[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

** Changed in: casper (Ubuntu) Assignee: tanaka (tanakayuri27) => (unassigned) -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

** Changed in: casper (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => tanaka (tanakayuri27) -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

sorry, linked to wrong bug report -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

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[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

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[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

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[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

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[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

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[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I'm still having difficulty getting persistence to work on Xubuntu 9.04; casper version is now 1.173. I still have the same fundamental race condition problem - the casper scripts have completed by the time the USB subsystem has finished initialising itself and any USB storage devices have appeare

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Thank you for committing the fix. Using the files from the daily live cd for 20090629, I am able to make bootable "pendrive" with persistence using instructions found at http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-install- ubuntu-linux-on-usb-bar. -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

This bug was fixed in the package casper - 1.132ubuntu0.3 --- casper (1.132ubuntu0.3) hardy-proposed; urgency=low * Backports from trunk to fix persistence: - Do not use mode= when mounting /cow using persistent mode (LP: #219192). - Skip remounting read-only in try_mount as

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Thank you! I have now tested and it does fix my problem. I have used the hardy daily live CD and created a bootable USB stick with the USB start-up disk creator in Ubuntu 9.0.4 I can now boot my work laptop from the USB and I get persistence. Are the daily 8.0.4.3 builds included in the 8.0.4.2

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I have reproduced the boot into busybox error with the persistent keyword with the hardy 8.04.2 livecd and can confirm that the daily livecd with build id 20090622.1 (from http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/hardy /daily-live/) containing casper 1.132ubuntu0.3 boots successfully with the persistent keyword

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Accepted casper into hardy-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance! ** Changed in: casper (Ubuntu Hardy)

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

To clarify, I am experiencing identical problem as computer_freak_8. Cannot find anything at all (elsewhere on the web) about this further complication after fixing initrd.gz. From my observation and other info I have found, it appears to be after the kernel finishes it's work, and boot scripts be

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Finally got around initrd.gz problem--thank you Flipside Tech for posting that. Still stopping dead every time at "Begin: Mounting root file system..." then dropping to BusyBox. Info: Ubuntu 8.04.2 older compaq with Intel Celeron 2.6GHz 768M RAM (16M shared to video) Ubuntu 8.04 Works fine on t

Re: [Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

On 7 May 2009, at 9:40 am, vikjon0 wrote: > I tried Tim's fix and it did not work for me. I think I need to give > up or go into the details. It could be that your USB subsystem takes more than 25 seconds to come up, which would explain why it works for me and not for you. But I don't kno

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I tried Tim's fix and it did not work for me. I think I need to give up or go into the details. I have tried to use the USB creator in Ubuntu 9.0.4 to create a xubuntu 8.0.4 USB. I think it does not hold together? I could try the same procedure with ubuntu 8.0.4 and leave the x factor out for th

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

OK. I am pretty sure I have the same problem as Tim. "It just loops finding the casper-rw device 5 times" I spent quite some time testing both manual fixes and different version of initrd.gz. I finally realized that I could read the casper.log with one of 5 unix commands I remember from Universi

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

** Changed in: casper (Ubuntu Hardy) Milestone: None => ubuntu-8.04.3 -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

@Vincent - Thanks for that. I will try it soon. I am using Ubuntu (Eee) 8.04.1. I have tried the initrd.gz file from FlipsideTech, as well as the one from Adam Porter - neither worked for me. I will try this soon, and then report back. Thanks again! -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" res

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

@computer_freak_8 - which version of *buntu are you using? It really shouldn't be needed for 8.10 :) Anyway, I suppose "the casper script" refers to this: > The fix is to unpack the initrd.gz file, edit the file 'scipts/casper' > (to remove the 'mode=755' from the mount cowdevice line for > th

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

@Vincent - Thanks for the fast response. I am unsure of what that poster referred to as "the casper script" - where is it? Do I replace it with what is posted, or do I append to it? Will a copy & paste work, or will I need to take out the numbers at the beginning of the lines? My guess is to append

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

@computer_freak_8 - I believe that's the one, yes (it's a while ago though). If I'm right, it's included in the 8.10 ISO. I did get 8.10 to work, except for on one machine, where I also couldn't get previous released to work anymore, so I assume it was a problem at the machine's side. -- [hardy]

