catalyst - livecd creation tool

hwnd · n00b Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 11

Oh, I was in the wrong dir /var/tmp/catalyst/tmp/default-x86-1.4/...
Now it works, thanks!!!

But I have one more question, why I have to include a config file for kernel on livecd-stage2.spec is not supposed to generate a generic config file that works on all computers? how can I generate such a config file with most common options, and make the livecd try to detect all hardware like gentoo livecd do or knoppix?

langthang · Retired Dev Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Posts: 620

hwnd · n00b Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 11

Ok, thanks again. I have booted the cd and all works ok except it reports some problems when booting:

1)
* Calculating module dependencies...
* Failed to calculate modules dependencies

If I do depmod -a it reports that cant write to /lib/modules/2.6..../modules.dep.temp

2)
* Cheking root filesystem...
fsck: fsck.tmpf: Not found
fsck: Error 2 while executing fsck.tmpfs for tmpfs

do I have to emerge something like reiserfsprogs for tmpfs??

3)
* Auto-scrambling root password for security...
* Failed to start local.

4) It prompts my for login as root and blank pass, how do I avoid this and enter as root by default?

5) How can I use gcc on a livecd I run gcc and reports "Could not run/locate gcc" and it is found in /mnt/livecd/usr/bin/gcc

langthang · Retired Dev Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Posts: 620

hwnd · n00b Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 11

I have emerged catalyst 1.0.5 but now I try to generate livecd-stage1 and fail because of svgalib, with 1.0.4 it works ok with the same spec file. I have -svga -X in my spec file and it also emerge xfree-4.3.0-r5:

linux tmp # cat /root/catalyst/default-livecd-stage1.spec
subarch: x86
version_stamp: 20040401
target: livecd-stage1
rel_type: default
profile: default-x86-1.0
#rel_version: 1.0
snapshot: 20040401
source_subpath: default-x86-1.0/stage3-x86-20040218
livecd/use:
-X
-svga
fbcon
livecd
livecd/packages:
>=sys-apps/baselayout-1.8.6.12-r4
......

# catalyst -f /root/catalyst/default-livecd-stage1.spec

.......

* GNU info directory index is up-to-date.
Calculating dependencies ...done!
>>> emerge (1 of 2) media-libs/svgalib-1.9.17-r3 to /
>>> md5 src_uri ;-)

svgalib-1.9.17.tar.gz
*
* Could not determine your kernel version.
* Make sure that you have /usr/src/linux symlink.
* And that said kernel has been configured.
* You can also simply run the following command
* in the kernel referenced by /usr/src/linux:
* make include/linux/version.h
*

!!! ERROR: media-libs/svgalib-1.9.17-r3 failed.
!!! Function check_KV, Line 256, Exitcode 0
!!! (no error message)

catalyst: LiveCD stage1 build aborting due to error.

GenKiller · Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 6:51 pm Post subject:

langthang · Retired Dev Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Posts: 620

langthang · Retired Dev Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Posts: 620

FYI: emerge catalyst-1.0.5.1 before build livecd stages.

hwnd · n00b Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 11

I have emerged catalyst 1.0.5.1 I can generate livecd again, but when booting I get some of the olds problems:

1) * Failed to calculate dependencies
2) fsck: fsck.tmpfs: not found
3) now autoscrambling passwords works ok, but system prompt me for login. root and blank password doesnt work, so I cant login!!! How do I remove the login process?? like gentoo livecd does.

poormanscomputer · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 May 2002 Posts: 114

Help! I'm trying to get this to work:
I've got a spec file all set:

langthang · Retired Dev Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Posts: 620

hwnd:
1. could you post your kernel config that you used in livecd stage2.
2&3. I still had not passed livecd stage1 yet so I really don't have any clue ATM.
BTW, your profile should point to a existing profile in the portage tree under /usr/portage/profile/ e.g.
profile: default-x86-2004.0

poormanscomputer: Change the line profile in your spec as above.

poormanscomputer · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 May 2002 Posts: 114

Thanks langthang!
Now It stops because mkxf86config and baselayout are masked. I made a snapshot off of my system, and there is no listing of either in package.mask

Any ideas?

poorman

langthang · Retired Dev Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Posts: 620

poormanscomputer,
read my post on page 2.

poormanscomputer · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 May 2002 Posts: 114

Thanks, I thought I caught everything on the other pages.

That worked...except it couldn't load the linux-hearders-2.6.4.
However, if I remember linux-headers correctly, you should grab the ones compiled with your libc. So I think I'll stick with 2.4.21 headers for now.

Thanks again for the help,

poorman
[edit]
ugh...this is compiling everything from source. Is there any way to pipe grp packages into the build?

langthang · Retired Dev Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Posts: 620

rn

I'm trying to build a livecd-stage1 with catalyst but all i get is this error:

tomk

rn

I see... I have to use the linux-headers-2.4.*
then it works... for now. thanks!
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zbyte64 · n00b Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 42

for the headers i just used:

/usr/portage/sys-kernel/linux-headers/linux-headers-2.6.4.ebuild

basically pointing it directly to the ebuild and it stops complaining.
This way you don't emerge all ~x86 masked ebuilds, and just the ones you specify, should result in a more stable build.
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invalid account · Apprentice Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 199

Hello,

This thread has been a great help to get going. I am trying to run the xlive-stage1 build, but I am having problems with kudzu.

I have set a catalyst environment with:
export ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86"
export USE="mmx sse"
export CFLAGS="-mcpu=i686 -O3 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
export CXXFLAGS=${CFLAGS}

and tried in the package list:
=sys-apps/kudzu-0.99.66

which gives this error:

/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.2/../../../libnewt.so: undefined reference to `SLang_ungetkey'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [kudzu] Error 1

!!! ERROR: sys-apps/kudzu-0.99.66 failed.
!!! Function src_compile, Line 18, Exitcode 2
!!! (no error message)

catalyst: GRP build aborting due to error.

and in the package list
kudzu

which gives this error:
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.2/../../../libnewt.so: undefined reference to `SLang_ungetkey'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [kudzu] Error 1

!!! ERROR: sys-apps/kudzu-1.1.43 failed.
!!! Function src_compile, Line 18, Exitcode 2
!!! (no error message)

catalyst: GRP build aborting due to error.

Any help please

Thanks
Neil

langthang · Retired Dev Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Posts: 620

I got the same problem. I delete two binary packages then run catalyst to solve it.

invalid account · Apprentice Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 199

Thanks langthang,

I have just tried commenting out the ACCEPT_KEYWORDS line, and it is running, I guess the problematic mkxf86config binary already exists second time and so isn't a problem, (I have it placed first on my packages list).

I read previously that there was a catalyst-1.0.5, is that only available from CVS?

Cheers
Neil

langthang · Retired Dev Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Posts: 620

invalid account · Apprentice Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 199

Thanks,

I had it masked out :oops:

zbyte64 · n00b Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 42

fyi

when using the 2.6.4 linux kernl, it doesn't seem to like gcloop as the fs type, complains about parameters, i used normal and i had no probs

also if you're using isolinux as the boot manager besure to use dos compatible names, if not it will say kernel image not found eg

linux-2.6.4 is too long, linux works just fine.

rename the files in the isolinux folder and modify the config accordingly, this also applies for initrid (the .igz file)
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