Re: Re: Re: [SOLVED] Some issues with live-build 2.0.7-1 in ubuntu mode

2010-12-15 Thread Robert Key
Concerning the casper, install, dists, pool dirs on a ext4 partition booted from grub2 I found the the following: install fails as "cdrom not found" message appears as I said before. One can drop to a shell and mount /dev/sdb2 /cdrom (grub2 is on sdb1, casper on sdb2). Then return to "load in

Re: Re: Re: [SOLVED] Some issues with live-build 2.0.7-1 in ubuntu mode

2010-12-14 Thread Robert Key
I have verified the following: 1. When building in ubuntu mode usb-hdd image with debian-installer and live option for the d-i the boot parameter "cdrom-detect/try-usb=true" is NOT included in live.cfg in the syslinux directory. I think it should be there or else it tries to find the d-i files

Re: Re: [SOLVED] Some issues with live-build 2.0.7-1 in ubuntu mode

2010-12-14 Thread Robert Key
Yes I do mean the d-i images, sorry NOT the cd image. There is a dists and pool directory with the d-i images. They are copied from the archive towards the end of the build after the squashed file system is made. Also I have only build using the usb-hdd image. This is where the parameter cdro

Re: Re: [SOLVED] Some issues with live-build 2.0.7-1 in ubuntu mode

2010-12-14 Thread Cody A.W. Somerville
Hi Robert, Your help in testing the Ubuntu support is greatly appreciated. On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Robert Key wrote: > Hi and thanks Cody, you doing the patch is fine. > > There are other important issues all be it simple: > > 1. For the udebs there must be a soft link to maverick and

Re: Re: [SOLVED] Some issues with live-build 2.0.7-1 in ubuntu mode

2010-12-14 Thread Robert Key
Hi and thanks Cody, you doing the patch is fine. There are other important issues all be it simple: 1. For the udebs there must be a soft link to maverick and lucid ( or any other ubuntu distributions) in the directory: /usr/share/live/build/data/debian-cd that points to squeeze. Without t

Re: Re: [SOLVED] Some issues with live-build 2.0.7-1 in ubuntu mode

2010-12-12 Thread Robert Key
Will do Daniel. I have made patches before, but will need a little time to check it out. I will definitely meet your deadline. I am a software developer and wouldn't mind getting involved with live-build, I really think it is a cool idea. The live-initramfs seems to be a much better option than