On 27.02.2012 15:24, Stefan Weiss wrote:
I'm trying out to the persistency feature for the first time. I had a 4GB USB stick lying around, so I'm following the example in the wiki more or less verbatim.
...and it worked, in a way, but I'm getting a few unexpected warnings and error messages. Maybe someone on the list can advise.
grml2usb had warnings, but appeared to complete successfully anyway:
,------------------------------------------------ # grml2usb --bootoptions="persistent keyboard=de xkeyboard=de" \ grml96_2011.12.iso /dev/sdb2
Executing grml2usb version 0.11.6 Using ISO grml96_2011.12.iso Identified grml flavour "grml32". Copying files. This might take a while.... Warning: could not find flavour directory for grml32 Identified grml flavour "grml64". Copying files. This might take a while.... Warning: could not find flavour directory for grml64 Installing default MBR Installing syslinux as bootloader Note: grml flavour grml32 was installed as the default booting system. Note: you can boot flavour grml32 using 'grml32' on the commandline. Note: you can boot flavour grml64 using 'grml64' on the commandline. Finished execution of grml2usb (0.11.6). Have fun with your grml system. `------------------------------------------------
When I boot the grml32 variant, I see
,------------------------------------------------ Begin: Mounting "/live/image//live/grml32//grml32.squashfs" on "//grml32.squashfs" via "/dev/loop0" ... done. Warning: impossible to include the ROOT Snapshot (o) Warning: impossible to include the HOME Snapshot (o) done. Begin: Running /scripts/live-bottom ... done. INIT: version 2.88 booting Mount point '/grml32.squashfs' does not exist. Skipping mount. ... (warning) * If your system hangs now, disable udev with bootoption "noudev". ... (snip) ... * Starting gpm in background. [ok] chown: cannot access '/home/grml': No such file or directory rsync: mkdir "/home/grml" failed: Permission denied (13) rsync error: error in file IO (code 11) at main.c(605) [Receiver=3.0.9] rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (9 bytes received so far) [sender] rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(605) [sender=3.0.9] * Finished execution of main grml startup. `------------------------------------------------
The /home/grml directory is missing, but otherwise the system came up fine. Dummy files created in /home and /var are still there after a reboot.
The amd_64 mode doesn't boot correctly on a Thinkpad T510. The last thing I see is:
,------------------------------------------------ * Running grml64 2011.12 Release Codename Knecht Rootrecht [2011-12-23] * Finished early booting sequence. [ ok ] * Searching for GRML file, this might take a few seconds... Begin: Loading essential drivers ...done Begin: Running /scripts/live-premount ... done Begin: Mounting root file system ... Begin: Running /scripts/live-premount ... done
[ASCII Debian swirl] BOOT FAILED! This image failed to boot.
[some generic info text]
live-boot will now start a shell. The error message was: Unable to find a medium containing a live file system
Busybox v1.19.3 [...]
/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off (initramfs) `------------------------------------------------
The /live-boot.log file doesn't contain anything interesting. Curiously, when I reboot with the debug=1 option, I get a little further than that (zsh loads ok). I uploaded the syslog and live-boot.log here:
http://foo.at/tmp/2012/grml64.live-boot.log http://foo.at/tmp/2012/grml64.syslog
I can live without the 64-bit variant, and I can just create the missing /home/grml, if that's all. But I'm afraid that something else might have gone wrong and will bite me later on.
Thanks, Stefan