYSLINUXPATH $USBDEV + syslinux -d $SYSLINUXPATH $USBDEV else - syslinux $USBDEV + syslinux $USBDEV fi -elif [ "$USBFS" = "ext2" -o "$USBFS" = "ext3" ]; then + elif [ "$USBFS" = "ext2" -o "$USBFS" = "ext3" ]; then # extlinux expects the config to be named extlinux.conf # and has to be run with the file system mounted mv $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/extlinux.conf extlinux -i $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH cleanup + fi +else + cleanup + echo "Multi-image mode selected; not setting up bootloader" fi echo "USB stick set up as live image!" commit 96e874e2893f2f73348d19037a08b51ee72651d2 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Fri Mar 6 14:56:12 2009 -0500 More generally, this is EFI support, not just Intel Macs diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index b7677f0..def083b 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ resetMBR() { return fi getdisk $1 - # if mactel, we need to use the hybrid MBR - if [ -n "$mactel" ];then + # if efi, we need to use the hybrid MBR + if [ -n "$efi" ];then if [ -f /usr/lib/syslinux/gptmbr.bin ]; then gptmbr='/usr/lib/syslinux/gptmbr.bin' elif [ -f /usr/share/syslinux/gptmbr.bin ]; then @@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ while [ $# -gt 2 ]; do --reset-mbr|--resetmbr) resetmbr=1 ;; - --mactel) - mactel=1 + --efi|--mactel) + efi=1 ;; --format) format=1 @@ -384,19 +384,19 @@ fi checkMounted $USBDEV if [ -n "$format" ];then # checks for a valid filesystem - if [ -n "$mactel" ];then + if [ -n "$efi" ];then createGPTLayout $USBDEV else createMSDOSLayout $USBDEV fi fi checkFilesystem $USBDEV -if [ -n "$mactel" ]; then +if [ -n "$efi" ]; then checkGPT $USBDEV fi checkSyslinuxVersion # Because we can't set boot flag for EFI Protective on msdos partition tables -[ -z "$mactel" ] && checkPartActive $USBDEV +[ -z "$efi" ] && checkPartActive $USBDEV [ -n "$resetmbr" ] && resetMBR $USBDEV checkMBR $USBDEV @@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ if [ -f "$USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE" -a -n "$keephome" -a "$homesizemb" -gt 0 ]; exitclean fi -if [ -n "$mactel" -a ! -d $CDMNT/EFI/boot ]; then +if [ -n "$efi" -a ! -d $CDMNT/EFI/boot ]; then echo "ERROR: This live image does not support EFI booting" exitclean fi @@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ fi # Bootloader is always reconfigured, so keep these out of the if skipcopy stuff. [ ! -d $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH ] && mkdir -p $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH -[ -n "$mactel" -a ! -d $USBMNT/EFI/boot ] && mkdir -p $USBMNT/EFI/boot +[ -n "$efi" -a ! -d $USBMNT/EFI/boot ] && mkdir -p $USBMNT/EFI/boot if [ -z "$skipcopy" ];then echo "Copying live image to USB stick" @@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ cp $CDMNT/isolinux/* $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH BOOTCONFIG=$USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg # Set this to nothing so sed doesn't care BOOTCONFIG_EFI= -if [ -n "$mactel" ];then +if [ -n "$efi" ];then cp $CDMNT/EFI/boot/* $USBMNT/EFI/boot # this is a little ugly, but it gets the "interesting" named config file @@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ EOF fi echo "Installing boot loader" -if [ -n "$mactel" ]; then +if [ -n "$efi" ]; then # replace the ia32 hack if [ -f "$USBMNT/EFI/boot/boot.conf" ]; then cp -f $USBMNT/EFI/boot/bootia32.conf $USBMNT/EFI/boot/boot.conf ; fi fi commit 