livecd April 2009

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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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[PATCH] Make USB disk into full DVD installer
by Warren Togami 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

<changelog> This patch allows livecd-iso-to-disk.sh to detect if the specified .iso image is an Anaconda DVD installer. If so, it copies it to the USB disk and configures syslinux to boot it. Anaconda will automatically find the DVD iso on the USB stick and install from it. Requires Fedora 11 Preview DVD iso and later. </changelog> * This was tested to with Fedora 11 Preview DVD iso, without breaking standard LiveCD iso install. * Code is intentionally not "clean" in order to minimize the size of the git diff to make it easy to visually understand and confirm the changes. If this patch is acceptable, it will be followed by another patch that cleans up the code. Comments? Warren Togami wtogami(a)redhat.com

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Live.py question
by David Huff 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

What is the version parameter in __copy_kernel_and_initramfs used for??? " def __copy_kernel_and_initramfs(self, destdir, version): bootdir = self._instroot + "/boot" makedirs(destdir) shutil.copyfile(bootdir + "/vmlinuz-" + version, destdir + "/vmlinuz") shutil.copyfile(bootdir + "/initrd-" + version + ".img", destdir + "/initrd.img") " I ask because livecd-to-pxeboot looks statically for version 0, if this ever changes it looks like it would cause the script to fail. " # Does it look like an ISO? if [ ! -d $CDMNT/isolinux -o ! -f $CDMNT/isolinux/initrd0.img ]; then echo "The ISO image doesn't look like a LiveCD ISO image to me." exitclean fi " Also all Fedora and RHEL distributions, nonlivecd, have no version in the initrd.img images on the disk, so if one wanted to use livecd-to-pxeboot to set up a pxe tree from a regular distro it will fail. (know its not designed for this however could be a nice to have) comments....... PS: also looks like livecd-iso-to-disk does the same thing, statically looks for version 0 -D

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tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh
by Jeremy Katz 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) New commits: commit e94db68943a0ed78cbbd72b152a2aed0c16a5e03 Author: Warren Togami <wtogami(a)redhat.com> Date: Tue Apr 28 21:32:08 2009 -0400 chattr -i extlinux.sys chattr -i extlinux.sys after it is installed, because it isn't useful to be protected, and it is annoying as it prevents easy removal. diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index 4effb3e..4ed16c1 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ if [ -z "$multi" ]; then # and has to be run with the file system mounted mv $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/extlinux.conf extlinux -i $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH + chattr -i $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/extlinux.sys cleanup fi else

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[PATCH] chattr -i extlinux.sys
by Warren Togami 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

chattr -i extlinux.sys after it is installed, because it isn't useful to be protected, and it is annoying as it prevents easy removal. diff --git a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh index 4effb3e..26d431f 100755 --- a/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh +++ b/tools/livecd-iso-to-disk.sh @@ -686,6 +699,7 @@ if [ -z "$multi" ]; then # and has to be run with the file system mounted mv $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/extlinux.conf extlinux -i $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH + chattr -i $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/extlinux.sys cleanup fi else

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5 commits - imgcreate/fs.py imgcreate/live.py
by Jeremy Katz 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

