It seems like the issue is the bsdtar command. Bsdtar morphs the correct vmlinuz image into "data".
Debian 5: 14:23 root@HighwayToHell:~/netinstaller/cd/install.amd# file vmlinuz vmlinuz: Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage, version 2.6.26-2-amd64 (unknown@Debian), RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x1, Normal VGA Debian 601a: 14:30 root@HighwayToHell:~/netinstaller6/cd/install.amd# file vmlinuz vmlinuz: data After using 7z to extract the iso, all is working fine! Regards, Mario On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Mario Kleinsasser < [email protected]> wrote: > I found out that is also not working in the simplest way: > > 1. extract iso like: > > bsdtar -C ~/netinstaller6/cd -xf > ~/netinstaller6/debian-6.0.1a-amd64-netinst.iso > > 2. make iso from extracted content: > > mkisofs -o ~/netinstaller6/debian-601-amd64-netinst-bnx2x.iso -r -J > -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/ > boot.cat ~/netinstaller6/cd > > As result, after pressing "Install" at the grub boot-loader the message > "Invalid or corrupt kernel image" pops up. > > Funny. > > Seems like that there has something changed with Squeeze? > > Regards, > > Mario > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Mario Kleinsasser < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello list! >> >> I'am trying to modify the Netinstaller Squeeze iso image to integrate the >> bnx2x firmware. >> I know that there are Netinstaller Images which are including non-free >> Firmware out there, but I would like to do it on my own, because I have to >> integrate also a preseed file. >> >> I followed my own documentation from >> http://www.n0r1sk.com/index.php/Debian_Remaster_Netinstaller_-_Integrate_Firmware_bnx2x_and_Preseedbut >> this does not work any more. I got an "Invalid or corrupt kernel" >> message, but I don't understand why. >> >> Also this documentation >> http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/NetbootFirmware#Examples_for_Squeeze_.28Untested.29isn't >> working. >> >> I would like to "solve" this problem and give it back to Debian but >> currently I am out of an idea why it is not working. >> >> Any hints, tips, suggestions? >> >> Kind Regards >> >> Mario >> >> -- >> http://www.n0r1sk.com >> >> > > > -- > http://www.n0r1sk.com > > -- http://www.n0r1sk.com
