no On Sun, 23 Oct 2022, 6:52 am , <[email protected]> wrote:
> Content-Type: text/plain > > debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2022 : > Issue 836 > > Today's Topics: > Re: Some of the parameters used in m [ Mario Marietto > <marietto2008@gmail. ] > Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 22:45:20 +0200 > From: Mario Marietto <[email protected]> > To: "Andrew M.A. Cater" <[email protected]>, Thomas Schmitt < > [email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Some of the parameters used in my genisoimage command don't > produce a bootable ISO image > Message-ID: < > ca+1fsijf+upb6fj6mr1+5au9cmdecdwvh0gv51t4ybyodc6...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="00000000000040657305eba5a5b2" > > --00000000000040657305eba5a5b2 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > This is what I did. I gone into this folder : > /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-disk/boot/ and I > have renamed the file "initrd.gz" into "initrd_.gz" and I've burnt a new > ISO image. I have soon realized that that file has been regenerated. The > initrd_.gz file disappeared and a new initrd.gz file appeared when,in > CUBIC,I have chosen which kernel bootstrap,as you can see here : > https://ibb.co/Xy0nKtL ; So. I suppose that the file that I should alter > is > called "initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64" because I have chosen that kernel > version on the Cubic tab. And this is what I tried to do,but it didn't > work. This is the commands that I have issued : > > cd /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-disk/boot > > gunzip initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64.gz : has been produced a cpio file called > : initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64 > > mv initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64 initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64_ > > cpio -idv < initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64_ : it has been unpacked and then > I've copied the files inside a folder called initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64 > > cd > > /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-disk/boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64/ > > > cp /usr/share/plymouth/debian-logo.png > > /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-disk/boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64/usr/share/plymouth/ > > cp /usr/share/plymouth/themes/homeworld/debian.png > > /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-disk/boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64/usr/share/plymouth/themes/homeworld > > cp /usr/share/plymouth/themes/homeworld/logo.png > > /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-disk/boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64/usr/share/plymouth/themes/homeworld > > mv initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64 initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64- > > cd > > /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-disk/boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64- > > find . -print -depth | cpio -ov > ../initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64 : generated > the cpio file called initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64 > > cd .. > > gzip initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64 : generated the gzip file called " > initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64" > > cd /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-root/boot/ > > mv initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64 initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64_ > > cp > /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-disk/boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64.gz > /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-root/boot/ > > size of the new (initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64) file is 178.4 MiB (187,099,720 > byte),of the old one is : 78.8 MiB (82,661,551 byte) ; so probably there is > something not good if the sizes are so different ? > > Anyway,I've burned a new ISO image with cubic and I've tried to boot it,but > I've got the following error : https://ibb.co/GCBFcpK > > Il giorno sab 22 ott 2022 alle ore 18:02 Andrew M.A. Cater < > [email protected]> ha scritto: > > > On Sat, Oct 22, 2022 at 05:13:18PM +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Mario Marietto wrote: > > > > I'm trying to change the pictures inside the /live/initrd.gz file. > > > > > > I really wonder where this file comes from. > > > > > > > > > > BUT after having "burned" another ISO image using Cubic,I've seen > that > > it > > > > still uses the old images that I have previously added inside the > > > > /live/initrd file. I don't understand why ? It seems that this file > is > > > > re-generated taking the files from somewhere else. > > > > > > Prime suspect would be Cubic. The "u" in in its name means "Ubuntu". > > > So it probably makes assumptions which the Debian Live ISO does not > > > fulfill. Did you follow the advise of "Cubic PPA (cubic-wizard)" in > > > https://answers.launchpad.net/cubic/+question/703422 > > > to ask your question on the "official web site" ? > > > > > > > > > > Further to this: if you are dealing with Debian-live images as your base, > > use Debian tools. If you're dealing with Ubuntu images use Ubuntu-based > > PPAs. In general, they really don't mix - to the extent that there's > > a whole section on the Debian wiki to this effect. > > > > https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian > > > > The number of people working on Debian-live images at any one time is > > small: if you can't raise anyone, then I might also suggest having > > a chat with Roland Clobus who is working on making live images > > work reproducibly with the Reproducible build project. > > > > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive > > > > I see you're already contributing on the debian-live mailing list > > so should find the appropriate people there. highvoltage, of course, > > is also the Debian Project leader so is very busy with everything > > else and not necessarily debian-live build problems. > > > > > > > > > > > > So. What's my problem ? > > > > > > It could be that you try to squeeze the square block into the round > hole. > > > Either eliminate Cubic from your proceedings or ask its developer via > > > https://github.com/PJ-Singh-001/Cubic/issues > > > > > > > > > Have a nice day :) > > > > > > Thomas > > > > > > > With every good wish, as ever, > > > > Andy Cater > > > > > > -- > Mario. > > --00000000000040657305eba5a5b2 > Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>This is what I did. I gone into this folder : > /home/z= > iomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-disk/boot/ and I have > renam= > ed the file "initrd.gz" into "initrd_.gz" and I've > = > burnt a new ISO image. I have soon realized that that file has been > regener= > ated. The initrd_.gz file disappeared and a new initrd.gz file appeared > whe= > n,in CUBIC,I have