Package: dfsbuild
Version: 0.6.19
Severity: important
Hi,
Following my experiments with dfsbuild I have found it to be failing
on powerpc arch with the included minimal configuration.
It fails similarly on sarge and sid on powerpc arch while it works on
i386.
...
P: Configuring package passwd
P: Configuring package sysvinit
P: Configuring package bash
P: Configuring package modutils
E: Couldn't install root!
Fatal error: exception Shell.Subprocess_error(_, 0)
while on i386 :
...
P: Configuring package passwd
P: Configuring package sysvinit
P: Configuring package bash
P: Configuring package modutils
P: Configuring helper cdebootstrap-helper-diverts
P: Configuring helper cdebootstrap-helper-makedev
P: Unpacking package apt
P: Configuring package apt
...
Am I missing something? I hope it is not related to the kernels I am
using.
Thanks for your work and best regards,
Frederic Lehobey
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.11-powerpc
Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Versions of packages dfsbuild depends on:
ii apt-move 4.2.23 Maintain Debian packages in a pack
ii bash 3.0-15 The GNU Bourne Again SHell
ii cdebootstrap 0.3.4 Bootstrap a Debian system
ii cramfsprogs 1.1-6 Tools for CramFs (Compressed ROM F
ii debconf 1.4.51 Debian configuration management sy
ii hfsutils 3.2.6-9 Tools for reading and writing Maci
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii mkisofs 4:2.01+01a01-4 Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem
ii mkvmlinuz 13 create a kernel to boot a PowerPC
ii ucf 1.18 Update Configuration File: preserv
ii yaboot 1.3.13-3 Yet Another Bootloader
dfsbuild recommends no packages.
Versions of packages dfsbuild is related to:
ii reportbug 3.13 reports bugs in the Debian distrib
pn totem-gstreamer <none> (no description available)
-- no debconf information
# Copyright (c) 2004 John Goerzen
# Copyright (c) 2005 Frédéric Daniel Luc LEHOBEY (fdl)
# Inspired from the dfs.cfg config file originally written by John
# Goerzen for Debian From Scratch this dfs-mini-i386-powerpc.cfg is a
# minimal one for debbugging purpose.
[DEFAULT]
######################################################################
# Overall settings, set defaults for all archs
######################################################################
# Name of generated disc
name = Debugging Debian From Scratch (DDFS)
# Version of generated disc
version = 2005-06-18
# Person that built it
builder = Frederic LEHOBEY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
# Repositories to mirror. Details about each one are configured below.
dlrepos = sarge
# Repository to build the CD with. Must be in above list.
suite = sarge
# Whether or not to use zftree compression on ISO image
compress = yes
# Files to never compress if the above is yes
# If a dir is given, that dir and everything below is not compressed
dontcompress = /boot
/etc/*boot*
/opt/dfsruntime/initrd.dfs
# Location of dfsbuild support files
libdir = /usr/lib/dfsbuild
# Location of docs for CD
docdir = /usr/share/doc/dfsbuild
# Bootloader to place on CD. Choices are:
# grub-hd GRUB with ElTorito hard disk emulation (not working yet)
# grub-no-emul "raw" ElTorito image
# aboot Alpha SRM bootloader
# yaboot PowerPC bootloader
# (usually set in arch area)
#bootloader = grub-no-emul
# Packages to install on live FS, on all archs, besides base system
allpackages = busybox-static
# Default mirror for "repo" sections
mirror = http://localhost/debian
#mirror = http://mirrors/debian
# Devices to probe for CD
devices = scd0 scd1 scd2 scd3 scd4 hda hdb hdc hdd hde hdf hdg
# Files to place on the ramdisk
ramdisk_files = /etc/resolv.conf
/etc/lvm*
/etc/pcmcia
/tmp
/var/tmp
/dev
/etc/fstab
/var/lock
/var/run
/var/state
/etc/exports
/etc/ppp
/etc/chatscripts
/root
/etc/network
/var/lib/misc
# Directories to create on live fs
makedirs = /root/.elinks
# Files to delete from live fs
deletefiles = /etc/rcS.d/*discover
/etc/rcS.d/*hotplug
/etc/rcS.d/*lvm
######################################################################
# Arch settings: i386
######################################################################
[i386]
# I have not yet dig into proper kernel compiling for DFS (standard
# Debian kernels do not work yet). As a temporary workaround, I use
# here John Goerzen ones mounted in /mnt by
# mount -o loop dfs-0.6.19_i386.iso /mnt
# Name of any kernel images to install directly from your current filesystem
#kernels = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.6-amd64
kernels = /mnt/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11
# Modules to copy from host filesystem
# modules = /lib/modules/*
modules = /mnt/lib/modules/2.6.11
# Other packages to install besides the list in DEFAULT
packages = %(allpackages)s grub lilo read-edid testdisk gpart ftape-util
# Debs from local fs to isntall on live fs
# installdebs =
# Bootloader (see options under default)
bootloader = grub-no-emul
# Extra lines for grub config
#grubconfig = default 1
######################################################################
# Arch settings: powerpc
######################################################################
[powerpc]
# As I have not yet dig into proper powerpc kernel compiling for DFS,
# as a temporary workaround, I use here Robert Jordens ones mounted in
# /mnt by
# mount -o loop dfs-0.6.9.rj1-powerpc.iso /mnt
# Name of any kernel images to install directly from your current filesystem
#kernels = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.6-powerpc
kernels = /mnt/boot/vmlinux-2.6.6-dfs-powerpc
# Modules to copy from host filesystem
# modules = /lib/modules/*
modules = /mnt/lib/modules/2.6.6-dfs-powerpc
# Other packages to install besides the list in DEFAULT
packages = %(allpackages)s yaboot pbbuttonsd mac-fdisk powerpc-utils
mkvmlinuz
# Debs from local fs to isntall on live fs
# installdebs =
# Bootloader (see options under default)
bootloader = yaboot
######################################################################
# Text to add to existing files
######################################################################
[appendfiles]
/etc/network/interfaces = iface eth0 inet dhcp
iface eth1 inet dhcp
iface eth2 inet dhcp
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
iface wlan1 inet dhcp
iface wlan2 inet dhcp
iface ath0 inet dhcp
/etc/issue = Welcome to Debian From Scratch (DFS)
.
To login, supply username "root" and just press Enter if asked for a
password.
/root/.bashrc = export WWW_HOME="file:///opt/dfsruntime/home.html"
dfshints
######################################################################
# Files to create or truncate
######################################################################
[createfiles]
/etc/hostname = dfs
/etc/syslog.conf = *.* /dev/tty8
*.info /dev/tty7
######################################################################
# Symlinks to create (from = to format)
######################################################################
[symlinks]
/etc/mtab = /proc/mounts
