** Attachment added: "fix_disable_initramfs.patch"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34140391/fix_disable_initramfs.patch
** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu Karmic)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed
** Description changed:
+ On USB disks, running update-initramfs and in turn successfully updating
+ the kernel version used by the live image is broken in Karmic. update-
+ initramfs is replaced by /bin/true because the test for a writable
+ filesystem in casper is failing.
+
+ http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34140391/fix_disable_initramfs.patch fixes
+ this issue and is pending acceptance into the archive as casper 1.206.
+
+ Original report:
Binary package hint: usb-creator
Because I wanted a portable desktop, I used the USB creator in Karmic
and made a LiveUSB disk based on a daily image of Karmic.
As I have the persistence option on, I expected I could install all updates,
so I could stay up to date. However, when a kernel update was fetched, aptitude
failed to install this:
update-initramfs is disabled since running on read-only media
I've read across the bug reports and it seems the LiveUSB has the image as
read only and installs all updates on the persistence part of the disk. This
does not allow to update the kernel.
However, this behaviour makes me feel I cannot use the LiveUSB disk as a
replacement for my desktop: it is not totally up to date, so the bugs available
in the current version of the kernel on the LiveUSB cannot be patched by
installing the newer vesion.
Therefore, I have a wish: make the image wrtiteable, so th kernel can be
updated and thus the LiveUSB stays up to date. Furthermore, this allows
the system to update all packages without consuming the space on the
persistent part (as old packages can be removed).
Hopefully this can be implemented (although I have no idea if this is
possible)
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 13 12:43:18 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: usb-creator (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
- LANGUAGE=
- PATH=(custom, user)
- LANG=en_US.UTF-8
- SHELL=/bin/bash
+ LANGUAGE=
+ PATH=(custom, user)
+ LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+ SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-13.44-generic
SourcePackage: usb-creator
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-13-generic i686
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Cannot update kernel on LiveUSB stick
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/450259
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