<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16674" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>I need some help. I am trying to create a custom fedora 9 spin, but when I burn the spin to cd, I keep getting kernel panic when I try to boot from the spin.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>The message I am getting before the panic is:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>unable to enumerate devices on usb port 2.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steps I have taken:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Install fedora 9 (sulphur) on a fresh system.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. checked out spin-kickstart from the git repository.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. Ran livecd-creator using just the fedora-live-base.ks and burned it to a cd.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. Booted from this cd (got to the login prompt and was able to login as fedora).</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>5. Created my own kickstart file as follows:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>%include fedora-live-base.ks</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>%packages</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>brltty</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>%end</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>At present I have no need for a custom %post section so I didn't put one in.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>I ran livecd-creator using my kickstart file and the iso was created (about 3mb larger than the base iso image).</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>I burned thsi image to disk and rebooted.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>After the isolinux delay, I get the keernel panic and message about enumerating the usb devices.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>As a blind user, I want to have an accessible livecd to use to help rescue my system if necessary, so I am very interested in getting this to work, and after a little tweaking, I am willing to add it to the repository for others to use.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any suggestions on how to fix the kernel panic would be appreciated.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW: I have a 4-port kvm switch connected to the usb port of the computer and a 7-port usb hub going into the switch. I have the keyboard and braille display going into the hub.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=546524210-18072008><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV></BODY></HTML>