On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 2:06 PM, ToddAndMargo <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 06/03/2014 08:58 AM, Frederick Grose wrote: > >> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:33 PM, ToddAndMargo <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>wrote: >> >> >> {...} >> >> This worked: >> >> # livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --format --overlay-size-mb 6624 >> --unencrypted-home Fedora-Live-Xfce-x86_64-20-1.__iso /dev/sdc >> >> # ls -al /media/LIVE/LiveOS/overlay-__LIVE* >> >> -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 6945767424 Jun 2 14:21 >> /media/LIVE/LiveOS/overlay-__LIVE-080e62f1-2731-4790-a1eb-_ >> _48175d703185 >> >> >> >> * UNFORTUNATELY: THE PERSISTENCE DOES NOT WORK * >> >> >> livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --format --overlay-size-mb 6624 >> --unencrypted-home >> >> Fedora-Live-Xfce-x86_64-20-1.iso /dev/sdc >> >> Persistence works for me. >> >> Check dmsetup status >> and >> dmsetup table >> >> See that the live-rw snapshot has been set up on a loop device backed by >> the overlay file >> and not a temporary overlay, which would be the fallback if no overlay >> was found or it >> was unreadable. >> >> [liveuser@localhost ~]$ sudo dmsetup status >> live-base: 0 6291456 linear >> live-osimg-min: 0 6291456 snapshot 1888/1888 16 >> live-rw: 0 6291456 snapshot 61432/13565952 248 >> >> [liveuser@localhost ~]$ sudo dmsetup table >> live-base: 0 6291456 linear 7:3 0 >> live-osimg-min: 0 6291456 snapshot 7:3 7:1 P 8 >> live-rw: 0 6291456 snapshot 7:3 7:4 P 8 >> >> [liveuser@localhost ~]$ sudo losetup -a >> /dev/loop0: [0001]:1557 (/osmin.img (deleted)) >> /dev/loop1: [1792]:1 (/osmin) >> /dev/loop2: [2081]:261634 (/run/initramfs/live/LiveOS/squashfs.img) >> /dev/loop3: [1794]:2 (/LiveOS/ext3fs.img) >> /dev/loop4: [2081]:261637 >> (/LiveOS/overlay-LIVE-90c95ea3-7acc-4bff-98f6-b9dfbfdebd6e) >> >> [liveuser@localhost ~]$ ls -lA /run/initramfs/live/LiveOS/ >> total 627712 >> -r-xr-xr-x. 1 root root 49005 Jun 3 10:59 livecd-iso-to-disk >> -r--r--r--. 1 root root 8192 Jun 3 10:57 osmin.img >> -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 6945767424 Jun 3 11:54 >> overlay-LIVE-90c95ea3-7acc-4bff-98f6-b9dfbfdebd6e >> -r--r--r--. 1 root root 609263616 Jun 3 10:57 squashfs.img >> >> If you don't get similar results, check the system journal for errors on >> the filesystem. >> > > Hi Fred, > It will be a few days before I get enough office time to try > this out. > > I do believe you are using a later version than me as > "--unencrypted-home" is not supported. > I used the livecd-iso-to-disk that came on the Fedora-Live-Xfce-x86_64-20-1.iso in the /LiveOS/ directory. --unencrypted-home only has meaning if you have specified a home.img filesystem for /home through the --home-size-mb option. It's presence on the command line had no effect. > If it helps with the troubleshooting process, persistence > does work with the "Fedora LiveUSB Creator" GUI. But, > I can only get 4 GB of it.
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