Re: unable to create install cd

[Greg Haygood]

On Nov 22, 2007 12:00 PM,  wrote:
> Message: 2
> From: Jerry Vonau
>
> Greg Haygood wrote:
> > Hi, all - I've been struggling for a couple weeks now to be build a
>
> valid
> > install CD set using revisor, but keep running into the same error.  I'm
> > building under F7, trying to build either a CentOS5- or Fedora7-based
> > image.  LiveCDs build and work fine, but the install CDs always faill at
>
> the
> > same point.  I'm using kickstart, but it happens even if I use the
>
> regular
> > boot option.  The blue screen for anaconda will popup, then I'll get:
>
> Yup, build 586 live images that work fine, doing a +- with kernel, glibc
> and openssl in the config file.
> > Running anaconda, the <image> system installer - please wait ...
> > exec of anaconda failed: No such file or directory
> > install exited abnormally [1/1]
> > sending termination signals...done
> > (parition unmounting...)
> > you may safely reboot your system
> >
> > Googling for that exec error suggests that it's a package problem, but
>
> (as
> > suggested by one post) even when I bloat up the manifest with every
>
> possible
> > anaconda dependency, the error still occurs.  It also happens with the
>
> stock
> > configs that come with revisor, so it doesn't seem like anything I
>
> could've
> > munged.
> >
> > This has been happening for a few weeks now, and still with the
> > 2.0.5-10from rawhide.
>
> Does the current boot.iso for fedora 8 do the same thing?

Haven't tried yet, but I will.
> > Anyone have any suggestions for what is going on?  Thanks in advance.
>
> What is arch of the hardware your using? i586?

It's i686 (centrino duo), actually running under VMWare.
> Jerry
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:27:13 +0100
> From: Jeroen van Meeuwen
>
> If you could run Revisor from a terminal with the --debug parameter the
> output certainly could help a lot.

A log for a CentOS5 image is attached, but nothing jumps out at me.
> CC'ing the Revisor Users mailing list[1] as this might be more
> appropriate to discuss there.

My bad - I thought the LiveCD list was for Revisor also.  I'll move to that
thread from here.
>

unable to create install cd

[Greg Haygood]

> On Nov 22, 2007 12:00 PM,  wrote:
> > Message: 2
> > From: Jerry Vonau
> >
> > Greg Haygood wrote:
> > > Hi, all - I've been struggling for a couple weeks now to be build a
> >
> > valid
> > > install CD set using revisor, but keep running into the same error.
> >
> > I'm
> > > building under F7, trying to build either a CentOS5- or Fedora7-based
> > > image.  LiveCDs build and work fine, but the install CDs always faill
> >
> > at the
> > > same point.  I'm using kickstart, but it happens even if I use the
> >
> > regular
> > > boot option.  The blue screen for anaconda will popup, then I'll get:
> >
> > Yup, build 586 live images that work fine, doing a +- with kernel, glibc
> > and openssl in the config file.
> > > Running anaconda, the <image> system installer - please wait ...
> > > exec of anaconda failed: No such file or directory
> > > install exited abnormally [1/1]
> > > sending termination signals...done
> > > (parition unmounting...)
> > > you may safely reboot your system
> > >
> > > Googling for that exec error suggests that it's a package problem, but
> >
> > (as
> > > suggested by one post) even when I bloat up the manifest with every
> >
> > possible
> > > anaconda dependency, the error still occurs.  It also happens with the
> >
> > stock
> > > configs that come with revisor, so it doesn't seem like anything I
> >
> > could've
> > > munged.
> > >
> > > This has been happening for a few weeks now, and still with the
> > > 2.0.5-10from rawhide.
> >
> > Does the current boot.iso for fedora 8 do the same thing?
>
> Haven't tried yet, but I will.
> > > Anyone have any suggestions for what is going on?  Thanks in advance.
> >
> > What is arch of the hardware your using? i586?
>
> It's i686 (centrino duo), actually running under VMWare.
> > Jerry
> >
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:27:13 +0100
> > From: Jeroen van Meeuwen
> >
> > If you could run Revisor from a terminal with the --debug parameter the
> > output certainly could help a lot.
>
> A log for a CentOS5 image is at the link below.  The only thing that jumps
> at me is that it can't include these packages, but I dont' see why.

http://dev.wikidsystems.com/revisor-installer1.log

No Package Matching  jfsutils. This is a strongly recommended package.
No Package Matching  reiserfs-utils. This is a strongly recommended package.
No Package Matching  xfsprogs. This is a strongly recommended package.
> > CC'ing the Revisor Users mailing list[1] as this might be more
> > appropriate to discuss there.
>
> My bad - I thought the LiveCD list was for Revisor also.  I'll move to
> that thread from here.
> >

Thanks.