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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

look at this post: Problem booting (self made) LiveCD[SOLVED]

the author also had a problem with /dev/iseries/vcd*
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

davjel wrote:
look at this post: Problem booting (self made) LiveCD[SOLVED]

the author also had a problem with /dev/iseries/vcd*


Thanks - may have found my problem - crosses fingers and toes . . .
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

merged above three posts here.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Didn't work. don't see where to go from here. the last thing I did was verify that ide was compiled in the kernel, which most of the board specific ide stuff was not. still didn't work.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nixnut wrote:
merged above three posts here.


Since you merged the posts, could you take the [Solved} off - don't figure many people will look if its Solved. Thanks.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It seems that this iseries thing is really coming from genkernel....

Please remove the Line Nr. ~350 in /usr/share/genkernel/generic/initrd.scripts
The Line is:
Code:
DEVICES="$DEVICES /dev/iseries/vcd*"


Then, rebuild your initramdrive and the iso!

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nativemad wrote:
It seems that this iseries thing is really coming from genkernel....

Please remove the Line Nr. ~350 in /usr/share/genkernel/generic/initrd.scripts
The Line is:
Code:
DEVICES="$DEVICES /dev/iseries/vcd*"


Then, rebuild your initramdrive and the iso!

cheers


Hi-
I followed this howto http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_build_a_LiveCD_from_scratch building my own kernel from scratch then running genkernel initrd

I'm having the same iseries issue.

Code:
>> Activating mdev
>> Making tmpfs for /newroot
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/hdc
>> Media found on /dev/iseries/vcd*
>> Determining root device...
>> Determining looptype ...
!! Invalid loop location: /livecd.squashfs
!! Please export LOOP with a valid location, or reboot and pass a proper loop=...
!! kernel command line!


Did as suggested in the quote:

Code:
bootstrapCD() {
        # Locate the cdrom device with our media on it.
        # CDROM DEVICES
        DEVICES="/dev/cdroms/* /dev/ide/cd/* /dev/sr*"
        # USB Keychain/Storage
        DEVICES="$DEVICES /dev/sd*"
        # IDE devices
        DEVICES="$DEVICES /dev/hd*"
        # USB using the USB Block Driver
###added comment        DEVICES="$DEVICES /dev/ubd* /dev/ubd/*"
        # iSeries devices
###added comment        DEVICES="$DEVICES /dev/iseries/vcd*"
        # The device was specified on the command line.  Shold we even be doing a
        # scan at this point?  I think not.
        [ -n "${CDROOT_DEV}" ] && DEVICES="$DEVICES ${CDROOT_DEV}"

        findcdmount $DEVICES
}


but that made vcd* turn to ubd* with the same result. My cd is loading as sr0
same as before initrd.scripts update and still giving the same
Quote:
"!! Invalid loop location: /livecd.squashfs " error.


This post https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-550669-highlight-iseries+loop.html
shows the issue as solved by unpacking initramfs and adding a isofs module. I'd try that but I'm not sure howto unpack/pack initrmfs.

Any ideas appreciated.

Cheers,
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