imgcreate/fs.py | 8 +++++++- imgcreate/live.py | 8 ++++---- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) New commits: commit 149e1d01eef4da1064038792e46c8765d8bb0080 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Mon Apr 27 15:31:15 2009 -0400 More ppc syntax fixing (#497193) diff --git a/imgcreate/live.py b/imgcreate/live.py index 4b5286e..f91a5d2 100644 --- a/imgcreate/live.py +++ b/imgcreate/live.py @@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ image=/ppc/ppc%(bit)s/vmlinuz """ % args - def __write_yaboot_config(isodir, bit): + def __write_yaboot_config(self, isodir, bit): cfg = self.__get_basic_yaboot_config(name = self.name, timeout = self._timeout * 100) commit d218b52f16389d510c74f989e24f471f1ab56075 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Thu Apr 23 12:51:54 2009 -0400 Raise an error if the fsck finds problems diff --git a/imgcreate/fs.py b/imgcreate/fs.py index 5dfacec..65f16e4 100644 --- a/imgcreate/fs.py +++ b/imgcreate/fs.py @@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ class ExtDiskMount(DiskMount): else: bot = t - self.__fsck() + if self.__fsck() != 0: + raise CreatorError("fsck returned an error!") return top def resparse(self, size = None): commit 3141a0ca6d0588605619aded646e638305691226 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Thu Apr 23 12:36:58 2009 -0400 Fix up ppc live image creation (#497193) diff --git a/imgcreate/live.py b/imgcreate/live.py index 7b07d22..4b5286e 100644 --- a/imgcreate/live.py +++ b/imgcreate/live.py @@ -733,9 +733,9 @@ image=/ppc/ppc32/vmlinuz """configure the boot loader""" havekernel = { 32: False, 64: False } - self.__copy_boot_file("mapping", isodir + "/ppc") - self.__copy_boot_file("bootinfo.txt", isodir + "/ppc") - self.__copy_boot_file("ofboot.b", isodir + "/ppc/mac") + self.__copy_boot_file(isodir + "/ppc", "mapping") + self.__copy_boot_file(isodir + "/ppc", "bootinfo.txt") + self.__copy_boot_file(isodir + "/ppc/mac", "ofboot.b") shutil.copyfile(self._instroot + "/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot", isodir + "/ppc/mac/yaboot") commit 786dbdd9edf41866544f6810353ed6c5208d618d Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Thu Apr 23 12:36:44 2009 -0400 Return return code from fsck in case we want to do something with it diff --git a/imgcreate/fs.py b/imgcreate/fs.py index cc4d503..5dfacec 100644 --- a/imgcreate/fs.py +++ b/imgcreate/fs.py @@ -419,7 +419,8 @@ class ExtDiskMount(DiskMount): def __fsck(self): logging.debug("Checking filesystem %s" % self.disk.lofile) - subprocess.call(["/sbin/e2fsck", "-f", "-y", self.disk.lofile]) + rc = subprocess.call(["/sbin/e2fsck", "-f", "-y", self.disk.lofile]) + return rc def __get_size_from_filesystem(self): def parse_field(output, field): commit f2719f41b9e6be0b15b533d166620a31d0730d16 Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Thu Apr 23 12:33:45 2009 -0400 Fsck after resize to catch/fix problems (#497377) diff --git a/imgcreate/fs.py b/imgcreate/fs.py index 4a698e8..cc4d503 100644 --- a/imgcreate/fs.py +++ b/imgcreate/fs.py @@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ class ExtDiskMount(DiskMount): self.__fsck() resize2fs(self.disk.lofile, size) + + self.__fsck() return size def __create(self): @@ -453,6 +455,8 @@ class ExtDiskMount(DiskMount): top = t else: bot = t + + self.__fsck() return top def resparse(self, size = None):

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Branch 'f10-branch' - livecd-tools.spec Makefile
by Jeremy Katz 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Makefile | 2 +- livecd-tools.spec | 10 +++++++++- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) New commits: commit b9f5f1335a6605ef21e1be1c59cfdaeaea11575b Author: Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> Date: Tue Apr 21 14:09:10 2009 -0400 Bump version diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 48c89d5..5c65cb8 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -VERSION = 020 +VERSION = 020.1 INSTALL = /usr/bin/install -c INSTALL_PROGRAM = ${INSTALL} diff --git a/livecd-tools.spec b/livecd-tools.spec index 7ab1468..5956add 100644 --- a/livecd-tools.spec +++ b/livecd-tools.spec @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Summary: Tools for building live CD's Name: livecd-tools -Version: 020 +Version: 020.1 Release: 1%{?dist} License: GPLv2 Group: System Environment/Base @@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{python_sitelib}/imgcreate/*.pyc %changelog +* Tue Apr 21 2009 Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> - 020.1-1 +- Fix up --base-on (#471656) +- Fix macro name for excludedocs (bkearney) +- Fix device command (apevec) +- Fix unicode errors (Felix Schwarz) +- Support syslinux in /usr/share +- Use our syslinux's menu com32 modules in livecd-iso-to-disk (#492370) + * Wed Nov 12 2008 Jeremy Katz <katzj(a)redhat.com> - 020-1 - Support setting up a swap file - Verify integer args in livecd-iso-to-disk (#467257)

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SELinux and livecd-creator
by Marc Herbert 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Hi, <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_a_Live_CD#Set_SELinux_t…> > SELinux should be in permissive mode for livecd-creator to work. Is this information obsolete? Or did all my past livecd-creator runs fail in a subtle and hard to notice way? Thanks in advance. Cheers, Marc

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liveinst, root and ext3
by Sebastian Vahl 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

Isn't it possible to install the F11 live images to an ext3 root filesystem (and only one partition)? AFAIR ext2 worked with F9 and F10 images. Sebastian

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usb install media documentation.
by Ian Kelling 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

In the official fedora install documentation there is a section "Making USB Media", http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f10/en_US/sn-making-media.html#… , there are subsections for Windows and Linux. In the linux instructions, the only instructions for installing livecd-tools are for Fedora. Obviously many users installing Fedora don't have it on their computer already, which makes using windows the only documented option. I think its important to have documentation for using other linux distros. A lot of laptops don't have cd drives nowadays. Going to try fedora on your laptop and first thing finding that having windows is the only officially documented way move to fedora with your hardware is not a good message. Also, I went to see if this had been discussed before, but there is no search feature on the archive. Its here: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-livecd-list/ Any way around that? - Ian Kelling

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