Re: [Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

On 21 Oct 2008, at 3:45 pm, Evan Dandrea wrote: > Tim, > > Can you try the latest daily-live CD [1] and report back on whether or > not the problem still persists for you? > I haven't tried the daily live CD, but I have tried the Xubuntu 8.10 release live CD, now that it's out, and I still hav

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Hello, I, too, am having issues with the "persistent" feature. I have tried both of the initial ramdisk files posted here for Ubuntu (by FlipsideTech and Adam Porter), and I am still getting BusyBox. I want to also mention that when I used the file from Adam Porter, it gave me a Kubuntu splash s

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Tim, Can you try the latest daily-live CD [1] and report back on whether or not the problem still persists for you? Thanks 1: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

OK, so I've made a nasty hack change to my casper script, and that seems to solve the race condition problem. It just loops finding the casper- rw device 5 times, waiting 5 seconds before each try, before it gives up. It only does this if PERSISTENT is set. This has fixed the problem for me, but

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I think there's something else going on, too. I can't get persistence to work either, and I've built an initrd with the latest casper in it, but it still doesn't work. It never finds the casper-rw or home-rw devices. Having set -x in the casper script to get some debugging info, I see that when

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

The initrd.gz is updated for 8.10, however, I still have this problem with the fourth and fifth alpha (Xubuntu). Is this the same problem or should I file a new bugreport? -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You receive

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Does anyone know where I can get an iso with the daffydd initrd.gz included. I just haven't been able to insert it into an iso that I can burn a CD from. I need this badly for anti virus protection. I know how to configure ubuntu to be 99% virus proof without a virus scanner if I can get a working

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Any chance of an 8.04.2 release with this bug fixed. It is that important. -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

If only that updated casper had been uploaded to Hardy and released with 8.04.1. :( Well, in the meantime, here is an initrd.gz from 8.04.1 with Dafydd Walters' changes applied to scripts/casper. ** Attachment added: "initrd.gz.8.04.1.casper.fixed" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15990491/initr

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

This bug was fixed in the package casper - 1.134 --- casper (1.134) intrepid; urgency=low [ Evan Dandrea ] * Do not use mode= when mounting /cow using persistent mode (LP: #219192). [ Colin Watson ] * Support ?= (set value but don't mark as seen) preseeding syntax for con

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Hi vincent, Thanks anyway, I will have a play with some older versions and see what happens! Thanks Andi -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

Re: [Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

that I dont know. I downloaded the iso and burned and it worked. In any case would be nice if you could fix this, in the meantime Ill use my BartPE Windows Live CD. ** Attachment added: "unnamed" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15560911/unnamed -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results i

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Ah, OK, now I understand what you're trying to do. I'm curious though: how did you get it to work with Feisty? There was a bug with Feisty, more difficult to work around than this one, that also didn't make persistence work. Anyway, I'm afraid I don't know how to help. Even if you have the new in

Re: [Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I used the tutorials on pendrivelinux with a tutorial on the ubuntu wiki pages to get a live CD and a usb stick working together. Because I cannot boot from USB sticks on the different pcs I am frequenting. The point is, I am not a linux expert. I tried to use that tutorial only because it easil

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

@andi - sorry, I have no experience using loopback files... @Arafat - ah, it looks like that tutorial already incorporates a workaround for this fix (i.e. steps 19-21 take care of replacing the initrd.gz). You should then just be able to insert a USB drive (no LiveCD needed at this point), boot it

Re: [Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I used the pendrivelinux instructionsand it worked. Sure, I formatted with fdisk, setup my partitions etc. and it worked. Let me repeat it again: before hardy came out, I was using persistent mode with my us

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Hi vincent, i have been trying to get this to work with a loop back file, but am having the same issue with busy box even with using the new initrd, should the procedure still work with a casper-rw loopback file? I have formatted it as ext3 and it is in the root of the key I have followed the ins

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Then it's quite obvious it didn't work. Has it ever worked for you with previous versions of Ubuntu (i.e. versions without this bug)? You need to partition the USB drive with a casper-rw partition and what not. I advise you to do a search for a tutorial on how to use Ubuntu persistently with a USB

