trouble building F16 ami on meta-appliance

Wed Dec 14 02:16:37 UTC 2011

On 12/13/2011 08:29 AM, Marc Savy wrote:
> Sean,
>
> I've not been able to replicate this issue at all. It worked
> successfully for me.
>
> Could you try the following steps/provide some info to help us diagnose
> if there is a general issue.
>
> First just ensure everything is fresh:
> 1. `yum update -y`
> 2. Delete your old build and log directories, or use a fresh directory.
>
> Run BoxGrinder again with --trace to see if it still fails (just the
> basic build is enough).
>
> If it *does* fail again, can you please provide the following info:
> 1. `gem list -d boxgrinder`
> 2. `rpm -q rubygem-boxgrinder-build rubygem-boxgrinder-core`
> 3. How did you get to root? By su, su -, sudo -i?
> 4. Upload log/boxgrinder.log to gist or fpaste.
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Marc
>
>
> On 13/12/2011 12:34, Marc Savy wrote:
>> Hi Sean,
>>
>> I'm taking a look at this issue and shall see if I can discover what is
>> going on. I'll get back to you soon :).
>>
>> Marc
>>
>> On 12/12/2011 18:39, sean darcy wrote:
>>> Thanks for the suggestion, but no luck. It failed with permissions
>>> issues. Odd since I'm running as root on the boxgrinder EC2 appliance.
>>>
>>> Also, it seems to be grabbing the F15 kernels.
>>>
>>> cat f16.appl
>>> name: f16
>>> os:
>>> name: fedora
>>> version: 16
>>>
>>> boxgrinder-build f16.appl -p ec2 -d ebs
>>> I, [2011-12-12T12:39:34.170950 #19829] INFO -- : Validating appliance
>>> definition from f16.appl file...
>>> I, [2011-12-12T12:39:34.173858 #19829] INFO -- : Appliance definition
>>> is valid.
>>> I, [2011-12-12T12:39:34.219834 #19829] INFO -- : Building 'f16'
>>> appliance for i686 architecture.
>>> I, [2011-12-12T12:39:34.226844 #19829] INFO -- : Resolving packages
>>> added to f16 appliance definition file...
>>> I, [2011-12-12T12:39:41.109246 #19829] INFO -- : All additional
>>> packages for f16 appliance successfully resolved.
>>> I, [2011-12-12T12:39:41.109595 #19829] INFO -- : Building f16
>>> appliance...
>>> supermin helper [00000ms] whitelist = (not specified), host_cpu = i686,
>>> kernel = (null), initrd = (null), appliance = (null)
>>> supermin helper [00001ms] inputs[0] = /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d
>>> checking modpath /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-32.fc15.i686.PAE is a directory
>>> picked vmlinuz-2.6.38.8-32.fc15.i686.PAE because modpath
>>> /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-32.fc15.i686.PAE exists
>>> checking modpath /lib/modules/2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686.PAE is a directory
>>> picked vmlinuz-2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686.PAE because modpath
>>> /lib/modules/2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686.PAE exists
>>> supermin helper [00024ms] finished creating kernel
>>> supermin helper [00025ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d
>>> supermin helper [00476ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/base.img
>>> supermin helper [00987ms] visiting
>>> /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/daemon.img
>>> supermin helper [01007ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/hostfiles
