(long)failed bootnet.img by buildinstall with 2.4.9-13 (Re: an overview of buildinstall)

[Tru <tru pasteur fr>]

Hi,

I am trying to rebuild the images for an updated i386 
redhat 7.1 distribution including the lastest updates.

summary:
-------
By increasing the bootnet.img size to 1722
instead of 1440, i could build the images. But the images
can not boot (finding the boot floppy but boot failed)
no loading vmlinuz. If I make by hand the boot floppy
then the floppy is bootable.

I suspect step 8) is wrong somehow...

Any idea?

Regards,

Tru

step by step protocole;

1) copy from cd1 and cd2 to ~ftp/pub/rh71 
(all rpm are now under ~ftp/pub/linux/rh71/RedHat/RPMS)

2) copy the updates/i[3456]86/*.rpm and updates/noarch/*.rpm
to the ~ftp/pub/linux/rh71/RedHat/RPMS

3) removed the original packages from ~ftp/pub/rh71/RedHat/RPMS

4) run the genhdlist  
$ /usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/genhdlist --withnumbers ~ftp/pub/linux/rh71

5) failure-1 to run buildinstall
$ sudo /usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/buildinstall ~ftp/pub/linux/rh71

Building images...
Assembling package list...
Expanding packages...
retrieving timezones
Running mkfontdir...
/usr/X11R6/bin/mkfontdir: failed to create directory in /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/RedHat/instimage/usr/share/fonts/ISO8859-2/*
Scrubbing trees...
Compressing .mo files in stage2 images...
Patching python library...
Removing unused python files in hdimage... done.
Compressing ramdisk install images...
Module ide-cd not found in kernel rpm
Wrote /tmp/makebootdisk.tree.12988 (728k compressed, 1010k free)
Wrote /tmp/makebootdisk.tree.12988 (764k compressed, 933k free)
Module ide-cd not found in kernel rpm
Wrote /tmp/makebootdisk.tree.12988 (728k compressed, 967k free)
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images//boot.img (29k free)
cp: writing `/tmp/makebootdisk.tree.12988/vmlinuz': No space left on device
sed: couldn't write 51 items to {standard output}: No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/makebootdisk.tree.12988/expert.msg': No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/makebootdisk.tree.12988/general.msg': No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/makebootdisk.tree.12988/param.msg': No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/makebootdisk.tree.12988/rescue.msg': No space left on device
/raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/buildinstall.tree.8511/mk-images: Failed to copy messages from /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/RedHat/instimage/usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/boot/ to /tmp/makebootdisk.tree.12988.

6) failure-2 to run buildinstall
tried to increase the bootnet.img size (from mk-images.i386) 
here is the diff:
118c118
<                --bootdisksize 1440 \
---
>                --bootdisksize 1722 \

Building images...
Assembling package list...
Expanding packages...
retrieving timezones
Running mkfontdir...
/usr/X11R6/bin/mkfontdir: failed to create directory in /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/RedHat/instimage/usr/share/fonts/ISO8859-2/*
Scrubbing trees...
Compressing .mo files in stage2 images...
Patching python library...
Removing unused python files in hdimage... done.
Compressing ramdisk install images...
Module ide-cd not found in kernel rpm
Wrote /tmp/makebootdisk.tree.18628 (728k compressed, 1010k free)
Wrote /tmp/makebootdisk.tree.18628 (764k compressed, 933k free)
Module ide-cd not found in kernel rpm
Wrote /tmp/makebootdisk.tree.18628 (728k compressed, 967k free)
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images//boot.img (28k free)
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images//bootnet.img (260k free)
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images//pcmcia.img (29k free)
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images/de/boot.img (27k free)
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images/de/bootnet.img (260k free)
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images/de/pcmcia.img (28k free)
<...>
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images/sv/pcmcia.img (28k free)
Module ide-cd not found in kernel rpm
Wrote /tmp/makebootdisk.tree.18628 (720k compressed, 1634k free)
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images/ja/boot.img (35k free)
Wrote /tmp/makebootdisk.tree.18628 (760k compressed, 1557k free)
cp: writing `/tmp/makebootdisk.tree.18628/expert.msg': No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/makebootdisk.tree.18628/general.msg': No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/makebootdisk.tree.18628/param.msg': No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/makebootdisk.tree.18628/rescue.msg': No space left on device
/raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/buildinstall.tree.14132/mk-images: Failed to copy messages from /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/RedHat/instimage/usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/boot/ja_JP to /tmp/makebootdisk.tree.18628.

