Bug 481526 - building an i386 image on a x86_64 system makes an unbootable CD
Summary: building an i386 image on a x86_64 system makes an unbootable CD
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: revisor
Version: 10
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeroen van Meeuwen
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-01-26 01:24 UTC by Philippe Troin
Modified: 2009-12-18 07:41 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2009-12-18 07:41:56 UTC
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Description Philippe Troin 2009-01-26 01:24:24 UTC
Description of problem:
I'm attempting to build a minimal install CD to install on an old server.
The target CD is going to be i386, but I am building it on a x86_64 system.
Revisor completes successfully, but the generated .iso is unbootable.
The kernel loads, but the initrd fails to start.
The displays says:
...
Failed to execute /init
Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
revisor-2.1.3-1.fc10.noarch

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start revisor on a x86_64 system.
2. Click on "Get Started"
3. Select "CD Set"
4. Click "Forward"
5. Keep the default configuration (/etc/revisor/revisor.conf, f10-i386, etc)
6. Click "Forward"
7. Do not provide a kickstart file (default)
8. Click "Forward"
9. THe repositories load - Do not select ANY packages.
10. Click "Forward"
11. Click "Forward" again.
12. Revisor completes.
13. The image is not bootable.

Additional info:
Analysis of the initrd inside the ISO image under /isolinux/initrd.img shows that /lib/ld-linux.so.2 is a symlink to "ld-linux.so.2" (that is it points to itself).  There is no ld-2.9.so either.
On a normal initrd, /lib/ld-linux.so.2 would be a symlink pointing to ld-2.9.so.

Comment 1 Jeroen van Meeuwen 2009-01-30 10:05:21 UTC
This is due to an error in anaconda, which should be fixed relatively soon. Reassigning to the anaconda devs.

Comment 2 Jeroen van Meeuwen 2009-01-30 10:07:47 UTC
A patch was submitted to the anaconda-devel-list:

https://www.redhat.com/archives/anaconda-devel-list/2009-January/msg00326.html

Comment 3 Jeroen van Meeuwen 2009-02-10 20:40:00 UTC
Resubmitted the patch because I got zero response. This time, it is cleaner (no trailing whitespace stripped):

https://www.redhat.com/archives/anaconda-devel-list/2009-February/msg00115.html

Comment 4 Dave Cantrell 2009-07-01 03:18:31 UTC
(In reply to comment #3)
> Resubmitted the patch because I got zero response. This time, it is cleaner (no
> trailing whitespace stripped):
> 
> https://www.redhat.com/archives/anaconda-devel-list/2009-February/msg00115.html  

This patch is in rawhide.  The change went in with cd333fa45091c36629f05f75233cdbcf44e26bf7 on April 7th, so that should have made it in to F-11 too.

Comment 5 Philippe Troin 2009-07-15 19:51:46 UTC
No, the bug is still present in 2.1.6-1.fc11.

Phil.

Comment 6 Dave Cantrell 2009-08-07 04:45:37 UTC
Jeroen,

Is this patch still missing or can I close out the bug?

Comment 7 Jeroen van Meeuwen 2009-08-07 10:11:27 UTC
The patch is in, but the issue remains unresolved. I'll get it off your queue though, pending further investigation.

Comment 8 Bug Zapper 2009-11-18 10:52:22 UTC
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Comment 9 Bug Zapper 2009-12-18 07:41:56 UTC
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