>>> supermin helper [06003ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/init.img
>>> supermin helper [12993ms] finished creating appliance
>>> I, [2011-12-12T13:29:30.645307 #19829] INFO -- : Executing post
>>> operations after build...
>>> I, [2011-12-12T13:33:31.819301 #19829] INFO -- : Base image for f16
>>> appliance was built successfully.
>>> F, [2011-12-12T13:33:32.802477 #19829] FATAL -- : Errno::EPERM:
>>> Operation not permitted -
>>> /root/build/appliances/i686/fedora/16/fedora-16-i386-ec2/1.0/fedora-plugin/tmp/imgcreate-62qmYe/install_root/proc/sys
>>>
>>>
>>> /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:1231:in `chown'
>>> /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:1231:in `chown'
>>> /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:967:in `chown_R'
>>> /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:1331:in `traverse'
>>> /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:965:in `chown_R'
>>> /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:964:in `each'
>>> /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/fileutils.rb:964:in `chown_R'
>>> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.9.8/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:144:in
>>>
>>>
>>> `execute_plugin'
>>> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.9.8/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:105:in
>>>
>>>
>>> `execute_plugin_chain'
>>> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.9.8/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:105:in
>>>
>>>
>>> `each'
>>> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.9.8/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:105:in
>>>
>>>
>>> `execute_plugin_chain'
>>> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.9.8/lib/boxgrinder-build/appliance.rb:120:in
>>>
>>>
>>> `create'
>>> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/boxgrinder-build-0.9.8/bin/boxgrinder-build:189
>>>
>>>
>>> /usr/bin/boxgrinder-build:19:in `load'
>>> /usr/bin/boxgrinder-build:19
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> sean
>>> On 12/12/2011 11:17 AM, Marek Goldmann wrote:
>>>> Yes, we should make the page more clear about what process was used
>>>> to get the official ones vs. what you can do with BoxGrinder.
>>>>
>>>> Sean, everything on that page is up to date. You just need to create
>>>> your own appliance definition. Here you have a sample for Fedora 16
>>>> JEOS (save it as f16.appl):
>>>>
>>>> name: f16
>>>> os:
>>>> name: fedora
>>>> version: 16
>>>>
>>>> More details here:
>>>>
>>>> http://boxgrinder.org/tutorials/appliance-definition/
>>>>
>>>> Then build it by executing boxgrinder-build f16.appl -p ec2 -d ebs.
>>>> If you have troubles, please tell me.
>>>>
>>>> --Marek
>>>>
>>>> On 12 gru 2011, at 17:03, sean darcy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the responses. I would suggest that
>>>>> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Cloud_SIG/EC2_Creation be either
>>>>> corrected or taken down.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there another, more recent, step-by-step description of how to
>>>>> build
>>>>> a fedora EC2 ebs-backed ami? For instance, are there F16 appl files
>>>>> available?
>>>>>
>>>>> sean
>>>>>

OK. Putting it in a new directory worked. Sort of - it still picked up 
the most recent F15 kernel on the boxgrinder appliance, instead of the 
most recent kernel for F16 : kernel-3.1.5-1.fc16.x86_64.

sean

boxgrinder-build f16.appl -f -p ec2 -d ebs
I, [2011-12-13T17:52:34.775153 #18958]  INFO -- : Validating appliance 
definition from f16.appl file...
I, [2011-12-13T17:52:34.786325 #18958]  INFO -- : Appliance definition 
is valid.
I, [2011-12-13T17:52:34.867237 #18958]  INFO -- : Removing previous 
builds for f16 appliance...
I, [2011-12-13T17:52:34.912107 #18958]  INFO -- : Building 'f16' 
appliance for i686 architecture.
I, [2011-12-13T17:52:34.920111 #18958]  INFO -- : Resolving packages 
added to f16 appliance definition file...
I, [2011-12-13T17:52:50.182678 #18958]  INFO -- : All additional 
packages for f16 appliance successfully resolved.
I, [2011-12-13T17:52:50.184466 #18958]  INFO -- : Building f16 appliance...
supermin helper [00000ms] whitelist = (not specified), host_cpu = i686, 
kernel = (null), initrd = (null), appliance = (null)
supermin helper [00002ms] inputs[0] = /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d
checking modpath /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-32.fc15.i686.PAE is a directory
picked vmlinuz-2.6.38.8-32.fc15.i686.PAE because modpath 
/lib/modules/2.6.38.8-32.fc15.i686.PAE exists
checking modpath /lib/modules/2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686.PAE is a directory
picked vmlinuz-2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686.PAE because modpath 
/lib/modules/2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686.PAE exists
supermin helper [00029ms] finished creating kernel
supermin helper [00029ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d
supermin helper [00030ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/base.img
supermin helper [00043ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/daemon.img
supermin helper [00046ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/hostfiles
supermin helper [00425ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/init.img
supermin helper [00973ms] finished creating appliance
I, [2011-12-13T19:00:45.223281 #18958]  INFO -- : Executing post 
operations after build...
I, [2011-12-13T19:03:49.791317 #18958]  INFO -- : Base image for f16 
appliance was built successfully.
I, [2011-12-13T19:03:51.794739 #18958]  INFO -- : Converting f16 
appliance image to EC2 format...
supermin helper [00000ms] whitelist = (not specified), host_cpu = i686, 
kernel = (null), initrd = (null), appliance = (null)
supermin helper [00000ms] inputs[0] = /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d
checking modpath /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-32.fc15.i686.PAE is a directory
picked vmlinuz-2.6.38.8-32.fc15.i686.PAE because modpath 
/lib/modules/2.6.38.8-32.fc15.i686.PAE exists
checking modpath /lib/modules/2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686.PAE is a directory
picked vmlinuz-2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686.PAE because modpath 
/lib/modules/2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686.PAE exists
supermin helper [00011ms] finished creating kernel
supermin helper [00012ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d
supermin helper [00012ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/base.img
supermin helper [00503ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/daemon.img
supermin helper [00514ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/hostfiles
supermin helper [03506ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/init.img
supermin helper [09557ms] finished creating appliance
I, [2011-12-13T19:13:11.981714 #18958]  INFO -- : Synchronizing 
filesystems...
I, [2011-12-13T19:57:51.274933 #18958]  INFO -- : Filesystems synchronized.
I, [2011-12-13T20:02:24.791163 #18958]  INFO -- : Image converted to EC2 
format.
I, [2011-12-13T20:02:25.291828 #18958]  INFO -- : Creating new EBS volume...
I, [2011-12-13T20:02:26.329857 #18958]  INFO -- : Attaching created 
volume...
I, [2011-12-13T20:02:33.620546 #18958]  INFO -- : Copying data to EBS 
volume...
supermin helper [00000ms] whitelist = (not specified), host_cpu = i686, 
kernel = (null), initrd = (null), appliance = (null)
supermin helper [00000ms] inputs[0] = /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d
checking modpath /lib/modules/2.6.38.8-32.fc15.i686.PAE is a directory
picked vmlinuz-2.6.38.8-32.fc15.i686.PAE because modpath 
/lib/modules/2.6.38.8-32.fc15.i686.PAE exists
checking modpath /lib/modules/2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686.PAE is a directory
picked vmlinuz-2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686.PAE because modpath 
/lib/modules/2.6.41.4-1.fc15.i686.PAE exists
supermin helper [00011ms] finished creating kernel
supermin helper [00012ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d
supermin helper [00012ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/base.img
supermin helper [00016ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/daemon.img
supermin helper [00019ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/hostfiles
supermin helper [00138ms] visiting /usr/lib/guestfs/supermin.d/init.img
supermin helper [00307ms] finished creating appliance
I, [2011-12-13T20:11:33.720906 #18958]  INFO -- : Synchronizing 
filesystems...
I, [2011-12-13T20:51:56.550374 #18958]  INFO -- : Filesystems synchronized.
I, [2011-12-13T20:54:49.960125 #18958]  INFO -- : Creating snapshot from 
EBS volume...
I, [2011-12-13T20:54:50.966595 #18958]  INFO -- : Progress: 0%
I, [2011-12-13T20:55:51.115664 #18958]  INFO -- : Progress: 74%
I, [2011-12-13T20:56:11.386564 #18958]  INFO -- : Progress: 100%
I, [2011-12-13T20:56:12.266826 #18958]  INFO -- : Registering image...
I, [2011-12-13T20:56:12.449286 #18958]  INFO -- : Waiting for the new 
EBS AMI to become available
I, [2011-12-13T20:56:19.802087 #18958]  INFO -- : EBS AMI 
'f16/fedora/16/1.0/i686' registered: ami-8b31fbe2 (region: us-east-1)