chosen which kernel bootstrap,as you can see here : <a > hr= > ef=3D"https://ibb.co/Xy0nKtL"; target=3D"_blank">https://ibb.co/Xy0nKtL</a> > = > ; So. I suppose that the file that I should alter is called " > initrd.im= > g-5.10.0-19-amd64" because I have chosen that kernel version on the > Cu= > bic tab. And this is what I tried to do,but it didn't work. This is > the= > commands that I have issued :<br></div><div><br></div><div><font > size=3D"2= > ">cd </font><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-famil= > y:arial,sans-serif"><font size=3D"2"><span > style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);backgr= > > ound-color:rgb(255,255,255)">/home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-ne= > > w/custom-disk/boot</span></font></span><br></span></div><div><br></div><div= > >gunzip initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64.gz : has been produced a cpio file > calle= > d :=C2=A0 initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64</div><div><span > style=3D"font-family:m= > onospace"><span > style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)= > "><br></span></span></div><div><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"= > ><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">mv > <spa= > n > style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">initrd.img-5= > .10.0-19-amd64 <span > style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255= > > ,255)">initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64_</span></span></span></span></div><div><s= > pan style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);backgro= > und-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></span></div><div><span > style=3D"fon= > t-family:arial,sans-serif"><span > style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color= > :rgb(255,255,255)">cpio -idv < initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64_ : it has > been= > unpacked and then I've copied the files inside a folder called <span > s= > > tyle=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">initrd.img-5.10= > .0-19-amd64</span></span></span></div><div><span > style=3D"font-family:monos= > pace"><span > style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b= > r></span></span></div><div>cd > /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-n= > ew/custom-disk/boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64/ > </div><div><br></div><div>c= > p /usr/share/plymouth/debian-logo.png > /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/= > > Debian-new/custom-disk/boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64/usr/share/plymouth/<= > /div><div><br></div><div>cp > /usr/share/plymouth/themes/homeworld/debian.png= > > /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-disk/boot/initrd.i= > > mg-5.10.0-19-amd64/usr/share/plymouth/themes/homeworld</div><div><br></div>= > <div>cp /usr/share/plymouth/themes/homeworld/logo.png > /home/ziomario/Scriv= > > ania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-disk/boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64/usr= > /share/plymouth/themes/homeworld</div><div><br></div><div>mv > initrd.img-5.1= > 0.0-19-amd64 initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64-</div><div><br></div><div>cd > /home/= > > ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-disk/boot/initrd.img-5.10.= > 0-19-amd64-</div><div></div><div><br></div><div><span > style=3D"font-family:= > monospace"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span > style=3D"colo= > r:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">find . -print -depth | > cpio= > -ov > ../</span>initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64 : generated the cpio file > ca= > lled initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64</span></span></div><div><br></div><div>cd > .= > .</div><div><br></div><div>gzip <span > style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span= > style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif">initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64 : > genera= > ted the gzip file called "<span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > = > > style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif">initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64"</sp= > an></span></span></span></div><div><span > style=3D"font-family:monospace"><s= > pan style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span > style=3D"font-family:monos= > pace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></span></span= > ></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"fon= > t-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > styl= > e=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif">cd > /home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/= > Debian-new/custom-root/boot/</span></span></span></span></div><div><span > st= > yle=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif">= > <span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,sans= > -serif"><br></span></span></span></span></div><div><span > style=3D"color:rgb= > (0,0,0)"><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:a= > rial,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-= > family:arial,sans-serif">mv <span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > sty= > le=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span > style=3D"font-family:monospace"><= > span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif">initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64 > <spa= > n style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-ser= > if"><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,= > > sans-serif">initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64_</span></span></span></span></span><= > > /span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br></div><div><br><= > /div><div>cp <span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-fami= > ly:arial,sans-serif"><font size=3D"2"><span > style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);backg= > > round-color:rgb(255,255,255)">/home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-n= > ew/custom-disk/boot/<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span > style=3D"font-fa= > mily:monospace"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span > style=3D= > "font-family:monospace"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span > = > style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif= > "><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,sa= > ns-serif"><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:= > arial,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font= > -family:arial,sans-serif">initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64.gz <span > style=3D"fon= > t-family:monospace"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font > size= > =3D"2"><span > style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">/= > > home/ziomario/Scrivania/PassT-Cubic/Debian-new/custom-root/boot/</span></fo= > > nt></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></= > > span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></div><div><sp= > an