Re: [Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I simply put the Live CD, put the USB flash drive and wrote persistent on the prompt. And that was it! Well I needed to put the Live CD every time put that was fine for me. ** Attachment added: "unnamed" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15556848/unnamed -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" r

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Arafat, why are you mounting an iso and stuff? Which procedure have you followed for previous versions of Ubuntu to get a persistent USB drive? If you followed the right procedure, you should just be able to follow it again and at the end overwrite the initrd.gz by FlipsideTech: http://launchpadlib

Re: [Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I tried the whole night to get a bootable iso. No no.. For me it's still a bug. Anyway I didn't succeed, I am frustrated and this is not a workaround. mounting an iso, unpacking a cpio file packing it again and trying to figure out how to make a bootable iso with a buggy mkisofs.. WTH!! As usual co

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Evan, Can we assume that this bug will be fixed (in hardy)? I see that its assigned to you. The workaround is nice and easy but shouldn't be considered as a fix. -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bu

Re: [Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

All the pcs I'm using can't boot directly from USB so I need to use the boot CD. I guess I need to unpack the ISO change the initrd and repack it again. ** Attachment added: "unnamed" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15412722/unnamed -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox an

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Arafat, it's quite simple actually. Just complete the steps you'd complete normally to run Ubuntu from a USB stick, and then replace the initrd.gz on your USB stick with the one posted above (one is for Ubuntu, the other for Xubuntu). That's it - bug solved/worked around :) (The instructions were

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Vincent: Arafat, it's quite simple actually. Just complete the steps you'd complete normally to run Ubuntu from a USB stick, and then replace the initrd.gz on your USB stick with the one posted above (one is for Ubuntu, the other for Xubuntu). That's it - bug solved/worked around :) Actually, I tr

Re: [Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

that would be great! I was reading through the thread yesterday.. I got lost.. There are at least 2 initrd.gz packs and a dozen of instructions.. I want simply to use the distro with a usb stick! Not to feel ashamed about my ignorance ;) ** Attachment added: "unnamed" http://launchpadlibraria

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Does anybody know if this is definitely going to be fixed in the 8.04.1 install CD, due soon? Devs -- can you confirm? -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

You guys do know that a workaround has been posted above, right? -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Oh yes please fix that bug. It would be great. Thanks a lot for the huge work you do everyday for Ubuntu... -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bug

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

could somebody please take care of this bug.. Its a very useful feature and for me nearly essential as I must use different pcs. -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

** Also affects: casper (Baltix) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

** Changed in: casper (Ubuntu Hardy) Importance: Low => High Assignee: (unassigned) => Evan Dandrea (evand) -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubun

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

...I followed the guide at pendrivelinux.com ... strangely, the syslinux.cfg DID NOT have all /cdrom tags removed, as I have seen in other guides. Perhaps this is where I was going wrong. DEFAULT /casper/vmlinuz GFXBOOT bootlogo APPEND file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/caspe

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

** Changed in: casper (Ubuntu Hardy) Importance: Undecided => Low Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: casper (Ubuntu Intrepid) Importance: Undecided => Low Target: ubuntu-8.04.1 => None -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bug

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Did I? Either I did it consciously but forgot about it, or it wasn't me :P I suppose you can only tell if persistence works is by making a change and see if it is preserved after a reboot. The main problem that should be solved by the initrd.gz is that it won't boot up, as far as I can understand.

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

btw Vincent, you left a little surprise in your initrd.gz ;) -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bug

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Vincent; Your initrd.gz didn't work for me. I'm using the same USB stick I had used to get 7.10 persistant. How would one tell if persistance is working, besides rebooting? ~RjB -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 Y

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Vincent; I can confirm that the initrc.gz file you submitted fixes this issue (at least for me) when using Xubuntu 8.04 Thankyou! -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I use GParted Live CD to partition and format everything :) (haven't used CLI for such for a long time, but I'm sure someone here does) -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Thanks Mike. I used these commands to format the partitions: sudo mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n ubuntu /dev/sdX1 sudo mkfs.ext2 -b 4096 -L casper-rw /dev/sdX2 What commands do I use to make it bouth ext3? -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.ne

