OK, from Utopic I get an iso which gives a splash screen via: # lb config -d utopic --mode=ubuntu # lb build # kvm -cdrom live-image-amd64.hybrid.iso
the boot fails with Starting init: /bin/sh exists but couldn't execute it ... Kernel panic - no working init found Suggestions? On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 7:27 AM, Kent Tenney <kten...@gmail.com> wrote: >> b) upgrade from using trusty to utopic. > > Easy solution, I'm not particular about version. > I'll let you know. > > Thanks, > Kent > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 7:40 PM, jnqnfe <jnq...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Fri, 2015-02-20 at 15:28 -0600, Kent Tenney wrote: >>> My goal is to generate boot cd's with my code available, the distro >>> isn't a big deal, however I'm used to Ubuntu. >> >> Okay, well, considering the issues you're having here, and considering >> that Ubuntu support in live-build is best effort only, and may likely >> break shortly with some particular changes to be added to live-build >> which are incompatible with Ubuntu (until they get their act together on >> archive layout), it might be best for you to switch to Debian for this. >> >>> Right, the germane package seems to be syslinux >>> 'aptitude search isolinux' returns >>> ... >>> syslinux-common: /usr/lib/syslinux/isolinux.bin >>> ... >>> >>> and with syslinux installed, 'locate isolinux' returns >>> ... >>> /usr/share/live/build/bootloaders/isolinux >>> /usr/share/live/build/bootloaders/isolinux/install.cfg >>> /usr/share/live/build/bootloaders/isolinux/isolinux.bin >>> /usr/share/live/build/bootloaders/isolinux/isolinux.cfg >>> /usr/share/live/build/bootloaders/isolinux/live.cfg.in >>> /usr/share/live/build/bootloaders/isolinux/menu.cfg >>> /usr/share/live/build/bootloaders/isolinux/splash.svg.in >>> /usr/share/live/build/bootloaders/isolinux/stdmenu.cfg >>> /usr/share/live/build/bootloaders/isolinux/vesamenu.c32 >>> ... >>> >>> I've tried to follow the binary_syslinux script without success. >>> >>> Would the output of >>> # strace -etrace=file lb binary_syslinux >>> >>> be of interest? >> >> No, that won't be useful here, thanks anyway. I see the problem though. >> >> Firstly, when I previously searched the Ubuntu archive, I overlooked the >> fact that the search box by default had 'trusty' selected, I think I >> must have assumed it had 'any' selected, which then led me to believe >> that Ubuntu had no isolinux package whatsoever. In fact checking again, >> there is actually an isolinux package in the Ubuntu archives, but only >> for utopic and vivid. >> >> The reason for it being missing for trusty is that the files contained >> in the isolinux package were split out into their own isolinux package >> in (Debian) syslinux v3:6.00~pre4+dfsg-5, as you can see in the >> changelog ([1]): >> >> "Splitting out isolinux into own package for syslinux-installer and >> debian-live usage." >> >> So the syslinux package collection available in the Ubuntu archives for >> trusty must pre-date this. >> >> live-build v4.0.5 expects this isolinux package to exist, and is >> incompatible with the old package setup (it makes no attempt to apply a >> special case for Ubuntu trusty, leaving support for that broken). >> >> So now we know the cause, the solution is either to a) apply a hack to >> live build to get the old package instead of the newer 'isolinux' >> package, or b) upgrade from using trusty to utopic. That is if you don't >> want to switch to Debian. >> >> [1] >> http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/s/syslinux/syslinux_6.03+dfsg-5_changelog >> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-live-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/caaa_k2f1p2veu5rvxncc435akb9bpxauouxs+tjzpbsdh9u...@mail.gmail.com
