Bug 1158635 - livecd-iso-to-disk result nopt bootable
Summary: livecd-iso-to-disk result nopt bootable
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: livecd-tools
Version: 21
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Brian Lane
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2014-10-29 18:39 UTC by Gene Czarcinski
Modified: 2014-10-30 16:55 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2014-10-29 23:52:46 UTC
Type: Bug
Embargoed:

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console from running mkfs.ext3 and livecd-iso-to-disk (2.37 KB, text/plain)
2014-10-29 18:40 UTC, Gene Czarcinski 		no flags Details
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Description Gene Czarcinski 2014-10-29 18:39:15 UTC 
Description of problem:
Format partition 1 on usb-stick ext3 and mark it bootable.
Run livecd-iso-to-disk Fedora-Live-LXDE-x86_64-21_Beta-1.iso /dev/sdb1

Then reboot and system hanges with blinking cursor in top left corner of display.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Fedora 21, livecd-tools-21.4-1

How reproducible:
everytime

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual results:
hangs

Expected results:
boots up

Additional info:
Not clear that there is a bootloader installed.
Comment 1 Gene Czarcinski 2014-10-29 18:40:32 UTC 
Created attachment 951895 [details]
console from running mkfs.ext3 and livecd-iso-to-disk
Comment 2 Brian Lane 2014-10-29 23:52:46 UTC 
You need to make sure the mbr is correct, at least on the first time. It is also unnecessary to format it yourself.

livecd-iso-to-disk --reset-mbr --format <path-to-iso> <path-to-device>
Comment 3 Gene Czarcinski 2014-10-30 16:55:14 UTC 
I had my stupid hat on.  I was just about to close this but you got there before me.  As you said, all it took was --reset-mbr
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