Does this patch allow to update the original files, or are updates still installed in the 'persistant' part of the USB disk?And can I apply this patch (if it is released) on my existent Karmic USB stick, or do I have to reinstall?
Thanks for all your help! On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:51, Evan Dandrea <[email protected]> wrote: > > ** 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 > > -- > Cannot update kernel on LiveUSB stick > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/450259 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- Cannot update kernel on LiveUSB stick https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/450259 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