style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-se= > rif"><font size=3D"2"><span > style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(= > 255,255,255)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span > style=3D"font-family:m= > onospace"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span > style=3D"font-= > family:monospace"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style= > =3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><sp= > an style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-se= > rif"><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial= > ,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-fami= > ly:arial,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"f= > ont-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size=3D"2"><span > style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,= > > 0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></font></span></span></spa= > > n></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></s= > pan></span></span></font></span></span></div><div><span > style=3D"font-famil= > y:monospace"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font > size=3D"2">= > <span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span > st= > yle=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span style= > =3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span > style=3D"font-family:monospace"><sp= > an style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span > style=3D"font-family:monosp= > ace"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span > style=3D"font-famil= > y:monospace"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span > style=3D"fo= > nt-family:monospace"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span > sty= > le=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><= > span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-= > serif"><font size=3D"2"><span > style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rg= > b(255,255,255)">size of the new (initrd.img-5.10.0-19-amd64) file is 178.4= > =C2=A0MiB (187,099,720 byte),of the old one is : 78.8=C2=A0MiB (82,661,551 > = > byte) ; so probably there is something not good if the sizes are so > differe= > nt ?=C2=A0 > </span></font></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><= > > /span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span= > ></span><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"></span></div><div><div><span > = > style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif= > "><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-family:arial,sa= > ns-serif"><span style=3D"font-family:monospace"><span > style=3D"font-weight:= > > bold;color:rgb(255,84,84);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></s= > pan></span></span></span></span></div><div><span > style=3D"font-family:monos= > pace"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span > style=3D"font-fami= > ly:monospace"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif">Anyway,I've > = > burned a new ISO image with cubic and I've tried to boot it,but > I'v= > e got the following error : <a href=3D"https://ibb.co/GCBFcpK";> > https://ibb.= > co/GCBFcpK</a></span></span></span></span></div><div><br></div><div><div > cl= > ass=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">Il giorno sab 22 > = > ott 2022 alle ore 18:02 Andrew M.A. Cater <<a href=3D"mailto: > amacater@ei= > nval.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>> ha > scritto:<br></di= > v><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px > 0.8ex;borde= > r-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Sat, Oct 22, 2022 > at= > 05:13:18PM +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote:<br> > > Hi,<br> > > <br> > > Mario Marietto wrote:<br> > > > I'm trying to change the pictures inside the /live/initrd.gz > = > file.<br> > > <br> > > I really wonder where this file comes from.<br> > > <br> > > <br> > > > BUT after having "burned" another ISO image using > Cubic= > ,I've seen that it<br> > > > still uses the old images that I have previously added inside > the= > <br> > > > /live/initrd file. I don't understand why ? It seems that > thi= > s file is<br> > > > re-generated taking the files from somewhere else.<br> > > <br> > > Prime suspect would be Cubic. The "u" in in its name means > &= > quot;Ubuntu".<br> > > So it probably makes assumptions which the Debian Live ISO does > not<br= > > > > fulfill. Did you follow the advise of "Cubic PPA > (cubic-wizard)&q= > uot; in<br> > >=C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D" > https://answers.launchpad.net/cubic/+question/7= > 03422" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"> > https://answers.launchpad.net/c= > ubic/+question/703422 > <https://answers.launchpad.net/c=ubic/+question/703422></a><br> > > to ask your question on the "official web site" ?<br> > > <br> > > <br> > <br> > Further to this: if you are dealing with Debian-live images as your > base,<b= > r> > use Debian tools. If you're dealing with Ubuntu images use > Ubuntu-based= > <br> > PPAs. In general, they really don't mix - to the extent that > there'= > s<br> > a whole section on the Debian wiki to this effect.<br> > <br> > <a href=3D"https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian"; rel=3D"noreferrer" > targ= > et=3D"_blank">https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian</a><br> > <br> > The number of people working on Debian-live images at any one time is<br> > small: if you can't raise anyone, then I might also suggest having<br> > a chat with Roland Clobus who is working on making live images <br> > work reproducibly with the Reproducible build project.<br> > <br> > <a href=3D"https://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive"; rel=3D"noreferrer" > target=3D= > "_blank">https://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive</a><br> > <br> > I see you're already contributing on the debian-live mailing list<br> > so should find the appropriate people there. highvoltage, of course,<br> > is also the Debian Project leader so is very busy with everything<br> > else and not necessarily debian-live build problems.<br> > <br> > > <br> > > <br> > > > So. What's my problem ?<br> > > <br> > > It could be that you try to squeeze the square block into the round > ho= > le.<br> > > Either eliminate Cubic from your proceedings or ask its developer > via<= > br> > >=C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D"https://github.com/PJ-Singh-001/Cubic/issues"; > r= > el=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"> > https://github.com/PJ-Singh-001/Cubic/i= > ssues</a><br> > > <br> > > <br> > > Have a nice day :)<br> > > <br> > > Thomas<br> > ><br> > <br> > With every good wish, as ever,<br> > <br> > Andy Cater <br> > <br> > </blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div > dir=3D"ltr">Mario.<br>= > </div></div></div></div> > > --00000000000040657305eba5a5b2-- >
