Re: [Question] Integrating the debian installer in live-build - DVD, multi-arch, custom, etc.

[jnqnfe@gmail.com]

I've not taken a detailed look at this, but some things stand out:

1) if you're using live-build version 20191219 or newer, add an
architecture specifier to the secondary kernel flavour.

-  _FL="686-pae amd64" \
+  _FL="686-pae amd64:amd64" \

2) with bootloaders you're mixing comma AND space separation. this may
work, but it might not. i'd air on the side of caution and just use
comma separation.

-  --bootloaders "syslinux, grub-efi" \
+  --bootloaders "syslinux,grub-efi" \

3) "config" in --bootappend-live needs to be replaced with "components"
(for live-config 4.x+ compatibility)

-   --bootappend-live "boot=live config quiet splash keyboard-
layouts=us" \
+   --bootappend-live "boot=live components quiet splash keyboard-
layouts=us" \

4) i would not recommand caching the chroot stage

-  --cache-stages "bootstrap chroot" \
+  --cache-stages "bootstrap" \

(or just remove it, thus leaving it as default)

5) --fdisk "fdisk" is an old hack, you should just remove this

6) --gzip-options "-6 --rsyncable" is the default, so just remove it

7) bad quoting in --iso-publisher and --iso-volume

-   --iso-publisher ""${_D}" GNU/Linux" \
+   --iso-publisher "${_D} GNU/Linux" \

-   --iso-volume ""${_D}" "${_DE}" "${_BIT}" $(date +%Y%m%d)" \
+   --iso-volume "${_D} ${_DE} ${_BIT} $(date +%Y%m%d)" \

8) bad quoting for keyring packages and wrong slash at end of line

-   --keyring-packages "mx19-archive-keyring" "antix-archive-keyring"/
+   --keyring-packages "mx19-archive-keyring antix-archive-keyring" \

9) --tasksel is an obsolete option, remove it

there are other options using defaults, but no particular needs to
remove them.


On Tue, 2020-04-21 at 12:47 +1000, Michael . wrote:
> This is the config I have used when I had the error and subsequent
> failure. It is a modified version of what used to be use by Ozzie
> (STAR Linux). This configuration works for everything I have done
> until the 2nd flavour as per Subhani's suggestion is added and that
> breaks this configuration.
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> set -e
> 
> #_A="amd64" \ CPU Architecture i386 = 32 BIT (686 and 686-pae) amd64
> =
> 64 BIT. It would be great if we could build ARM images for RPi.
> _A="i386" \
> #_AA="main contrib non-free" \ Archive Areas must have at least main,
> contrib and non-free are optional
> _AA="main contrib non-free" \
> #_BIT="x86-64" \ x86 = 32 BIT system x86-64 = 64 BIT system
> _BIT="x86" \
> #_DD="buster" \ Debian Distribution e.g. buster
> _DD="buster" \
> #_D="Rugged" \ Debian Derivative Distro e.g. Cobber or Rugged
> _D="Rugged" \
> #_F="false" \ When the answer to a question is false
> _F="false" \
> #_FL="amd64" \ Linux Flavour as in BIT. Options (currently) are 686
> 686-pae amd64. Flavor MUST match _A="" (CPU Architecture) to work
> _FL="686-pae amd64" \
> #_MB="http://deb.debian.org/debian/"; \ Repository Mirror to be used
> _MB="http://deb.debian.org/debian/"; \
> #_MS="http://security.debian.org/"; \ Security Repository Mirror, this
> is usually always http://security.debian.org/ unless you are building
> a non Debian system
> _MS="http://security.debian.org/"; \
> #_T="true" \ When the answer to a question is true
> _T="true" \
> #_DE="builder-choice" \ Desktop Environment or Window Manager used in
> the build. Choices are Cinnamon, Gnome, KDE, LXDE, LXQT, Mate, TDE
> (Trinity), XFCE, etc etc etc.
> _DE="Mate" \
> #_WM="builder-choice" \ Window Manager used in the build. Choices
> are,
> currently, Fluxbox.
> _WM="Fluxbox" \
> 
> lb config noauto \
> 	--apt "apt" \
> 	--apt-indices "${_F}" \
> 	--apt-options "--yes" \
> 	--apt-recommends "${_F}" \
> 	--apt-secure "${_T}" \
> 	--apt-source-archives "${_F}" \
> 	--aptitude-options "--assume-yes" \
> 	--architectures "${_A}" \
> 	--archive-areas "${_AA}" \
> 	--backports "${_F}" \
> 	--binary-filesystem "fat32" \
> 	--bootappend-live "boot=live config quiet splash keyboard-
> layouts=us" \
> 	--bootappend-live-failsafe "boot=live components memtest noapic
> noapm
> nodma nomce nolapic nomodeset nosmp nosplash vga=normal" \
> 	--bootloaders "syslinux, grub-efi" \
> 	--cache "${_T}" \
> 	--cache-indices "${_F}" \
> 	--cache-packages "${_T}" \
> 	--cache-stages "bootstrap chroot" \
> 	--checksums "md5 sha1 sha256" \
>     --chroot-filesystem "squashfs" \
>     --debian-installer "live" \
> 	--distribution "${_DD}" \
> 	--debian-installer-distribution "${_DD}" \
> 	--debian-installer-gui "${_T}" \
> 	--fdisk "fdisk" \
> 	--firmware-binary "${_F}" \
> 	--firmware-chroot "${_F}" \
> 	--gzip-options "-6 --rsyncable" \
> 	--hdd-label ""${_D}"Live" \
> 	--initramfs "live-boot" \
> 	--initramfs-compression "gzip" \
> 	--iso-application ""${_D}"-Live-"${_DE}"" \
> 	--iso-preparer "Michael" \
> 	--iso-publisher ""${_D}" GNU/Linux" \
> 	--iso-volume ""${_D}" "${_DE}" "${_BIT}" $(date +%Y%m%d)" \
>     --keyring-packages "mx19-archive-keyring" "antix-archive-
> keyring"/
> 	--linux-flavours "${_FL}" \
>     --linux-packages "linux-image" \
> 	--mirror-binary "${_MB}" \
> 	--mirror-bootstrap "${_MB}" \
> 	--mirror-debian-installer "${_MB}" \
> 	--parent-mirror-binary-security "${_MS}" \
> 	--parent-mirror-bootstrap "${_MB}" \
> 	--parent-mirror-chroot-security "${_MS}" \
> 	--quiet "${_F}" \
> 	--security "${_T}" \
> 	--source "${_F}" \
> 	--source-images "${_F}" \
> 	--system "live" \
> 	--tasksel "apt" \
> 	--uefi-secure-boot "enable" \
> 	--updates "${_T}" \
> 	--verbose "${_T}" \
> 	--win32-loader "${_F}" \
> 	--zsync "${_T}" \
> "${@}"
> 
> After reading Subhani's latest reply, and Subhani please don't call
> anything MichaelOS, there is much more to it that just a regular live
> build.
> Cheers.
> Michael.
> 
> On 21/04/2020, jnqnfe@gmail.com <jnqnfe@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I've not really been following this thread, I've just previously
> > given
> > it a brief read.
> > 
> > I noticed this in the example config given:
> > 
> > > --linux-flavours 686 amd64
> > 
> > This is obviously wrong, there needs to be quoting here! Could that
> > be
> > the source of your problem?
> > 
> > Also, I'm not entirely familiar with using the multi-flavour
> > feature,
> > but I recall a mention of "686 amd64:amd64".
> > 
> > On Tue, 2020-04-21 at 10:07 +1000, Michael . wrote:
> > > I just tried Subhani's tip and it failed with
> > > E: Error reading the CPU table
> > > P: Begin unmounting filesystems...
> > > P: Saving caches...
> > > E: Error reading the CPU table
> > > 
> > > ...
> > > 
> > > > > > > > > lb config --binary-images iso-hybrid --mode debian
> > > > > > --architectures i386
> > > > > > > > > --linux-flavours 686 amd64 --distribution buster --
> > > > > > > > > archive-areas
> > > > > > "main
> > > > > > > > > contrib non-free" --updates true --security true --
> > > > > > > > > cache
> > > > > > > > > true
> > > > > > > > > --apt-recommends true --debian-installer live
> > > > > > --debian-installer-gui
> > > > > > > > > true
> > > > > > > > > --win32-loader true --iso-application PakOS10.3 --
> > > > > > > > > iso-
> > > > > > > > > preparer
> > > > > > > > > subhaniminhas-https://sourceforge.net/projects/pakos/
> > > > > > --iso-publisher
> > > > > > > > > subhaniminhas-https://sourceforge.net/projects/pakos/
> > > > > > --iso-volume
> > > > > > > > > PakOS10.3