5aa56a03e6d75d439d06a65635c0c394106c0e60 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Fri Mar 6 14:54:43 2009 -0500 Stop supporting making our own EFI-able images Fedora 10 images supported EFI boot and Fedora 11 will. Earlier releases don't really have all of the needed bits to make this work well diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index d816533..b7677f0 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -436,6 +436,11 @@ if [ -f "$USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE" -a -n "$keephome" -a "$homesizemb" -gt 0 ]; exitclean fi +if [ -n "$mactel" -a ! -d $CDMNT/EFI/boot ]; then + echo "ERROR: This live image does not support EFI booting" + exitclean +fi + # let's try to make sure there's enough room on the stick if [ -d $CDMNT/LiveOS ]; then check=$CDMNT/LiveOS @@ -512,35 +517,7 @@ BOOTCONFIG=$USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg # Set this to nothing so sed doesn't care BOOTCONFIG_EFI= if [ -n "$mactel" ];then - if [ -d $CDMNT/EFI/boot ]; then - cp $CDMNT/EFI/boot/* $USBMNT/EFI/boot - else - # whee! this image wasn't made with grub.efi bits. so we get to create - # them here. isn't life grand? - cp $CDMNT/isolinux/* $USBMNT/EFI/boot - mount -o loop,ro -t squashfs $CDMNT/$LIVEOS/squashfs.img $CDMNT - mount -o loop,ro -t ext3 $CDMNT/$LIVEOS/ext3fs.img $CDMNT - cp $CDMNT/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/grub.efi $USBMNT/EFI/boot/boot.efi - cp $CDMNT/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz $USBMNT/EFI/boot/splash.xpm.gz - if [ -d $CDMNT/lib64 ]; then efiarch="x64" ; else efiarch="ia32"; fi - umount $CDMNT - umount $CDMNT - - # magic config... - cat > $USBMNT/EFI/boot/boot.conf <<EOF -default=0 -splashimage=/EFI/boot/splash.xpm.gz -timeout 10 -hiddenmenu - -title Live - kernel /EFI/boot/vmlinuz0 root=CDLABEL=live rootfstype=iso9660 ro quiet liveimg - initrd /EFI/boot/initrd0.img -EOF - - cp $USBMNT/EFI/boot/boot.conf $USBMNT/EFI/boot/boot${efiarch}.conf - cp $USBMNT/EFI/boot/boot.efi $USBMNT/EFI/boot/boot${efiarch}.efi - fi + cp $CDMNT/EFI/boot/* $USBMNT/EFI/boot # this is a little ugly, but it gets the "interesting" named config file BOOTCONFIG_EFI=$USBMNT/EFI/boot/boot?*.conf commit 95393d0e4be6b5599f54baaf727c17bce09fb3f7 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Fri Mar 6 16:23:03 2009 -0500 Simple parameterization to replace all LiveOS instances with $LIVEOS To start supporting multiple live images, we need to handle switching out. Note there are still a few things which are always LiveOS (eg, CDs created by livecd-creator) diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index 7ab1d86..d816533 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ keephome=1 homesizemb=0 swapsizemb=0 overlaysizemb=0 +LIVEOS=LiveOS HOMEFILE="home.img" while [ $# -gt 2 ]; do @@ -341,6 +342,10 @@ while [ $# -gt 2 ]; do --force) force=1 ;; + --livedir) + LIVEOS=$2 + shift + ;; *) usage ;; @@ -425,7 +430,7 @@ mount $mountopts $USBDEV $USBMNT || exitclean trap exitclean SIGINT SIGTERM -if [ -f "$USBMNT/LiveOS/$HOMEFILE" -a -n "$keephome" -a "$homesizemb" -gt 0 ]; then +if [ -f "$USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE" -a -n "$keephome" -a "$homesizemb" -gt 0 ]; then echo "ERROR: Requested keeping existing /home and specified a size for /home" echo "Please either don't specify a size or specify --delete-home" exitclean @@ -437,9 +442,9 @@ if [ -d $CDMNT/LiveOS ]; then else check=$CDMNT fi -if [ -d $USBMNT/LiveOS ]; then - tbd=$(du -s -B 1M $USBMNT/LiveOS | awk {'print $1;'}) - [ -f $USBMNT/LiveOS/$HOMEFILE ] && homesz=$(du -s -B 1M $USBMNT/LiveOS/$HOMEFILE | awk {'print $1;'}) +if [ -d $USBMNT/$LIVEOS ]; then + tbd=$(du -s -B 1M $USBMNT/$LIVEOS | awk {'print $1;'}) + [ -f $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE ] && homesz=$(du -s -B 1M $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE | awk {'print $1;'}) [ -n "$homesz" -a -n "$keephome" ] && tbd=$(($tbd - $homesz)) else tbd=0 @@ -463,9 +468,9 @@ if [ $(($overlaysizemb + $homesizemb + $livesize + $swapsizemb)) -gt $(($free + fi if [ -z "$skipcopy" ];then - if [ -d $USBMNT/LiveOS -a -z "$force" ]; then + if [ -d $USBMNT/$LIVEOS -a -z "$force" ]; then echo "Already set up as live image." - if [ -z "$keephome" -a -e $USBMNT/LiveOS/$HOMEFILE ]; then + if [ -z "$keephome" -a -e $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE ]; then echo "WARNING: Persistent /home will be deleted!!!" echo "Press Enter to continue or ctrl-c to abort" read @@ -473,10 +478,10 @@ if [ -z "$skipcopy" ];then echo "Deleting old OS in fifteen seconds..." sleep 15 - [ -e "$USBMNT/LiveOS/$HOMEFILE" -a -n "$keephome" ] && mv $USBMNT/LiveOS/$HOMEFILE $USBMNT/$HOMEFILE + [ -e "$USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE" -a -n "$keephome" ] && mv $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE $USBMNT/$HOMEFILE fi - rm -rf $USBMNT/LiveOS + rm -rf $USBMNT/$LIVEOS fi fi @@ -486,19 +491,19 @@ fi if [ -z "$skipcopy" ];then echo "Copying live image to USB stick" - [ ! -d $USBMNT/LiveOS ] && mkdir $USBMNT/LiveOS - [ -n "$keephome" -a -f "$USBMNT/$HOMEFILE" ] && mv $USBMNT/$HOMEFILE $USBMNT/LiveOS/$HOMEFILE + [ ! -d $USBMNT/$LIVEOS ] && mkdir $USBMNT/$LIVEOS + [ -n "$keephome" -a -f "$USBMNT/$HOMEFILE" ] && mv $USBMNT/$HOMEFILE $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE if [ -n "$skipcompress" -a -f $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img ]; then mount -o loop $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img $CDMNT - cp $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img $USBMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img || (umount $CDMNT ; exitclean) + cp $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/ext3fs.img || (umount $CDMNT ; exitclean) umount $CDMNT elif [ -f $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img ]; then - cp $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img $USBMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img || exitclean + cp $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/squashfs.img || exitclean elif [ -f $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img ]; then - cp $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img $USBMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img || exitclean + cp $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/ext3fs.img || exitclean fi if [ -f $CDMNT/LiveOS/osmin.img ]; then - cp $CDMNT/LiveOS/osmin.img $USBMNT/LiveOS/osmin.img || exitclean + cp $CDMNT/LiveOS/osmin.img $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/osmin.img || exitclean fi fi @@ -513,8 +518,8 @@ if [ -n "$mactel" ];then # whee! this image wasn't made with grub.efi bits. so we get to create # them here. isn't life grand? cp $CDMNT/isolinux/* $USBMNT/EFI/boot - mount -o loop,ro -t squashfs $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img $CDMNT - mount -o loop,ro -t ext3 $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img $CDMNT + mount -o loop,ro -t squashfs $CDMNT/$LIVEOS/squashfs.img $CDMNT + mount -o loop,ro -t ext3 $CDMNT/$LIVEOS/ext3fs.img $CDMNT cp $CDMNT/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/grub.efi $USBMNT/EFI/boot/boot.efi cp $CDMNT/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz $USBMNT/EFI/boot/splash.xpm.gz if [ -d $CDMNT/lib64 ]; then efiarch="x64" ; else efiarch="ia32"; fi @@ -546,15 +551,16 @@ echo "Updating boot config file" # adjust label and fstype sed -i -e "s/CDLABEL=[^ ]*/$USBLABEL/" -e "s/rootfstype=[^ ]*/rootfstype=$USBFS/" $BOOTCONFIG $BOOTCONFIG_EFI if [ -n "$kernelargs" ]; then sed -i -e "s/liveimg/liveimg ${kernelargs}/" $BOOTCONFIG $BOOTCONFIG_EFI ; fi +if [ "$LIVEOS" != "LiveOS" ]; then sed -i -e "s;liveimg;liveimg live_dir=$LIVEOS;" $BOOTCONFIG $BOOTCONFIG_EFI ; fi if [ "$overlaysizemb" -gt 0 ]; then echo "Initializing persistent overlay file" OVERFILE="overlay-$( /lib/udev/vol_id -l $USBDEV )-$( /lib/udev/vol_id -u $USBDEV )" if [ "$USBFS" = "vfat" ]; then # vfat can't handle sparse files - dd if=/dev/zero of=$USBMNT/LiveOS/$OVERFILE count=$overlaysizemb bs=1M + dd if=/dev/zero of=$USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$OVERFILE count=$overlaysizemb bs=1M else - dd if=/dev/null of=$USBMNT/LiveOS/$OVERFILE count=1 bs=1M seek=$overlaysizemb + dd if=/dev/null of=$USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$OVERFILE count=1 bs=1M seek=$overlaysizemb fi sed -i -e "s/liveimg/liveimg overlay=${USBLABEL}/" $BOOTCONFIG $BOOTCONFIG_EFI sed -i -e "s/\ ro\ /\ rw\ /" $BOOTCONFIG $BOOTCONFIG_EFI @@ -562,8 +568,8 @@ fi if [ "$swapsizemb" -gt 0 ]; then echo "Initializing swap file" - dd if=/dev/zero of=$USBMNT/LiveOS/swap.img count=$swapsizemb bs=1M - mkswap -f $USBMNT/LiveOS/swap.img + dd if=/dev/zero of=$USBMNT/$LIVEOS/swap.img count=$swapsizemb bs=1M + mkswap -f $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/swap.img fi if [ "$homesizemb" -gt 0 ]; then @@ -572,13 +578,13 @@ if [ "$homesizemb" -gt 0 ]; then [ -n "$cryptedhome" ] && homesource=/dev/urandom if [ "$USBFS" = "vfat" ]; then # vfat can't handle sparse files - dd if=${homesource} of=$USBMNT/LiveOS/$HOMEFILE count=$homesizemb bs=1M + dd if=${homesource} of=$USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE count=$homesizemb bs=1M else - dd if=/dev/null of=$USBMNT/LiveOS/$HOMEFILE count=1 bs=1M seek=$homesizemb + dd if=/dev/null of=$USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE count=1 bs=1M seek=$homesizemb fi if [ -n "$cryptedhome" ]; then loop=$(losetup -f) - losetup $loop $USBMNT/LiveOS/$HOMEFILE + losetup $loop $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE setupworked=1 until [ ${setupworked} == 0 ]; do echo "Encrypting persistent /home" @@ -597,8 +603,8 @@ if [ "$homesizemb" -gt 0 ]; then losetup -d $loop else echo "Formatting unencrypted /home" - mke2fs -F -j $USBMNT/LiveOS/$HOMEFILE - tune2fs -c0 -i0 -ouser_xattr,acl $USBMNT/LiveOS/$HOMEFILE + mke2fs -F -j $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE + tune2fs -c0 -i0 -ouser_xattr,acl $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE fi fi @@ -608,7 +614,7 @@ fi if [ -n "$xo" ]; then echo "Setting up /boot/olpc.fth file" args=$(egrep "^[ ]*append" $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg |head -n1 |sed -e 's/.*initrd=[^ ]*//') - if [ -z "$xonohome" -a ! -f $USBMNT/LiveOS/$HOMEFILE ]; then + if [ -z "$xonohome" -a ! -f $USBMNT/$LIVEOS/$HOMEFILE ]; then args="$args persistenthome=mtd0" fi args="$args reset_overlay"

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3 commits - tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh
by Jeremy Katz 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh | 12 ++++-------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) New commits: commit 33c94391bdc8cfcc38ec65e5c9d78f06b5e1fa81 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Fri Mar 6 14:38:52 2009 -0500 Handle varying syslinux dirs for --xo mode also diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index ea6cb58..7ab1d86 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ if [ -n "$xo" ]; then args="$args persistenthome=mtd0" fi args="$args reset_overlay" + xosyspath=$(echo $SYSLINUXPATH | sed -e 's;/;\;') if [ ! -d $USBMNT/boot ]; then mkdir -p $USBMNT/boot ; fi cat > $USBMNT/boot/olpc.fth <<EOF \ Boot script for USB boot @@ -645,8 +646,8 @@ hex rom-pa fffc7 + 4 \$number drop h# 2e19 < [if] set-bootpath-dev " $args" to boot-file -" \${BOOTPATHDEV}\syslinux\initrd0.img" expand$ to ramdisk -" \${BOOTPATHDEV}\syslinux\vmlinuz0" expand$ to boot-device +" \${BOOTPATHDEV}\$xosyspath\initrd0.img" expand$ to ramdisk +" \${BOOTPATHDEV}\$xosyspath\vmlinuz0" expand$ to boot-device unfreeze boot EOF commit 0066fc2223ba4990d673e621914bc4647c77ecf3 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Fri Mar 6 14:21:42 2009 -0500 Fix up syslinuxpath for extlinux Inspired by something Warren sent, but we should always be listening to $SYSLINUXPATH for extlinux too diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index d7aa536..ea6cb58 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ elif [ "$USBFS" = "ext2" -o "$USBFS" = "ext3" ]; then # extlinux expects the config to be named extlinux.conf # and has to be run with the file system mounted mv $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/extlinux.conf - extlinux -i $USBMNT/syslinux + extlinux -i $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH cleanup fi commit b2ee33d0d9b7a1ef17a8ca30eb137c8867e2ba34 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Fri Mar 6 14:21:11 2009 -0500 Remove legacy cases without LiveOS dir diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index c310936..d7aa536 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -488,19 +488,14 @@ if [ -z "$skipcopy" ];then echo "Copying live image to USB stick" [ ! -d $USBMNT/LiveOS ] && mkdir $USBMNT/LiveOS [ -n "$keephome" -a -f "$USBMNT/$HOMEFILE" ] && mv $USBMNT/$HOMEFILE $USBMNT/LiveOS/$HOMEFILE - # cases without /LiveOS are legacy detection, remove for F10 if [ -n "$skipcompress" -a -f $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img ]; then mount -o loop $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img $CDMNT cp $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img $USBMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img || (umount $CDMNT ; exitclean) umount $CDMNT elif [ -f $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img ]; then cp $CDMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img $USBMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img || exitclean - elif [ -f $CDMNT/squashfs.img ]; then - cp $CDMNT/squashfs.img $USBMNT/LiveOS/squashfs.img || exitclean elif [ -f $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img ]; then cp $CDMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img $USBMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img || exitclean - elif [ -f $CDMNT/ext3fs.img ]; then - cp $CDMNT/ext3fs.img $USBMNT/LiveOS/ext3fs.img || exitclean fi if [ -f $CDMNT/LiveOS/osmin.img ]; then cp $CDMNT/LiveOS/osmin.img $USBMNT/LiveOS/osmin.img || exitclean

