Cannot install from custom dvd spin
by Hax0r
Hi all,
I have build a dvd spin with the help of revisor. But when I boot that it
asks me the installation method , if I select local CD/DVD it says no Fedora
disc found. The message in the terminal is:
"failed to mount loopback device /dev/loop0 on /mnt/runtime as
/mnt/stage2/images/install.img: mount: unknown filesystem type vfat"
Out of curiosity I tried other installation methods like the URL one and it
asks me for the driver of my network card, I provided the correct driver
still it asks me about the driver, the error in terminal says:
FATAL: Module index corrupt: Bad magic number
Try re-running depmod
It took me 2 days to get this spin because i am on a slow internet
connection. I don't have the guts to make a new spin though I have the copy
of the packages which were downloaded. If somehow I can fix this existing
spin it will be of great help.
Also as discussed on #fedora and myself wasting 1 day finding the correct
list URL i would like to point out that the Mailing list URL specified on
the following 2 pages don't work. If someone could fix that it will be of
real help to others too:
https://fedorahosted.org/revisor/wiki/Troubleshooting#Troubleshooting
https://fedorahosted.org/revisor/wiki
Thanks
Harsh Sharma
14 years, 11 months
Re: [revisor-users] [Revisor-users] custom Fedora install with drivers
by Jeroen van Meeuwen
On 05/13/2009 05:28 PM, Brandon Blackmoor wrote:
> Hello. New revisor/livecd-tools user here. Although I have recompiled
> kernels and compiled a variety of software, I have never "spun" my own
> linux distribution. So, please forgive the lengthy first post, but I
> want to make sure I do not leave anything out before I ask my questions
> at the end.
>
> I have been asked to create a turnkey Linux install which will meet the
> following requirements:
>
> * After installation, the system will boot up in "kiosk" mode: no login
> (at most, a "Guest" login), directly to a web browser, which loads
> full-screen (no menu bar or address bar), directly to a specified web
> page.
>
> * The Linux installation needs to include some proprietary touch screen
> drivers (eGalax), and the xorg.conf needs to be modified, too.
>
> * The installation should require little or no user intervention: plug
> in the USB drive, boot the machine, and hit "Enter" on the keyboard.
>
> I can set up a machine that meets these requirements manually.
>
> * I have the touchscreen drivers and the xorg.conf changes.
>
> * I am told (although I have not yet tested it) that the xguest package
> will enable a "kiosk" style desktop.
>
> * I have a Firefox plugin to lock the web browser down.
>
> Can Revisor allow me to turn this manual installation into a turnkey
> custom installation, which does not require the user to manually install
> drivers or edit xorg.conf?
>
I think Revisor can, yes. If all these actions you perform can be
performed using just the shell, then all commands needed to make it so
will need to go into a %post section of the kickstart file.
Also note that with the copy_dir setting, Revisor allows you to specify
the root of a directory tree on the composing host's filesystem that'll
be copied over the root directory of the soon-to-be live system. This
way you can copy in the files (such as drivers, new xorg.conf and the FF
plugin).
The %post script in kickstart is supposed to be executed *after* the
copying of files from the host composing the image onto the filesystem
of the image, and so in %post you should be able to use the files you
copied in.
> If so... where do I start? Do I need to make a custom repository with
> these touchscreen drivers? I have created a custom repo in the past (for
> systems behind a firewall), but I have never created a RPM from scratch.
>
I would recommend creating an RPM package for the touchscreen drivers,
yes, but it's not an absolute requirement.
Kind regards,
Jeroen van Meeuwen
-kanarip
14 years, 11 months
Re: [revisor-users] [Revisor-users] Revisor: Kernel panic with fc10 re-spin distro
by Jeroen van Meeuwen
On 05/12/2009 10:45 AM, Adarsh H wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have tried to build a fc10 based distribution using revisor using the
> following command line:
>
> revisor --cli --logfile=/tmp/revisor.log
> --kickstart=/stage/fc10_distro/revisor/ks_fc10.cfg -c
> /stage/fc10_distro/revisor/revisor.conf --install-dvd
> --kickstart-default --kickstart-exact --debug=9 --model=f10-i386
> --clean-up=0 --kickstart-include --preferred-kernel=normal
>
> The result is a DVD iso image that crashes when i try to boot up the
> system on it. The kernel crashes with:
> Kernel panic. No init. Try passing init= to the kernel
>
Could you let me know the following details:
- what version of Revisor are you using?
- what is the architecture of the composing host?
and, could you send me the revisor.log file (gzipped, please ;-))
Kind regards,
Jeroen van Meeuwen
14 years, 11 months
Re: [revisor-users] [Revisor-users] Failing mkisofs
by Jeroen van Meeuwen
On 05/06/2009 03:00 PM, Greg Huber wrote:
> Jeroen,
> I sent you a log file on 4/27. Please let me know if you received it.
> Also, let me know if you would like another capture to be sent.
> I've gone through a few updates so I'll try a build again today.
>
I've received it, thank you.
Looking at the output (line 73029, do vi +73029 /path/to/logfile) you
can see the buildinstall phase fails due to packages not being available
for download from the repositories configured. A few lines up, on 72981
for example, you can see that this is due to proxy errors on
download.fedoraproject.org. This is beyond Revisor's or your control,
and should be resolved automatically after a while by the Fedora Project
Infrastructure team.
Kind regards,
Jeroen van Meeuwen
-kanarip
14 years, 11 months
PAE kernel by default?
by mad
Hi!
Is there a possibility to create an installation DVD with revisor, where the
default kernel is a PAE kernel?
What I did so far is, include the PAE kernel in the kickstart file and adapt
grub in the %post part with grubby.
Is there an easier/better method?
Thanks in advance
Marc
14 years, 11 months