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I don't know the extent this would help you guys, but ... Short version: I (and others, but not everyone) found that to make this work best, and specifically to ensure persistence, it helps to use ext3 for the casper-rw partition (and I have used ext3 for both partitions this time with 8.04: the

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I'm using the new initrd that was posted here and got it to work. But the problem is it only works when it wants to! Sometimes it just doesn't want to boot up and gives a hell of a lot of file error while starting up, or the persistency disappears. One of the directories that I'm suppose to be copy

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I tried to make a stick with the latest Hardy 64 version and I also copied the modified initrd.gz file saved at http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13998650/initrd.gz to my stick. But the Busybox shows up again. This time saying: "Beginn. Starting to mount the root system..." What is next? -- [har

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

A newbie needs your help! I installed USB Ubuntu following these steps: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2008/05/08/usb-ubuntu-804-persistent- install-via-the-live-cd/ but I had this problem so I did everything again using FlipsideTech's initrd.gz (is this actually working?) and I had the same probl

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

By the way, for those looking to make Xubuntu persistent, I've attached the initrd.gz I'm using right now. ** Attachment added: "initrd.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14407459/initrd.gz -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bu

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Oh, psypher, you might also want to look at http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=2893694&postcount=133 , which is a method to convert an existing persistent drive from syslinux to GRUB. -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/21

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

psypher: “... can anyone point me to a really good live cd howto that would apply to hardy but which uses grub as a bootloader instead of syslinux?” I use GRUB in building all my UFDs. Not an expert, but I do it and write up a how-to for others. I'm currently updating this for Hardy, but it's

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Thanks Dafydd, your method solved the problem for me. For some reason though, I have to eject the floppy disk that contains GRUB for my normal installation when I want to boot from my USB flash drive. This never was an issue before. Let's get this fix in as soon as possible :) -- [hardy] livecd:

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Attached is a new initrd.gz with the bug removed. ** Attachment added: "New initrd.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13998650/initrd.gz -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

ok I found my problem. now that I fixed the casper file I by accident left the original live cd connected in vmware while booting the custom live system from the virtual disks. Now the OS boots up AND persistence works. BUT i have to have the cd in? Why would this happen, somewhere casper is set

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

ok just tried for the 100'th time to build and still i get busybox. As far as I can tell i followed the instructions above perfectly. Either way I thought that just deleting mode=755 should fix this? is there a way to tell why I am getting dropped into busybox. maybe this isn't the reason for my is

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

i'll give it a try. commands to repack?? -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubunt

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

** Changed in: casper (Ubuntu) Target: None => ubuntu-8.04.1 -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubu

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

psypher, you may consider taking casper-new-uuid out of the Hardy package, and using that to repack your file. It is normally used to re- generate UUIDs, but in this case may be adapted to instead swap out a file. -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https:/

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I am still having this issue on the proper hardy release. please can someone post the correct commands to unpack and pack the initrd.gz file AND a full copy or a working casper file for me to compare. simply removing the only reference to mode=755 in the file (i find only one) defenitely does not f

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

FWIW, I added mode=755 for the following reason. Sorry for the unfortunate side effect of that change. [ Evan Dandrea ] * Add mode=755 to the tmpfs mount that becomes / in the unionfs mount so that / in the live filesystem does not end up with 777 permissions (LP: #206030). -- Evan

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I can confirm that this proposed fix resolves the persistent issue. ** Changed in: casper (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

I can confirm that this bug exists, and I concur with Tobias Gruetzmacher that the cause is the 'mode=' mount option in the casper script. The fix is to unpack the initrd.gz file, edit the file 'scipts/casper' (to remove the 'mode=755' from the mount cowdevice line for the persistent case - see be

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Still in the final. The initrd tries to mount the casper-rw with mode=755, which fails when casper-rw is ext2/ext3. Removing mode=77 from the initrd makes it work again... -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You receive

[Bug 219192] Re: [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs)

Also affects rc build ** Changed in: casper (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => casper -- [hardy] livecd: keyword "persistent" results in busybox and (initramfs) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed