Description of problem: livecd-iso-to-disk will not created bootable F15 install usb key from F15 DVD .iso Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): livecd-tools-13.2-1.fc13.x86_64 How reproducible: every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. insert usb key, then unmount it 2. follow procedures in http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB 3. insert key in a test machine and power on Actual results: error msgs: missing operating system Expected results: F15 install menu Additional info: Here is a transcript of how I always build the bootable usb key in rawhide or F15 except it is done on a Fedora 13 system, completely updated: **************NOTE: 8GB usb pen drive inserted here. It had a working F15 DVD.iso installed on it... [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# dmesg | tail sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Write Protect is off sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00 sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Assuming drive cache: write through sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Assuming drive cache: write through sdh: sdh1 sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Assuming drive cache: write through sd 10:0:0:0: [sdh] Attached SCSI removable disk EXT4-fs (sdh1): recovery complete EXT4-fs (sdh1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode SELinux: initialized (dev sdh1, type ext4), uses xattr [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# ls /media LIVE [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# ls /media/live ls: cannot access /media/live: No such file or directory [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# ls /media/LIVE Fedora-15-x86_64-DVD.iso images lost+found syslinux [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# ls /media/LIVE Fedora-15-x86_64-DVD.iso images lost+found syslinux [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# umount /dev/sdh1 [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# livecd-iso-to-disk --format --reset-mbr /data/Fedora/15/*.iso /dev/sdh1 Verifying image... /data/Fedora/15/Fedora-15-x86_64-DVD.iso: 52fa5a15a47abe4475e5b09641a18667 Fragment sums: 9554a83b8241976a7ccad82c6797f213cd8e45e6b899adab2687eab12c6c Fragment count: 20 Checking: 100.0% The media check is complete, the result is: PASS. It is OK to use this media. WARNING: THIS WILL DESTROY ANY DATA ON /dev/sdh!!! Press Enter to continue or ctrl-c to abort Waiting for devices to settle... mke2fs 1.41.10 (10-Feb-2009) Filesystem label=LIVE OS type: Linux Block size=4096 (log=2) Fragment size=4096 (log=2) Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks 494832 inodes, 1977856 blocks 98892 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user First data block=0 Maximum filesystem blocks=2025848832 61 block groups 32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group 8112 inodes per group Superblock backups stored on blocks: 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632 Writing inode tables: done Creating journal (32768 blocks): done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done This filesystem will be automatically checked every 34 mounts or 180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override. /data/Fedora/15/Fedora-15-x86_64-DVD.iso uses initrd.img w/o install.img Size of DVD image: 3434 Size of isolinux/initrd.img: 95 Available space: 7074 **************************NOTE: usb automounted here.*************************** Copying DVD image to USB stick Updating boot config file Installing boot loader extlinux: cannot find device for path /media/usbdev.1pzoOo/syslinux USB stick set up as live image! [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# ls /media [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# mount /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-fedora13 on / type ext4 (rw) proc on /proc type proc (rw) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,rootcontext="system_u:object_r:tmpfs_t:s0") /dev/sdb5 on /boot type ext4 (rw) /dev/sdf2 on /data type ext3 (rw) /dev/mapper/VolGroup01-clydehome on /home type ext4 (rw) /dev/sdf1 on /mnt/masterboot type ext4 (rw) /dev/sdf6 on /mnt/seti type ext3 (rw) /dev/sdf3 on /mnt/share type vfat (rw,umask=0077,shortname=winnt) none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw) sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw) gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/kunkelc/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=kunkelc) [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# umount /dev/sdh1 umount: /dev/sdh1: not mounted [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# mount /dev/sdh1 /media [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# ls /media Fedora-15-x86_64-DVD.iso images lost+found syslinux [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# umount /media *********************NOTE: here stick was placed in another test machine, but would not boot. Following are the msgs (hand transcribed): Missing Operating System. Reboot and Select proper Boot Device or insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key. ********************NOTE: removed stick from test machine and reinserted in F13 machine and continued with process that works in rawhide and F15. [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# ls /media LIVE [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# umount /dev/sdh1 [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# livecd-iso-to-disk /data/Fedora/15/*.iso /dev/sdh1 Verifying image... /data/Fedora/15/Fedora-15-x86_64-DVD.iso: 52fa5a15a47abe4475e5b09641a18667 Fragment sums: 9554a83b8241976a7ccad82c6797f213cd8e45e6b899adab2687eab12c6c Fragment count: 20 Checking: 100.0% The media check is complete, the result is: PASS. It is OK to use this media. /data/Fedora/15/Fedora-15-x86_64-DVD.iso uses initrd.img w/o install.img Size of DVD image: 3434 Size of isolinux/initrd.img: 95 Available space: 6976 Copying DVD image to USB stick Updating boot config file Installing boot loader extlinux: cannot find device for path /media/usbdev.M96t3P/syslinux USB stick set up as live image! [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# *************************NOTE: removed stick and inserted in test machine and received same messages as above re: missing operating system. *************************NOTE: put stick back in F13 machine [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# ls /media LIVE [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# ls /media/live ls: cannot access /media/live: No such file or directory [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# ls /media/LIVE Fedora-15-x86_64-DVD.iso images lost+found syslinux [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# *************************NOTE: reboot into rawhide and repeated above steps and put stick in test machine and it booted into the F15 installation menu as expected.
This is probably the culprit: Installing boot loader extlinux: cannot find device for path /media/usbdev.1pzoOo/syslinux on f14 I see: Installing boot loader /media/usbdev.Zor2iW/syslinux is device /dev/sdd1
extlinux in f13 doesn't support ext4.
OK, livecd-tools-13.3-1.fc13.x86_64 works for me. Strange to see an ext3 filesystem again, but then, for F13 I guess that is the way you have to go. Will give +1 karma when it shows up in testing.
livecd-tools-13.3-1.fc13 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 13. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/livecd-tools-13.3-1.fc13
livecd-tools-13.3-1.el6 has been submitted as an update for Fedora EPEL 6. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/livecd-tools-13.3-1.el6
Package livecd-tools-13.3-1.fc13: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 13 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing livecd-tools-13.3-1.fc13' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/livecd-tools-13.3-1.fc13 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
livecd-tools-13.3-1.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Fedora 13 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2011-06-25. Fedora 13 is no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further security or bug fix updates. As a result we are closing this bug. If you can reproduce this bug against a currently maintained version of Fedora please feel free to reopen this bug against that version. Thank you for reporting this bug and we are sorry it could not be fixed.