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creating live iso fedora 10
by shivam tiwari 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

I copied fedora 10 dvd directly to my computer by just copying all the files and pasted in folder. I was not aware of the fact that it will not boot if i burn those files to dvd or make a live iso. Can someone please tell me how I can create live iso or live dvd from those copied files so that I can boot and install my fedora 10.

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[PATCH] livecd-iso-to-disk giving wrong directory path to extlinux
by Warren Togami 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

There is a similar problem with vfat filesystems, where syslinux is a path that does not exist, and mmove subsequently segfaults because it doesn't know how to handle it. I'm working on that issue separately. [PATCH] livecd-iso-to-disk giving wrong directory path to extlinux diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index 7d5ba1d..78afec7 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ elif [ "$USBFS" = "ext2" -o "$USBFS" = "ext3" ]; then # extlinux expects the config to be named extlinux.conf # and has to be run with the file system mounted mv $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/extlinux.conf - extlinux -i $USBMNT/syslinux + extlinux -i $USBMNT/LiveOS/syslinux cleanup fi

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tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh
by Jeremy Katz 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) New commits: commit 0d1394b0f6134d7b476e6f39a5d24afcd31d28c1 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Fri Mar 6 11:39:01 2009 -0500 Revert "Move syslinux path to be under LiveOS to prep for multiple livedirs" This reverts commit 75201f2180bb2e35cc439f9219aaf333d9577daa as it seems to introduce some odd cases diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index 7d5ba1d..c310936 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ checkSyslinuxVersion() { if ! syslinux 2>&1 | grep -qe -d; then SYSLINUXPATH="" else - SYSLINUXPATH="LiveOS/syslinux" + SYSLINUXPATH="syslinux" fi }

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livecd-creator from git failure, Could not remove snapshot device
by Warren Togami 06 Mar '09

06 Mar '09

Removing password for user root. passwd: Success error: /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora: import read failed(-1). e2fsck 1.41.4 (27-Jan-2009) Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Pass 5: Checking group summary information fedora-livecd--i: 78136/196608 files (0.3% non-contiguous), 545550/786432 blocks e2fsck 1.41.4 (27-Jan-2009) Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Pass 5: Checking group summary information fedora-livecd--i: 78136/139264 files (1.7% non-contiguous), 542199/542199 blocks device-mapper: remove ioctl failed: Device or resource busy Command failed /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/imgcreate/errors.py:45: DeprecationWarning: BaseException.message has been deprecated as of Python 2.6 return unicode(self.message) Error creating Live CD : Could not remove snapshot device Any suggestions? Warren

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What to do if a package requires fedora-logos?
by Christoph Wickert 05 Mar '09

05 Mar '09

I'm stuck with my LXDE spin for weeks now and nobody was able to help me. According to the spin submission process I have to de-brand the spin by replacing fedora-logos with system-logos. But this wont work as one of my packages requires fedora-logos. Rahul said that the dependency is wrong, it should require only system-logos. Wont work ether: 1. The icon I need is not provided by system-logos. 2. Even if I provide a neutral icon ether in system-logos or in my package itself, I need to specify the icon with it's full path. Ideas? Regards, Christoph

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fedora LiveCD
by poorani mani 05 Mar '09

05 Mar '09

Please give me a procedure to build fedora LiveCD iso from fedora 9

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Questions on livecd-iso-to-disk
by Williamson Grant 03 Mar '09

03 Mar '09

Hi all, a couple of questions. Has anyone created a simple process to turn a livecd/livedvd directly to a compressed usb image, i.e. bypassing the need to have a usb key itself. Reasoning I am asking, I want to build and maintain usb images on a remote server. Has anyone already implemented full liveusb encryption(not just home) with overlay, home. Or is the performance just too slow? Thanks to all who have worked on these tools.

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imgcreate/live.py
by Jeremy Katz 02 Mar '09

02 Mar '09

imgcreate/live.py | 15 +++++++++------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) New commits: commit 1ab1603c70b8e5ca0c54e701618208fc66278f40 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Mon Mar 2 20:39:36 2009 -0500 Support syslinux having moved to /usr/share diff --git a/imgcreate/live.py b/imgcreate/live.py index c75cc92..7b07d22 100644 --- a/imgcreate/live.py +++ b/imgcreate/live.py @@ -308,12 +308,13 @@ class x86LiveImageCreator(LiveImageCreatorBase): return "" def __find_syslinux_menu(self): - for menu in ["vesamenu.c32", "menu.c32"]: - if os.path.isfile(self._instroot + "/usr/lib/syslinux/" + menu): - return menu + for menu in ("vesamenu.c32", "menu.c32"): + for dir in ("/usr/lib/syslinux/", "/usr/share/syslinux/"): + if os.path.isfile(self._instroot + dir + menu): + return menu raise CreatorError("syslinux not installed : " - "no suitable /usr/lib/syslinux/*menu.c32 found") + "no suitable *menu.c32 found") def __find_syslinux_mboot(self): # @@ -330,8 +331,10 @@ class x86LiveImageCreator(LiveImageCreatorBase): files += [mboot] for f in files: - path = self._instroot + "/usr/lib/syslinux/" + f - + if os.path.exists(self._instroot + "/usr/lib/syslinux/" + f): + path = self._instroot + "/usr/lib/syslinux/" + f + elif os.path.exists(self._instroot + "/usr/share/syslinux/" + f): + path = self._instroot + "/usr/share/syslinux/" + f if not os.path.isfile(path): raise CreatorError("syslinux not installed : " "%s not found" % path)

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