7) success running buildinstall
increase the bootnet.img size (from mk-images.i386) 
for "ja" too.

here is the diff:
118c118
<                --bootdisksize 1440 \
---
>                --bootdisksize 1722 \
140c140
< makebootdisk --bootdisksize 1440 \
---
> makebootdisk --bootdisksize 1722 \

Building images...
Assembling package list...
Expanding packages...
retrieving timezones
Running mkfontdir...
/usr/X11R6/bin/mkfontdir: failed to create directory in /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/RedHat/instimage/usr/share/fonts/ISO8859-2/*
Scrubbing trees...
Compressing .mo files in stage2 images...
Patching python library...
Removing unused python files in hdimage... done.
Compressing ramdisk install images...
Module ide-cd not found in kernel rpm
Wrote /tmp/makebootdisk.tree.25800 (732k compressed, 1010k free)
Wrote /tmp/makebootdisk.tree.25800 (768k compressed, 933k free)
Module ide-cd not found in kernel rpm
Wrote /tmp/makebootdisk.tree.25800 (728k compressed, 967k free)
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images//boot.img (23k free)
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images//bootnet.img (258k free)
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images//pcmcia.img (26k free)
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images/de/boot.img (22k free)
<...>
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images/../dosutils/autoboot/cdboot-ja.img (226k free)
Module dmx319ld not found in kernel rpm
Module fcal not found in kernel rpm
Module fmv18x not found in kernel rpm
Module ide-cd not found in kernel rpm
Module myri_sbus not found in kernel rpm
Module pluto not found in kernel rpm
Module qlogicpti not found in kernel rpm
Module sktr not found in kernel rpm
Module smc9194 not found in kernel rpm
Module sunbmac not found in kernel rpm
Module sunqe not found in kernel rpm
Module dmx319ld not found in kernel rpm
Module fcal not found in kernel rpm
Module ide-cd not found in kernel rpm
Module pluto not found in kernel rpm
Module qlogicpti not found in kernel rpm
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/RedHat/base/netstg2.img (0k of 4608k free)
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/RedHat/base/netstg1.img (0k of 3300k free)
Module fmv18x not found in kernel rpm
Module ide-cd not found in kernel rpm
Module myri_sbus not found in kernel rpm
Module sktr not found in kernel rpm
Module smc9194 not found in kernel rpm
Module sunbmac not found in kernel rpm
Module sunqe not found in kernel rpm
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/RedHat/base/hdstg2.img (0k of 4608k free)
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/RedHat/base/hdstg1.img (87k of 3300k free)
103386+0 records in
103386+0 records out
mke2fs 1.23, 15-Aug-2001 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09
168447 blocks
168447 blocks
Wrote /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/RedHat/base/stage2.img (103386k)

$ ls -l ~ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images//bootnet.img
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root      1763328 Nov 28 11:59 /raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images//bootnet.img
$ file ~ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images//bootnet.img
/raid5/ftp/pub/linux/rh71/images//bootnet.img: x86 boot sector, system SYSLINUX, FAT (12 bit)


8) failure to boot the newly built bootnet.img
$ fdformat /dev/fd0u1722 && dd if=bootnet.img of=/dev/fd0u1722  
Double-sided, 82 tracks, 21 sec/track. Total capacity 1722 kB.
Formatting ... done
Verifying ... done
3444+0 records in
3444+0 records out

when doing 
$ mdir a:
I get a bunch of errors in the syslog but a correct ouput:

 Volume in drive A has no label
 Volume Serial Number is 3C04-C39C
Directory for A:/
 
LDLINUX  SYS      6192 11-28-2001  12:59
SYSLINUX CFG       608 11-28-2001  12:59
INITRD   IMG    782975 11-28-2001  12:59
VMLINUZ         671770 11-28-2001  12:59
BOOT     MSG       955 11-28-2001  12:59
EXPERT   MSG       658 11-28-2001  12:59
GENERAL  MSG      1202 11-28-2001  12:59
PARAM    MSG       862 11-28-2001  12:59
RESCUE   MSG       506 11-28-2001  12:59
        9 files           1 465 728 bytes
                            264 192 bytes free

Nov 28 12:13:55 xiii kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 62
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel:
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: floppy driver state
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: -------------------
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: now=186133075 last interrupt=186132815 diff=260 las
t called handler=c01fb170
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: timeout_message=floppy start
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: last output bytes:
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel:  0 90 186132736
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel:  8 81 186132736
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: e6 80 186132736
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel:  4 90 186132736
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel:  0 90 186132736
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel:  1 90 186132736
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: 1f 90 186132736
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel:  2 90 186132736
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: 20 90 186132736
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: 25 90 186132736
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: ff 90 186132736
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: e6 80 186132775
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel:  8 90 186132775
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel:  0 90 186132775
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel:  2 90 186132775
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel:  1 90 186132775
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel:  2 90 186132775
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: 20 90 186132775
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: 25 90 186132775
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: ff 90 186132775
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: last result at 186132815
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: last redo_fd_request at 186132775
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: 40  4  0  0  2  1  2
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: status=80
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: fdc_busy=1
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: cont=c02e2d9c
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: CURRENT=c186aac0
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: command_status=-1
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel:
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: floppy0: floppy timeout called
Nov 28 12:13:58 xiii kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 64
<...>

9) success of  newly built bootnet.img if done by hand
$ fdformat /dev/fd0u1722 && mkdosfs /dev/fd0u1722
$ sudo syslinux /dev/fd0u1722 
mount the generated bootnet.img (1772) on a loopback device
and copy everything to the floppy 
$ sudo mount -o loop  bootnet.img /mnt/loop
$ cd /mnt/loop
$ mcopy *.msg initrd.img syslinux.cfg vmlinuz a:
then the floppy is bootable.

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